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Sofiia Hryzlova
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Sofiia Hryzlova

SwitzerlandBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 14174669

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2239
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2255
Luft

Flair

Sofiia Hryzlova's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 7 of 12 games with black, among the best women
  • Underdog3 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Signature
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

Sofiia Hryzlova's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • Swiss Championship 20261st
  • Swiss Championship 20231st
  • Swiss Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 54Positional 62Endgame 69Openings 61Composure 51Defence 60Speed 42Consistency 40

Luft classical rating

2239No. 492

From 19 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2344 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2344 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
Activity19 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 27 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
Petrov's Defense1100%
Catalan Opening150%
English Opening150%
King's Indian Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 5 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation350%
Najdorf Variation225%
Smith-Morra Gambit1100%
Closed10%
Alapin Variation10%
Chekhover Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense20%
King's English Variation10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Steinitz Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation10%
Exchange Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/9+5−3
Swiss Individual Championships 202612 Jul 20261/1+8+9
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=52nd+14+14
Mitropa Cup 202610 May 20264/5+41+33
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/267 Feb 20260/3−24−23

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMA. Maltsevskaya3 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262390
FMB. Sivanandan26 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262374
WIMM. Schippke10 May 2026 · Mitropa Cup 20262311
WGMJ. Worek9 May 2026 · Mitropa Cup 20262265
WIMZ. Urh8 May 2026 · Mitropa Cup 20262263

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMD. DeshmukhLast 13 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242011
WFMS. JacimovicLast 25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262200
WIMA. MilovicLast 5 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252110
IMA. MaltsevskayaLast 3 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262101
IMM. BrunelloLast 1 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262020

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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.