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Ivan Zemlyanskii
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Ivan Zemlyanskii

RussiaBorn 2010 (age 16)FIDE ID 24249971

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2568
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2571
Luft

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No classical titles on record yet.

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 56 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense570%
Nimzo-Indian Defense570%
Italian Game540%
Queen's Gambit Declined475%
Ruy Lopez275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation475%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 1 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation350%
Three Knights Variation1100%
St. Petersburg Variation1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation333%
Two Knights Defense250%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 4 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 1 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation2100%
Queen's Knight Variation1100%
Charousek Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense275%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation550%
Modern Variations1100%
Alapin Variation150%
O'Kelly Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Moscow Variation10%

Italian Game

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense450%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation250%
Normal Variation1100%
Semi-Averbakh System10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense275%
Closed150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense350%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202613 Nov 20263/4+1+2
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20265½/8+5+4
FIDE World Cup 20258 Nov 20253½/6+7+5
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=51st+11+18
Fujairah Global 20251 Sep 2025=17th−1+2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Fedoseev20 May 2024 · Sharjah2701
GMR. Robson4 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252657
GMA. Indjic4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252650
GML. Mendonca22 May 2024 · Sharjah2640
GMNguyen Ngoc Truong Son19 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252632

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. MittalLast 1 Sep 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252101
GME. OhanyanLast 20 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262110
GMV. IvicLast 8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252110
GML. PantsulaiaLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252110
GMR. RobsonLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 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.