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Olga Girya
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Olga Girya

RussiaBorn 1991 (age 35)FIDE ID 4195752

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2364
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2365
Luft

Flair

Olga Girya'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

Olga Girya's classical titles

1 classical title, 10 medals, newest first

  • European Women's Team Championship 2019Gold, team · Russia
  • Russian Championship 20191st
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2018Silver, 1st reserve board · Russia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2017Gold, team · Russia
  • Women's World Team Championship 2017Gold, team · Russia
  • Women's World Team Championship 2015Gold, 1st reserve board · Russia
  • Women's World Team Championship 2015Silver, team · Russia
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2014Gold, team · Russia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2013Silver, team · Russia
  • Women's World Team Championship 2013Gold, reserve board · Russia
  • Women's World Team Championship 2013Bronze, team · Russia
  • Russian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 65Positional 67Endgame 72Openings 66Composure 61Defence 68Speed 50Consistency 66

Luft classical rating

2364No. 417

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2465 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2465 level, blended with their FIDE rating+5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 22 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined667%
Nimzo-Indian Defense450%
Slav Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation383%
Austrian Defense150%
Main line150%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation350%
Classical Variation150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Line1100%

Italian Game

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation275%
Giuoco Pianissimo225%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense1100%
Morphy Defense150%
Open150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense275%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan14 Mar 20266th+10+8
FIDE World Team Championship 202520 Nov 20253/3+16+7
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=9th+30+30

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMTan Zhongyi4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252531
IMC. Yip8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252458
IML. Garifullina13 Mar 2026 · IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan2454
IMA. Maltsevskaya15 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252379
WIMM. Jimenez Salas20 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252224

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMS. TsolakidouLast 10 Mar 2026 · IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan2020
GMH. DronavalliLast 14 Mar 2026 · IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan2020
IMU. FataliyevaLast 11 Mar 2026 · IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan2002
GMTan ZhongyiLast 4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20251100
WGMM. OuelletLast 5 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20251010

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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.