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Ekaterina Goltseva
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Ekaterina Goltseva

RussiaBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 24173770

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2325
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2391
Luft

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Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 10 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined275%
Catalan Opening1100%
King's Indian Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%
Barmen Variation150%

Catalan Opening

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%

French Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Tarrasch Variation150%
Winawer Variation10%

English Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense10%

Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
London System10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202610 Nov 20261/1+2+2
IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan13 Mar 2026½/3−27−27
First League of Serbia 202528 Sep 20258½/11+34+32

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMSavitha Shri B.22 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252321
WIMV. Sarayu27 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252284
WIMA. Velikic18 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252267
WGME. Doluhanova23 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252208
WFMM. Babic28 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252195

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WIMA. VelikicLast 18 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20251100
WIMM. ArpitaLast 19 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20251001
FMA. ZherebtsovaLast 20 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20251010
WFMV. VujovicLast 21 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20251100
IMSavitha Shri B.Last 22 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20251100

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