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Haik M. Martirosyan
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Haik M. Martirosyan

ArmeniaBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 13306553

Playing now: Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2678
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2669
Luft

Flair

Haik M. Martirosyan's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Black Belt12½/21 with black (60%), against 57% with white
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events (average performance 2668)
  • 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
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • 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
  • Reliable

Trophy cabinet

Haik M. Martirosyan's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Armenian Championship 20181st
  • Armenian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 83Positional 82Endgame 81Openings 84Composure 93Defence 90Speed 84Consistency 87

Luft classical rating

2678No. 48

From 41 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2669 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2669 level, blended with their FIDE rating−1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+5
Activity41 classical games in top events+4

Openings

Their most-played, from 105 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1563%
King's Indian Defense869%
Sicilian Defense771%
Semi-Slav Defense764%
Italian Game764%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 15 games, won 7, drew 5, lost 3 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense383%
Barmen Variation350%
Harrwitz Attack275%
Three Knights Variation275%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense250%
Vienna Variation1100%
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Charousek Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 1 · 69%

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Averbakh System580%
Karpov System1100%
Normal Variation150%
Fianchetto Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 0 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variations2100%
Moscow Variation250%
Classical Variation1100%
Dragon Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Semi-Slav Defense

With White: 7 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 0 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation570%
Anti-Moscow Gambit150%
Botvinnik Variation150%

Italian Game

With White: 7 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 0 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense450%
Classical Variation383%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 10 games, won 0, drew 8, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense838%
Open Berlin Defense150%
Morphy Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation438%
Classical Variation250%
Reshevsky Variation1100%
Sämisch Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 8 games, won 0, drew 7, lost 1 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation540%
Exchange Variation150%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Three Knights Variation150%

Italian Game

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 0 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Piano350%
Classical Variation250%
Two Knights Defense1100%

English Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation438%
Four Knights System150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202612 Nov 20262/4+3+3
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264/600
Romanian Team Chess Championships 202610 Oct 20264½/6+6+5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20264/9−3−2
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20265/9+7+6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Giri12 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 20262747
GMP. Maghsoodloo22 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242723
GMS. Mamedyarov11 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 20262709
GMN. Vitiugov18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242676
GMM. Bluebaum27 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262671

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. KeymerLast 20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20243021
GMA. GiriLast 12 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 20263111
GMS. MamedyarovLast 11 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 20263111
GMI. SaricLast 24 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262011
GMN. VitiugovLast 18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242110

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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.