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Nodirbek Abdusattorov
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Nodirbek Abdusattorov

UzbekistanBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 14204118

Playing now: Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2798
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2772
Luft

Flair

Nodirbek Abdusattorov's classical flairs

6 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Serial WinnerPrague International Chess Festival 2026 · Masters, Tata Steel Chess 2026 · Masters
  • Lightning#8 at speed chess (blitz 2773, rapid 2706)
  • TacticianTactics 93, from 14 sharp games they made sharp
  • PodiumTop 3 in 3/5 elite events
  • Fortress28 games in a row without a loss
  • Ironman65 classical games over the last 12 months
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • 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
  • Serial Winner
  • Lightning
  • Tactician

Trophy cabinet

Nodirbek Abdusattorov's classical titles

5 classical titles, 6 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 93Positional 89Endgame 89Openings 92Composure 97Defence 89Speed 92Consistency 89

Luft classical rating

2798No. 4

From 65 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2782 level, with 3 wins against the top 10.

ResultsPlayed at a 2782 level, blended with their FIDE rating+7
Tournament winsPrague International Chess Festival 2026, Tata Steel Chess 2026+12
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity65 classical games in top events+8

Openings

Their most-played, from 208 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense2376%
Queen's Gambit Declined1350%
Italian Game1070%
Ruy Lopez961%
English Opening869%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 23 games, won 14, drew 7, lost 2 · 76%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1283%
Taimanov Variation367%
Accelerated Dragon275%
Four Knights Variation250%
French Variation1100%
Sozin Attack1100%
Venice Attack150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 13 games, won 3, drew 7, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense438%
Three Knights Variation250%
Exchange Variation250%
Charousek Variation250%
Harrwitz Attack1100%
Main line150%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%

Italian Game

With White: 10 games, won 4, drew 6, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense3100%
Classical Variation367%
Giuoco Piano250%
Giuoco Pianissimo250%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 9 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 2 · 61%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense367%
Morphy Defense333%
Closed2100%
Open150%

English Opening

With White: 8 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 0 · 69%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation475%
Symmetrical Variation250%
Great Snake Variation1100%
Agincourt Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 20 games, won 4, drew 15, lost 1 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Dragon463%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack367%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation250%
Najdorf Variation250%
Moscow Variation250%
Alapin Variation225%
Modern Variations1100%
Chekhover Variation1100%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Closed150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 11 games, won 4, drew 5, lost 2 · 59%

VariationGamesScore
Main line438%
Classical Defense367%
Central Variation275%
Janowski-Larsen Variation1100%
Furman Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 10 games, won 2, drew 7, lost 1 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation650%
Symmetrical Variation367%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense463%
Open225%
Berlin Defense150%
Exchange Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation3100%
Karpov Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%
Tartakower Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202612 Nov 20261½/5−12−13
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20262½/5−8−10
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20268½/11+18+17
Chennai Grand Masters 202622 Jul 2026=4th−4−5
3rd UzChess Cup 202615 Jun 20266th−11−12

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMF. Caruana25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262789
GMV. Keymer24 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262776
GMA. Erigaisi1 Feb 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262775
GMA. Firouzja26 Aug 2025 · GCT: Sinquefield Cup 20252766
GMPraggnanandhaa R.18 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262758

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMGukesh D.Last 19 Jul 2026 · Chennai Grand Masters 202610271
GMA. GiriLast 23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20269153
GMA. ErigaisiLast 17 Jul 2026 · Chennai Grand Masters 20269261
GMPraggnanandhaa R.Last 21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20269153
GMA. FirouzjaLast 11 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 20269153

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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.