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Sugar Gan-Erdene
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
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Sugar Gan-Erdene

MongoliaBorn 2003 (age 23)FIDE ID 4902980

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2436
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2461
Luft

Flair

Sugar Gan-Erdene'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 64Positional 74Endgame 77Openings 69Composure 71Defence 73Speed 69Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2436No. 366

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2414 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2414 level, blended with their FIDE rating−7
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 31 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense438%
Italian Game1100%
Ruy Lopez150%
Slav Defense150%
Queen's Gambit Declined150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation225%
Taimanov Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Schliemann Defense150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Line150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 6 · 27%

VariationGamesScore
Richter-Rauzer Variation350%
Delayed Alapin Variation250%
Taimanov Variation20%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Sozin Attack10%
Alapin Variation10%
Moscow Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense550%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation20%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation1100%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Attack150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202613 Nov 20261/5−18−17
Oskemen Open 202624 Jul 2026=49th−5−5
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262 Jun 2026=24th−3−3
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=42nd+4+4
Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 202512 Aug 20253½/8+3+4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Ganguly20 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel (Open)2592
IMRohith Krishna S.29 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20252516
GMY. Sokolovsky23 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel (Open)2516
GMA. Suleymenov8 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20252500

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMK. BegmuratovLast 13 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20263030
GMS. SethuramanLast 9 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20252002
GMM. MatlakovLast 24 Jul 2026 · Oskemen Open 20262011
GMXiao TongLast 12 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262011
FMA. Chekh Adm KhedrLast 11 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262002

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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.