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Nurgyul Salimova
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Nurgyul Salimova

BulgariaBorn 2003 (age 23)FIDE ID 2915138

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2435
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2435
Luft

Flair

Nurgyul Salimova's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Chameleon11 different defences in 13 games with black, among the best women
  • Fighter64% decisive: 12 wins, 4 losses
  • 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
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Chameleon
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Nurgyul Salimova's classical titles

1 classical title, 2 medals, newest first

  • Bulgarian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 69Positional 68Endgame 72Openings 71Composure 72Defence 76Speed 62Consistency 65

Luft classical rating

2435No. 368

From 25 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2449 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2449 level, blended with their FIDE rating+3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−4
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity25 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 97 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Indian Defense1045%
Catalan Opening844%
Queen's Gambit Declined667%
Queen's Gambit Accepted350%
Queen's Indian Defense275%

Indian Defense

With White: 10 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 4 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Przepiorka Variation425%
Anti-Nimzo-Indian3100%
London System317%

Catalan Opening

With White: 8 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 3 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Closed550%
Open Defense333%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Main line275%
Three Knights Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%
Tartakower Defense150%
Charousek Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense250%
Central Variation150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%
Classical Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 7 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 1 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation463%
Modern Variation1100%
Charousek Variation150%
Main line150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack333%
Nimzowitsch Attack317%
Classical Attack1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation225%
Panov Attack150%
Exchange Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Cozio Defense150%
Morphy Defense150%

English Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation1100%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264½/6+6+6
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/10−7−8
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=2nd+10+28
Prague International Chess Festival 20265 Mar 20260/1−3−3
German Bundesliga 2025/2622 Feb 20261/1+7+7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMH. Koneru7 Apr 2024 · FIDE Candidates 20242546
IMP. Shuvalova12 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232496
GMA. Kosteniuk10 May 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252479
IML. Garifullina6 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252477
IMS. Tsolakidou19 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262451

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. MuzychukLast 9 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20256060
GMA. GoryachkinaLast 8 Nov 2024 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/255041
GMTan ZhongyiLast 7 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20255032
IMP. ShuvalovaLast 11 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20254121
GMR. VaishaliLast 6 May 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/254013

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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.