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Khagan Ahmad
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Khagan Ahmad

AzerbaijanBorn 2011 (age 15)FIDE ID 13431552

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2540
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2536
Luft

Flair

Khagan Ahmad's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 5 of 10 games with black
  • RisingRating increased by +82 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Signature
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 75Endgame 75Openings 78Composure 71Defence 79Speed 72Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2540No. 199

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2558 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2558 level, blended with their FIDE rating+4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+7
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 25 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense2100%
Ruy Lopez225%
King's Indian Defense1100%
Queen's Pawn Game1100%
Bogo-Indian Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation367%
Modern Variations150%
Closed10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation225%
Sämisch Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%
Agincourt Defense10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense150%
Three Knights Variation10%

King's Indian Attack

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20265/8+9+10
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=34th−4−4
Turkic Team Chess Championships 202616 May 20262/2+9+9
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=89th−2−1
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20254½/7+5+4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMP. Anand15 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262606
GMA. Ahmadzada16 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242542
GMO. Kobo22 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252480
IMS. Sklokin-Bagiyan14 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262477
IMS. Nurgaliyev14 May 2026 · Turkic Team Chess Championships 20262464

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMI. IvanisevicLast 9 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241001
GMV. KovalevLast 12 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241001
GMA. AhmadzadaLast 16 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241100
IMT. KeinanenLast 17 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241010
GMF. BlohbergerLast 18 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241001

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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.