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Ihor Samunenkov
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Ihor Samunenkov

UkraineBorn 2009 (age 17)FIDE ID 14187086

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2617
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2610
Luft

Flair

Ihor Samunenkov's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • 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
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ 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
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

Ihor Samunenkov's classical titles

0 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 86Positional 83Endgame 78Openings 80Composure 79Defence 78Speed 78Consistency 69

Luft classical rating

2617No. 96

From 42 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2619 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2619 level, blended with their FIDE rating+4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity42 classical games in top events+4

Openings

Their most-played, from 93 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1254%
Ruy Lopez750%
Catalan Opening333%
Nimzo-Indian Defense333%
Four Knights Game275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 12 games, won 4, drew 5, lost 3 · 54%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation658%
Najdorf Variation2100%
Delayed Alapin Variation250%
Alapin Variation20%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 7 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed333%
Open250%
Open Berlin Defense1100%
Morphy Defense150%

Catalan Opening

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Open Defense150%
Closed10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation333%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted275%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 2, drew 8, lost 1 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack450%
Classical Attack350%
Nimzowitsch Attack275%
Millennium Attack150%
Cozio Attack150%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation250%
Marshall Gambit250%
Main line1100%
Anti-Moscow Gambit10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation250%
Classical Variation1100%
Sämisch Variation150%
Spielmann Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 0 · 88%

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation275%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Accelerated Dragon1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Janowski Variation225%
Cambridge Springs Defense1100%
Exchange Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 20261/1+3+3
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265½/6+10+9
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−6−7
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20268/10+16+16
Chess Slovak Open Skalica 202629 Aug 202610th−12−12

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Sarana14 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252686
GMA. Indjic8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252650
GMG. Sargissian15 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242640
GMA. Suleymanli11 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242632
GML. Mendonca28 Aug 2026 · Chess Slovak Open Skalica 20262631

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMN. VitiugovLast 26 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/263021
GMF. SvaneLast 8 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252020
GMA. DonchenkoLast 27 Aug 2026 · Chess Slovak Open Skalica 20262002
GMA. SalemLast 11 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252002
GMA. SuleymanliLast 13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252110

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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.