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Zhandos Agmanov
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GM

Zhandos Agmanov

KazakhstanBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 13708309

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2467
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2487
Luft

Flair

Zhandos Agmanov'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 71Positional 76Endgame 78Openings 69Composure 72Defence 71Speed 67Consistency 76

Luft classical rating

2467No. 329

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2459 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2459 level, blended with their FIDE rating−3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 36 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1150%
Ruy Lopez463%
Caro-Kann Defense225%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 11 games, won 2, drew 7, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation550%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack438%
Taimanov Variation275%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Closed350%
Morphy Defense1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack150%
Advance Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 3 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation250%
St. Petersburg Variation10%
Sämisch Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation275%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense367%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%
Classical Variation10%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet System150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202613 Nov 20265/7+2+2
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264½/7−3−4
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=15th+11+12
Reykjavik Open 202629 Mar 2026=23rd−4−4
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival19 Aug 20250/1−6−6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Puranik26 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20252636
GMA. Naiditsch25 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20252629
GMR. Jumabayev4 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242598
GMS. Gupta10 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262548
IMF. Oro11 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262528

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. PraneshLast 13 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20263012
IMF. OroLast 11 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262110
A. Hamdan EdreesLast 10 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262200
T. InduwaraLast 11 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262200
GMM. ChigaevLast 3 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20241010

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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.