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Ivan Cheparinov
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Ivan Cheparinov

BulgariaBorn 1986 (age 40)FIDE ID 2905540

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2572
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2609
Luft

Flair

Ivan Cheparinov'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

Ivan Cheparinov's classical titles

4 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • European Team Championship 2019Bronze, board 2 · Georgia
  • Bulgarian Championship 20181st
  • Bulgarian Championship 20121st
  • Bulgarian Championship 20051st
  • Bulgarian Championship 20041st
  • Bulgarian Championship×4

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 82Endgame 81Openings 78Composure 74Defence 75Speed 75Consistency 79

Luft classical rating

2572No. 144

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2464 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2464 level, blended with their FIDE rating−30
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 68 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game743%
Ruy Lopez650%
Queen's Gambit Declined463%
French Defense463%
Sicilian Defense350%

Italian Game

With White: 7 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 2 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation367%
Two Knights Defense333%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense250%
Closed250%
Berlin Defense1100%
Cozio Defense10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Ragozin Defense150%
Main line150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation250%
Steinitz Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack225%
Najdorf Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation367%
Chekhover Variation1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Taimanov Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1100%
Exchange Variation150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo150%
Two Knights Defense150%
Classical Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%
Morphy Defense150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation225%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20264/10−22−22
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20251/20−1
First League of Serbia 202528 Sep 20256/10+1+3
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=72nd+3+3
Fujairah Global 20251 Sep 2025=17th−12−12

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMJ. Sindarov6 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252722
GMP. Harikrishna3 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242708
GMM. Bluebaum2 Dec 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/242658
GMA. Indjic24 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252650
GMF. Berkes25 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252604

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMF. SvaneLast 13 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20243030
GMM. ParligrasLast 25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232110
GMJ. DudaLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMS. MamedyarovLast 4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252011
GMP. HarikrishnaLast 14 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252101

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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.