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Rustam Kasimdzhanov
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov

UzbekistanBorn 1979 (age 47)FIDE ID 14200244

Luft classical

260026502700275028002023202420252026
Monthly Luft ratings, now 2626
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2655
Luft

Flair

Rustam Kasimdzhanov'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

Rustam Kasimdzhanov's classical titles

2 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

  • World Championship 20041st
  • Chess Olympiad 2000Bronze, board 1 · Uzbekistan
  • Asian Team Championship 1999Gold, team · Uzbekistan
  • Asian Championship 19981st
  • World Championship 
  • Asian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 80Positional 84Endgame 82Openings 79Composure 82Defence 83Speed 77Consistency 88

Luft classical rating

2626No. 86

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2618 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2618 level, blended with their FIDE rating−6
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 40 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
French Defense3100%
Ruy Lopez383%
Sicilian Defense2100%
Slav Defense275%
English Opening275%

French Defense

With White: 3 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation2100%
Winawer Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense275%
Closed1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Myers Attack1100%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Czech Variation1100%
Main line150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation275%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed275%
Berlin Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Defense150%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Ragozin Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%
St. Petersburg Variation150%

King's Indian Attack, with e6

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−10−10
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20267½/13−6−4
German Bundesliga 2024/2527 Apr 20254½/10−14−13
Bundesliga 2023/2428 Apr 202410/12+10+11
Bundesliga 202230 Apr 20234/7−9−9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Tabatabaei5 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252668
GML. McShane10 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262622
GMM. Kraemer24 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262556
GMH. Stevic17 Mar 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242544
GMR. Dautov1 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262539

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. DautovLast 1 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262110
GMD. Anton GuijarroLast 11 Jan 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252011
GMA. BrkicLast 11 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262020
FMN. RichterLast 21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMV. DragnevLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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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.