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Mariya Muzychuk
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Mariya Muzychuk

UkraineBorn 1992 (age 34)FIDE ID 14114550

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2450
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2463
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Mariya Muzychuk's classical titles

5 classical titles, 4 medals, newest first

  • World Cup 2025Shared 1st · 3½/6 · Perf. 2458
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2022Gold, team · Ukraine
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2018Gold, board 2 · Ukraine
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2018Silver, team · Ukraine
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2016Bronze, team · Ukraine
  • World Championship 20151st
  • World Championship 20141st
  • Ukrainian Championship 20131st
  • Ukrainian Championship 20121st
  • World Championship×2
  • Ukrainian Championship×2
  • World Cup 

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 60 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense961%
Ruy Lopez633%
Queen's Gambit Declined580%
French Defense475%
Modern Defense2100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 1 · 61%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation367%
Najdorf Variation275%
Alapin Variation275%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 3 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense333%
Closed225%
Berlin Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 5 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 0 · 80%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation383%
Charousek Variation1100%
Tarrasch Defense150%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation250%
Advance Variation1100%
Alekhine-Chatard Attack1100%

Modern Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Variation1100%
Pseudo-Austrian Attack1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 3 · 36%

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation350%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack225%
Najdorf Variation150%
Moscow Variation10%

Slav Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation383%
Exchange Variation150%

Italian Game

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo275%
Classical Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Moscow Gambit150%
Accelerated Move Order10%
Moscow Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Open1100%
Berlin Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2614 Dec 20251/2−3−3
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20253/6−10−10
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=6th00
FIDE World Cup 202517 Jul 20253½/6−2−2
FIDE Grand Prix 2024/2515 May 2025=5th−1−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMR. Vaishali19 Aug 2024 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252506
GMA. Kosteniuk14 May 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252479
IMO. Badelka13 May 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252426
IMT. Injac30 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232426
GME. Paehtz21 Mar 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252424

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. VaishaliLast 14 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20256312
GMN. DzagnidzeLast 22 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20256051
GMA. MuzychukLast 6 May 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/255050
IML. JavakhishviliLast 8 May 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/253021
GMA. KosteniukLast 25 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20253120

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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.