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Temur Kuybokarov
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Temur Kuybokarov

AustraliaBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 14203049

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2528
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2534
Luft

Flair

Temur Kuybokarov's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Chameleon7 different defences in 9 games with black
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chameleon

Trophy cabinet

Temur Kuybokarov's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • Australian Championship 20221st
  • Australian Championship 20201st
  • Australian Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 79Positional 76Endgame 80Openings 74Composure 74Defence 72Speed 70Consistency 80

Luft classical rating

2528No. 221

From 21 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2522 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2522 level, blended with their FIDE rating−4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity21 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 58 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez1258%
Sicilian Defense944%
Caro-Kann Defense367%
English Opening275%
Petrov's Defense20%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 12 games, won 3, drew 8, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Closed560%
Morphy Defense350%
Open2100%
Berlin Defense225%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation350%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%
Chekhover Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Taimanov Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation275%
Tartakower Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation1100%
Neo-Catalan150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack20%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Cozio Defense150%
Closed150%
Morphy Defense150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%
Keres Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense333%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation275%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo250%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265/7+14+15
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20264½/10−1+1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20264/8−5−6
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20252/4+6+7
Sharjah Masters 202525 May 2025=49th−7−7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Tabatabaei18 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262728
GMM. Matlakov25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232674
GMV. Bernadskiy31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232545
GMV. Sivuk17 May 2024 · Sharjah2541
GMM. Krzyzanowski19 May 2024 · Sharjah2526

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. BernadskiyLast 5 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20263120
GMYu YangyiLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232011
GMJ. SubeljLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020
GMPraggnanandhaa R.Last 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020
IMK. MohanLast 12 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20231100

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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.