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Kateryna Lagno
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Kateryna Lagno

RussiaBorn 1989 (age 37)FIDE ID 14109336

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2497
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2506
Luft

Flair

Kateryna Lagno's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaged 2527 over the last 4 years, among the best women
  • Lightning#6 woman at speed chess (blitz 2420, rapid 2412)
  • TacticianTactics 77, from 8 sharp games they made sharp, among the best women
  • 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
  • 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
  • Titan
  • Lightning
  • Tactician

Trophy cabinet

Kateryna Lagno's classical titles

3 classical titles, 8 medals, newest first

  • World Cup 2025Shared 1st · 3/6 · Perf. 2386
  • Russian Championship 20241st
  • Russian Championship 20241st
  • European Women's Team Championship 2019Gold, board 2 · Russia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2019Gold, team · Russia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2017Gold, board 2 · Russia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2017Gold, team · Russia
  • Women's World Team Championship 2017Gold, team · Russia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2015Silver, board 2 · Russia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2015Gold, team · Russia
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2014Gold, team · Russia
  • Russian Championship 
  • Russian Championship 
  • World Cup 

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 73Endgame 72Openings 72Composure 70Defence 78Speed 66Consistency 79

Luft classical rating

2497No. 279

From 23 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2496 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2496 level, blended with their FIDE rating−2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−5
Activity23 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 72 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1173%
Ruy Lopez850%
Italian Game367%
French Defense350%
Queen's Gambit Declined275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 11 games, won 5, drew 6, lost 0 · 73%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variations367%
Four Knights Variation2100%
Najdorf Variation250%
Moscow Variation1100%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
O'Kelly Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 8 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense333%
Closed275%
Open250%
Cozio Defense150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense275%
Classical Variation150%

French Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%
Tarrasch Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 1 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Closed650%
Marshall Attack1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 7, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Ragozin Defense150%
Tartakower Defense150%
Vienna Variation150%
Charousek Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%
Harrwitz Attack150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Two Knights Defense150%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation225%
Normal Variation150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense250%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202611 Nov 20261½/200
FIDE Candidates 202615 Apr 20266th−2−3
FIDE World Team Championship 202523 Nov 20255½/9−9−11
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=1st+12+13
FIDE World Cup 202517 Jul 20253/6−10−10

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Goryachkina18 Feb 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252546
GMTan Zhongyi31 Mar 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20262535
GMB. Assaubayeva3 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20262516
GMD. Deshmukh14 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20262497
GMM. Muzychuk12 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252484

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMTan ZhongyiLast 9 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20267142
GMA. GoryachkinaLast 7 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20266240
GMH. KoneruLast 26 Feb 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/255050
GMR. VaishaliLast 15 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20265113
GMB. AssaubayevaLast 12 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20265221

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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.