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Baadur Jobava
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Baadur Jobava

GeorgiaBorn 1983 (age 43)FIDE ID 13601520

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2582
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2580
Luft

Flair

Baadur Jobava'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

Baadur Jobava's classical titles

6 classical titles, 5 medals, newest first

  • Georgian Championship 20261st
  • Georgian Championship 20241st
  • European Team Championship 20231st · 7½/9 · Perf. 2787
  • European Team Championship 2023Gold, board 3 · Georgia
  • Chess Olympiad 2016Gold, board 1 · Georgia
  • Georgian Championship 20121st
  • Georgian Championship 20071st
  • Chess Olympiad 2004Gold, board 4 · Georgia
  • European Team Championship 2003Bronze, team · Georgia
  • Georgian Championship 20031st
  • European Team Championship 2001Silver, board 4 · Georgia

Attributes

Tactics 84Positional 77Endgame 83Openings 77Composure 75Defence 75Speed 81Consistency 80

Luft classical rating

2582No. 133

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2619 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2619 level, blended with their FIDE rating+8
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 57 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense550%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack450%
French Defense383%
Rapport-Jobava System2100%
Caro-Kann Defense275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Keres Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Alapin Variation10%
Accelerated Dragon10%

Nimzo-Larsen Attack

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variation250%
Main line150%
Classical Variation150%

French Defense

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation2100%
Tarrasch Variation150%

Rapport-Jobava System

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line2100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Panov Attack150%

Slav Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 3 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Czech Variation250%
Quiet Variation20%
Main line1100%
Exchange Variation150%
Modern Line150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 6 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Janowski-Larsen Variation367%
Old Variation275%
Central Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense250%
Symmetrical Variation150%
King's English Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Dragon Variation225%
Pin Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%

Benoni Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Classical Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20266½/9+7+8
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202625 Sep 20265/8−4−4
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20251½/4−2−2
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20255/9+4+6
FIDE Grand Swiss 202514 Sep 2025=113th−13−12

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Bluebaum7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252687
GMM. Warmerdam20 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2638
GMS. Sjugirov5 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252632
GML. McShane14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242611
GMS. Zilka14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2609

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. SebenikLast 12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252110
GMS. SjugirovLast 5 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252110
GMG. Maroroa JonesLast 20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262011
GMJ. Cardoso CardosoLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252101
GMLe Quang LiemLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011

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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.