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Luka Paichadze
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Luka Paichadze

GeorgiaBorn 1991 (age 35)FIDE ID 13602934

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2462
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2471
Luft

Flair

Luka Paichadze'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

Luka Paichadze's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • Georgian Championship 20201st
  • Georgian Championship 20171st
  • Georgian Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 71Positional 69Endgame 79Openings 69Composure 69Defence 75Speed 66Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2462No. 335

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2419 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2419 level, blended with their FIDE rating−7
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+8
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−4
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense961%
Scotch Game367%
French Defense275%
Petrov's Defense250%
Caro-Kann Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 2 · 61%

VariationGamesScore
Chekhover Variation463%
Alapin Variation450%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Schmidt Variation275%
Mieses Variation150%

French Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation275%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
French Attack250%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 4 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation425%
Classical Variation225%
Exchange Variation150%
Two Knights Attack10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 3 · 13%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
Sämisch Variation10%
Romanishin Variation10%
Classical Variation10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation350%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense250%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20267 Nov 2026=22nd+2+3
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/9+10+8
European Individual Chess Championship 202618 Apr 2026=89th−8−9
European Team Chess Championship 202513 Oct 20252½/6−3−5
European Individual Chess Championship 202419 Nov 2024=88th−18−24

Best wins

OpponentRating
GME. Bacrot18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242665
GME. L'Ami19 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242628
GMR. Jumabayev31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232589
GMS. Ganguly2 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20262562
IMN. Saraci17 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2466

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. JumabayevLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232101
GML. McShaneLast 20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262002
IMN. NikolovskiLast 12 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100
GMV. ErdosLast 13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
GMD. NavaraLast 14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1001

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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.