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Mai Narva
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Mai Narva

EstoniaBorn 1999 (age 27)FIDE ID 4500512

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2432
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2417
Luft

Flair

Mai Narva's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 7 of 12 games with black, among the best women
  • 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
  • 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
  • Signature

Trophy cabinet

Mai Narva's classical titles

4 classical titles, newest first

  • Estonian Championship 20201st
  • Estonian Championship 20171st
  • Estonian Championship 20161st
  • Estonian Championship 20141st
  • Estonian Championship×4

Attributes

Tactics 73Positional 73Endgame 67Openings 72Composure 67Defence 71Speed 60Consistency 74

Luft classical rating

2432No. 373

From 30 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2485 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2485 level, blended with their FIDE rating+13
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity30 classical games in top events0

Openings

Their most-played, from 52 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1145%
Caro-Kann Defense560%
French Defense488%
Italian Game367%
Ruy Lopez275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 11 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 4 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation642%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Kalashnikov Variation1100%
Sozin Attack150%
Classical Variation10%
Delayed Alapin Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation350%
Tartakower Variation1100%
Main line150%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 0 · 88%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation2100%
Advance Variation1100%
King's Indian Attack150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense367%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Morphy Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 15 games, won 3, drew 9, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation750%
Chekhover Variation350%
Alapin Variation1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon150%
Closed10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Endgame Variation1100%
Main line1100%
Advance Variation10%
Tartakower Variation10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation1100%
Exchange Variation1100%
Nimzowitsch Variation150%

Torre Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Defense150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/273 Oct 2026½/1−2−2
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/9+6+5
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=7th+1−1
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=89th−8−11
Reykjavik Open 202631 Mar 2026=37th+17+16

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Goryachkina3 Nov 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232558
GME. Can27 Mar 2026 · Reykjavik Open 20262541
IMN. Chasin29 Mar 2026 · Reykjavik Open 20262523
GMM. Muzychuk2 Nov 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232519
IMLu Miaoyi7 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252449

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IME. AtalikLast 7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20253021
GMA. KosteniukLast 18 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263030
IME. RoebersLast 19 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263300
IMP. ShuvalovaLast 6 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252011
GMB. AssaubayevaLast 4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252011

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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.