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Aram Hakobyan
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Aram Hakobyan

ArmeniaBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 13306677

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2636
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2644
Luft

Flair

Aram Hakobyan'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

Aram Hakobyan's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 82Positional 84Endgame 79Openings 83Composure 82Defence 82Speed 82Consistency 79

Luft classical rating

2636No. 76

From 24 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2635 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2635 level, blended with their FIDE rating−2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−5
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity24 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 59 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game764%
Ruy Lopez750%
Indian Defense367%
Queen's Gambit Declined350%
King's Indian Defense2100%

Italian Game

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 1, lost 2 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo350%
Two Knights Defense2100%
Classical Variation1100%
Main line10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 7 games, won 0, drew 7, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed350%
Berlin Defense250%
Open Berlin Defense150%
Morphy Defense150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian275%
Wade-Tartakower Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Harrwitz Attack150%
Neo-Orthodox Variation150%
Janowski Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Main line2100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 1, drew 7, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation250%
Moscow Variation1100%
French Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Main line150%
Najdorf Variation10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense250%
Closed150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense250%
Exchange Variation150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation225%
Steinitz Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line225%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
KazChess Masters Almaty 20263 Nov 20264½/9−9−6
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+4+3
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20261½/3+1+1
3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament21 Feb 20261st+8+7
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20253½/7−11−15

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Deac11 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252674
GMS. Shankland12 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252670
GMM. Muradli1 Nov 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 20262662
GMA. Donchenko16 Feb 2026 · 3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament2655
GMMa Qun15 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel2615

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMD. NavaraLast 23 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel2020
GMR. JumabayevLast 22 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel2020
GMN. TheodorouLast 24 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel2020
GMD. DubovLast 2 Nov 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 20262020
GMS. VokhidovLast 26 Oct 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 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.