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Mariia Manko
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Mariia Manko

SwitzerlandBorn 2007 (age 19)FIDE ID 14199220

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2325
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2321
Luft

Flair

Mariia Manko'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 67Positional 66Endgame 61Openings 63Composure 65Defence 70Speed 42Consistency 54

Luft classical rating

2325No. 442

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2326 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2326 level, blended with their FIDE rating−1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+7
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
Catalan Opening333%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
Neo-Grünfeld Defense20%
King's Indian Defense150%
Queen's Indian Defense150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%
Main line150%
Open Defense10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Austrian Defense10%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation20%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 5 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack633%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation10%
Old Sicilian10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Harrwitz Attack1100%
Three Knights Variation150%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Reversed Grünfeld225%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20265½/9+6+9
European Junior Chess Championship 202612 Aug 20260/1−11−11
German Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 2026½/2−7−9
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/267 Feb 20262/5+5+9
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20253/7−29−32

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMZ. Peng20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262353
IMK. Cyfka6 Feb 2026 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262329
IMA. Zatonskih16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242320
IMO. Zimina21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262305
WIML. Latifah24 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262213

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WIMJ. SchlofferLast 26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262101
WCMK. EversleyLast 11 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
V. BarganLast 12 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
IMV. AgrawalLast 13 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241001
S. MimicLast 14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100

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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.