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Mykola Korchynskyi

GermanyBorn 2010 (age 16)FIDE ID 34138005

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2444
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2431
Luft

Flair

Mykola Korchynskyi's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog3 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • RisingRating increased by +64 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
  • 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
  • Underdog
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 70Positional 71Endgame 78Openings 69Composure 64Defence 70Speed 64Consistency 68

Luft classical rating

2444No. 361

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2604 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2604 level, blended with their FIDE rating+28
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 7 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense150%
Semi-Slav Defense150%
Indian Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Marshall Gambit150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3+5+4
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20269 Aug 20263½/6+17+16
Bundesliga Cup Team Championship 202631 May 20260/1−2−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Hong4 Aug 2026 · Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20262604
GMM. Kraemer11 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272560
IMC. Gloeckler6 Aug 2026 · Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20262519

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMP. MaghsoodlooLast 31 May 2026 · Bundesliga Cup Team Championship 20261001
GMA. HongLast 4 Aug 2026 · Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20261100
GMRaja Rithvik R.Last 5 Aug 2026 · Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20261010
IMC. GloecklerLast 6 Aug 2026 · Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20261100
GMM. BluebaumLast 7 Aug 2026 · Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20261010

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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.