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Liya Kurmangaliyeva

KazakhstanBorn 2005 (age 21)FIDE ID 13725831

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2338
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2344
Luft

Flair

Liya Kurmangaliyeva'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 58Positional 70Endgame 69Openings 69Composure 63Defence 64Speed 51Consistency 54

Luft classical rating

2338No. 432

From 27 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2351 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2351 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−6
Activity27 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 30 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game463%
Caro-Kann Defense275%
Sicilian Defense250%
King's Indian Attack, with e6225%
Ruy Lopez150%

Italian Game

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation275%
Two Knights Defense1100%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Main line150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation10%

King's Indian Attack, with e6

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line225%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 2 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense438%
Bogoljubow Defense10%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation275%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Richter-Rauzer Variation250%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line20%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Sicilian Variation1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202610 Nov 2026½/1−8−8
Turkic Team Chess Championships 202616 May 20264/6+9+20
Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 202612 May 20265/8+9+26
Kazakhstan Cup Final 202512 Dec 20252½/8−35−24
FIDE World Team Championship 202523 Nov 20252½/7−2−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMA. Nurman14 May 2026 · Turkic Team Chess Championships 20262443
IMM. Kamalidenova9 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262389
WGMA. Kairbekova2 Dec 2025 · Kazakhstan Cup Final 20252353
IMD. Cori T.19 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252350
WIME. Kaliakhmet6 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262314

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMA. KhamdamovaLast 16 May 2026 · Turkic Team Chess Championships 20263021
WGMA. KairbekovaLast 10 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262101
WIMZ. NurgaliyevaLast 4 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262011
WFMM. KholyavkoLast 12 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262110
WIMA. SerikbayLast 8 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262011

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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.