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Sofia Pogorelskikh
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Sofia Pogorelskikh

SerbiaBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 44164548

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2361
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Luft

Flair

Sofia Pogorelskikh's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Black Belt7/11 with black (64%), against 55% with white
  • Underdog5 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • 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
  • 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
  • Black Belt
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 69Positional 69Endgame 65Openings 66Composure 68Defence 68Speed 40Consistency 48

Luft classical rating

2361No. 420

From 22 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2495 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2495 level, blended with their FIDE rating+20
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity22 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 48 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense764%
Ruy Lopez642%
French Defense475%
Caro-Kann Defense367%
Scandinavian Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation350%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1100%
O'Kelly Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 2 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense317%
Berlin Defense250%
Closed1100%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation2100%
Hecht-Reefschläger Variation150%
Rubinstein Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack275%
Classical Variation150%

Scandinavian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Portuguese Gambit150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 2 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation250%
French Variation225%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%

English Opening

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation317%
Agincourt Defense1100%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Chigorin Defense1100%
Meran Variation10%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation225%

Slav Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Line150%
Exchange Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20267/10+71+72
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/8+19+19
25th European Chess Championship 20263 Jun 2026=52nd+2+6
57th International ' Grandmaster Tournament15 Mar 20263/6−2−11
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20256/8+30+29

Best wins

OpponentRating
WCMM. Deekshitha9 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262436
IMT. Injac10 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262405
GMA. Ushenina4 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262403
IMS. Vega Gutierrez26 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252383
IMA. Maltsevskaya7 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262382

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMK. BhaktiLast 9 Mar 2025 · Serbia 56th International ' Grandmaster Tournament2011
IMA. MaltsevskayaLast 7 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262101
WIMA. KubickaLast 11 Mar 2026 · 57th International ' Grandmaster Tournament2101
FMA. ZherebtsovaLast 14 Mar 2026 · 57th International ' Grandmaster Tournament2110
WGMN. TonchevaLast 11 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262011

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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.