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Khumoyun Begmuratov
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Khumoyun Begmuratov

UzbekistanBorn 2010 (age 16)FIDE ID 14210207

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2528
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2517
Luft

Flair

Khumoyun Begmuratov's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • RisingRating increased by +80 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
  • 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
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 76Endgame 79Openings 76Composure 74Defence 73Speed 68Consistency 76

Luft classical rating

2528No. 221

From 25 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2560 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2560 level, blended with their FIDE rating+13
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity25 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 29 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense771%
Italian Game275%
Caro-Kann Defense250%
Alekhine Defense250%
French Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 1 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation225%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Moscow Variation1100%
French Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Invitation Declined1100%
Two Knights Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack150%
Tartakower Variation150%

Alekhine Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variation150%
Main line150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation150%
Ragozin Defense150%
Queen's Knight Variation10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation333%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Berlin Defense150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense150%
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variations150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202613 Nov 20262½/4+2+2
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20264½/8−1−1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264½/7+1+1
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=24th−6−6
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=15th+12+14

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Illescas Cordoba10 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262597
GMD. Fernandez24 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262542
IMA. Kukhmazov10 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20242480
IMN. Belurkar17 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262457
IMD. Aakash Sharadchandra25 Jul 2026 · Oskemen Open 20262415

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMS. Gan-ErdeneLast 13 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20263030
IMA. KukhmazovLast 10 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20241100
GMB. DaneshvarLast 11 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20241001
GMM. PetrosyanLast 12 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20241010
FME. SuleimenLast 5 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20251001

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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.