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Emin Ohanyan
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Emin Ohanyan

ArmeniaBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 13312022

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2573
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2539
Luft

Flair

Emin Ohanyan's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Black Belt6/8 with black (75%), against 60% with white
  • Chameleon7 different defences in 8 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
  • 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
  • Black Belt

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 78Endgame 80Openings 77Composure 69Defence 81Speed 67Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2573No. 142

From 18 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2678 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2678 level, blended with their FIDE rating+34
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity18 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 35 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense475%
Italian Game450%
Queen's Gambit Declined350%
Caro-Kann Defense250%
King's Indian Defense225%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Closed2100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Najdorf Variation150%

Italian Game

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense250%
Classical Variation250%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense250%
Orthodox Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Averbakh System150%
Fianchetto Variation10%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%
Modern Line10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense225%
Closed150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense2100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation1100%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Botvinnik Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20266/8+17+16
Brasov Grand Prix Classic 202627 Jul 2026½/1+1+1
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=24th+23+22
Sharjah Masters 202524 May 2025=76th−8−8
European Individual Chess Championship 202419 Nov 2024=88th+11+10

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMD. Kollars15 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242641
GMM. Muradli10 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262605
GMM. Yilmaz19 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262582
GMA. Gupta18 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252577
IMK. Ahmad16 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262524

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMI. ZemlyanskiiLast 20 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262011
GMM. ParligrasLast 17 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20231010
GME. CanLast 19 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20231010
GMVisakh N R.Last 20 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20231001
GMG. SargissianLast 10 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 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.