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Mahdi Gholami Orimi
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Mahdi Gholami Orimi

IranBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 12558486

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2574
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2558
Luft

Flair

Mahdi Gholami Orimi's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Chameleon8 different defences in 8 games with black
  • Fighter67% decisive: 10 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
  • 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
  • Chameleon
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 74Positional 81Endgame 80Openings 81Composure 86Defence 77Speed 74Consistency 84

Luft classical rating

2574No. 140

From 21 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2619 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2619 level, blended with their FIDE rating+14
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−5
Activity21 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 30 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined6100%
Nimzo-Indian Defense2100%
Queen's Gambit Accepted275%
Catalan Opening1100%
Queen's Indian Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 6 games, won 6, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense4100%
Three Knights Variation2100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation2100%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense1100%
Janowski-Larsen Variation150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense150%
King's English Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
O'Kelly Variation10%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Gambit1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%

Vienna Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Frankenstein-Dracula Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20267/10+5+6
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=5th+9+10
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20265/7+6+6
Sharjah22 May 20245/9+21+21

Best wins

OpponentRating
GME. Bacrot24 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262620
GMN. Theodorou21 May 2024 · Sharjah2616
GMS. Sethuraman17 May 2024 · Sharjah2588
GMD. Makhnev27 Jul 2026 · Oskemen Open 20262562
GMG. Dudin15 May 2024 · Sharjah2554

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMS. SargsyanLast 21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262020
GMJ. VakhidovLast 14 May 2024 · Sharjah1001
GMG. DudinLast 15 May 2024 · Sharjah1100
GML. MendoncaLast 16 May 2024 · Sharjah1001
GMS. SethuramanLast 17 May 2024 · Sharjah1100

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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.