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Gabriel Sargissian
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GM

Gabriel Sargissian

ArmeniaBorn 1983 (age 43)FIDE ID 13300881

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2604
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2614
Luft

Flair

Gabriel Sargissian's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter63% decisive: 6 wins, 4 losses
  • 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
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Gabriel Sargissian's classical titles

3 classical titles, 17 medals, newest first

  • European Team Championship 2023Bronze, team · Armenia
  • Chess Olympiad 2022Silver, team · Armenia
  • European Team Championship 2017Silver, board 3 · Armenia
  • European Team Championship 2015Bronze, board 2 · Armenia
  • European Team Championship 2015Silver, team · Armenia
  • World Team Championship 2015Bronze, team · Armenia
  • Chess Olympiad 2012Gold, team · Armenia
  • European Team Championship 2011Silver, board 4 · Armenia
  • World Team Championship 2011Gold, team · Armenia
  • World Team Championship 2010Bronze, board 3 · Armenia
  • European Team Championship 2009Gold, board 3 · Armenia
  • Chess Olympiad 2008Gold, board 3 · Armenia
  • Chess Olympiad 2008Gold, team · Armenia
  • European Team Championship 2007Silver, team · Armenia
  • Chess Olympiad 2006Gold, team · Armenia
  • Chess Olympiad 2004Bronze, team · Armenia
  • Armenian Championship 20031st
  • Armenian Championship 20031st
  • Chess Olympiad 2002Bronze, team · Armenia
  • Armenian Championship 20001st
  • Armenian Championship×3

Attributes

Tactics 81Positional 79Endgame 84Openings 81Composure 85Defence 76Speed 77Consistency 85

Luft classical rating

2604No. 110

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2577 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2577 level, blended with their FIDE rating−8
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 72 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening771%
Catalan Opening450%
Bogo-Indian Defense367%
King's Indian Attack367%
King's Indian Defense350%

English Opening

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 1 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation2100%
King's English Variation2100%
Neo-Catalan250%
Agincourt Defense10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense450%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation367%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line275%
Spassky Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation250%
Fianchetto Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 11 games, won 0, drew 7, lost 4 · 32%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation530%
Tartakower Defense225%
Harrwitz Attack225%
Anti-Tartakower Variation150%
Three Knights Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 9 games, won 1, drew 8, lost 0 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Closed856%
Marshall Attack150%

Italian Game

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 2 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense530%
Classical Variation275%
Scotch Gambit150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation367%
Exchange Variation10%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted250%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/9+4+6
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=24th−6−6
FIDE World Cup 202515 Nov 20254/8+3+4
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20252/4−8−7
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=72nd−2+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Bluebaum20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242640
GMR. Mamedov25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262631
GMA. Bachmann25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232604
GMB. Jobava13 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252590
GMM. Muradli15 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252581

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. LiangLast 23 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263021
GMV. DragnevLast 13 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242020
GMM. MadaminovLast 26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262011
GMG. QuparadzeLast 13 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262020
GMM. RodshteinLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020

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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.