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Elnaz Kaliakhmet
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Elnaz Kaliakhmet

KazakhstanBorn 2010 (age 16)FIDE ID 13730169

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2397
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2383
Luft

Flair

Elnaz Kaliakhmet's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • RisingRating increased by +108 over the last 12 months
  • Fighter64% decisive: 12 wins, 4 losses
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Rising
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Elnaz Kaliakhmet's classical titles

0 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 67Positional 67Endgame 71Openings 66Composure 62Defence 76Speed 52Consistency 70

Luft classical rating

2397No. 396

From 25 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2420 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2420 level, blended with their FIDE rating+3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity25 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 46 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined463%
Nimzo-Indian Defense383%
Semi-Slav Defense2100%
English Opening250%
Rat Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Ragozin Defense1100%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Barmen Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation383%

Semi-Slav Defense

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Chigorin Defense2100%

English Opening

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%

Rat Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
English Rat1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 8 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense2100%
Janowski Variation250%
Main line225%
Three Knights Variation150%
Exchange Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Closed540%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Meran Variation1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Marshall Gambit150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation10%
Closed10%

Scotch Game

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Gambit150%
Schmidt Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202611 Nov 20261½/200
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/9+36+39
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262 Jun 2026=9th+9+9
Turkic Team Chess Championships 202617 May 20262½/4−6−9
Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 202612 May 20264½/8+70

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Batsiashvili10 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252450
IMM. Arabidze12 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252444
GMV. Gunina7 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252418
WGMZ. Tang20 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252381
IMV. Agrawal13 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252381

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMU. OmonovaLast 11 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20263111
WGMA. KairbekovaLast 3 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262101
IMK. BalajayevaLast 7 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252110
GMN. BatsiashviliLast 10 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252110
WGMX. BalabayevaLast 12 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262110

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.