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Mamikon Gharibyan
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Mamikon Gharibyan

ArmeniaBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 13308300

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2496
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2493
Luft

Flair

Mamikon Gharibyan'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 75Positional 74Endgame 77Openings 73Composure 70Defence 73Speed 66Consistency 74

Luft classical rating

2496No. 281

From 15 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2506 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2506 level, blended with their FIDE rating+3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity15 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 20 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense450%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%
Queen's Indian Defense150%
Italian Game150%
Four Knights Game10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation275%
Moscow Variation225%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Yates Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense150%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Naroditsky Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack225%

Benko Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variation1100%

King's Knight Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Konstantinopolsky150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20267 Nov 2026=24th−2−2
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20262½/5+6+6
19th Arad Open Grand Prix Classic 20268 Aug 20261½/2+6+6
Brasov Grand Prix Classic 202629 Jul 20260/1−4−3
European Individual Chess Championship 202618 Apr 2026=89th−4−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Adhiban2 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20262574
IME. Vaz16 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262525
IMR. Bigaliev28 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252417
IMM. Khusenkhojaev7 Aug 2026 · 19th Arad Open Grand Prix Classic 20262406

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMJ. Santos LatasaLast 8 Aug 2026 · 19th Arad Open Grand Prix Classic 20262011
GMA. KorobovLast 9 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241001
GMJ. van ForeestLast 11 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241001
GMA. SuleymanliLast 16 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241010
GMJ. TomczakLast 17 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241010

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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.