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Kazybek Nogerbek
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Kazybek Nogerbek

KazakhstanBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 13710427

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2500
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2503
Luft

Flair

Kazybek Nogerbek'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 70Positional 73Endgame 82Openings 74Composure 74Defence 76Speed 71Consistency 74

Luft classical rating

2500No. 272

From 37 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2507 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2507 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−6
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity37 classical games in top events+2

Openings

Their most-played, from 81 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense650%
Queen's Gambit Declined560%
English Opening488%
Semi-Slav Defense367%
Queen's Gambit Accepted350%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation275%
Modern Variations250%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Chekhover Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense250%
Three Knights Variation250%
Exchange Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense275%
Symmetrical Variation1100%
Neo-Catalan1100%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line275%
Chigorin Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense250%
Main line150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 10 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 3 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Closed729%
Marshall Attack1100%
Morphy Defense1100%
Open Berlin Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 10 games, won 0, drew 7, lost 3 · 35%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation540%
Harrwitz Attack333%
Three Knights Variation150%
Main line10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian275%
Normal Variation150%
Main line10%

Italian Game

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense225%
Classical Variation225%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation1100%
Neo-Catalan150%
Agincourt Defense150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20263½/6−2−3
Oskemen Open 202628 Jul 2026=11th+2+2
KazChess Masters Almaty 20268 Jul 20263/9−5−7
Aktobe Open 202610 Jun 20262/5−9−10
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=42nd−4−6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Sarana27 Nov 2025 · KazChess Masters2675
IMA. Uskov29 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20252500
IMD. Deshmukh26 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252490
GMR. Vaishali20 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252476
IMF. Oro2 Feb 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252447

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. AnsatLast 3 Jul 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 20263030
GMD. MakhnevLast 25 Jul 2026 · Oskemen Open 20263030
GMM. ChigaevLast 23 Jul 2026 · Oskemen Open 20263030
GME. GurelLast 31 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252020
GMRaja Rithvik R.Last 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020

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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.