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Elham Amar
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Elham Amar

NorwayBorn 2005 (age 21)FIDE ID 1533533

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2520
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2552
Luft

Flair

Elham Amar'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

Elham Amar's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Norwegian Championship 20261st
  • Norwegian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 79Positional 75Endgame 72Openings 74Composure 67Defence 80Speed 77Consistency 80

Luft classical rating

2520No. 237

From 44 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2493 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2493 level, blended with their FIDE rating−19
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity44 classical games in top events+5

Openings

Their most-played, from 80 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1267%
Ruy Lopez1258%
French Defense463%
Caro-Kann Defense333%
Petrov's Defense250%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 12 games, won 4, drew 8, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation580%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack450%
Kan Variation367%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 12 games, won 4, drew 6, lost 2 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Closed675%
Morphy Defense350%
Berlin Defense150%
Open150%
Marshall Attack10%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation275%
Classical Variation150%
Winawer Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Variation333%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack150%
Nimzowitsch Attack150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 16 games, won 4, drew 8, lost 4 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation475%
Najdorf Variation438%
Closed275%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack225%
Old Sicilian1100%
Kalashnikov Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%
Moscow Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense463%
King's English Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation350%
Cambridge Springs Defense10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Panov Attack225%
Advance Variation1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense20%
Main line10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship7 Nov 20261/2−2−1
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264/7−8−8
Fagernes International Autumn 202610 Oct 20261/4−14−14
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20266/10−10−9
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20269 Aug 20264/5+7+9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Vitiugov27 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262666
GML. van Wely1 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262629
GMV. Bologan28 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262600
GMV. Kazakouski20 Apr 2025 · grenke Chess Festival 20252563
IMB. Assaubayeva20 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252494

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMH. StefanssonLast 12 Apr 2025 · Reykjavik Open 20252101
IMIlamparthi A R.Last 27 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20252110
GMJ. SiddharthLast 18 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262110
IMA. MunkhdalaiLast 7 Aug 2026 · Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20262101
IMV. KorchmarLast 3 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262110

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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.