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Khuyagtsogt Itgelt
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Khuyagtsogt Itgelt

MongoliaBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 4902912

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2476
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2446
Luft

Flair

Khuyagtsogt Itgelt'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 72Positional 74Endgame 75Openings 72Composure 70Defence 73Speed 58Consistency 70

Luft classical rating

2476No. 313

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2666 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2666 level, blended with their FIDE rating+25
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 12 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Catalan Opening425%
Benoni Defense1100%
Rapport-Jobava System150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense225%
Closed150%
Main line10%

Benoni Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%

Rapport-Jobava System

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense350%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Czech Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation150%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Dubov Tarrasch150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202613 Nov 20264½/5+12+12
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/10+12+11
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20267 Aug 20261½/4+1+3
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20246/9+4+4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Liang17 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262693
GMD. Alexakis27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262533
IMM. Abdurakhmonov13 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262406
FMV. Mendez Ramirez22 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242191
IMM. Munoz Sanchez19 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262173

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
S. ZamanLast 10 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262200
IMM. AbdurakhmonovLast 13 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262200
CMH. NaipalLast 11 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
GME. PostnyLast 13 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241010
GMF. SvaneLast 14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 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.