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Meri Arabidze
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Meri Arabidze

GeorgiaBorn 1994 (age 32)FIDE ID 13604040

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2365
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2363
Luft

Flair

Meri Arabidze's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter62% decisive: 11 wins, 5 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
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • 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
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Meri Arabidze's classical titles

3 classical titles, 8 medals, newest first

  • European Women's Team Championship 2023Gold, board 3 · Georgia
  • European Championship 20231st · 2½/4 · Perf. 2430
  • European Championship 20231st
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2022Silver, team · Georgia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2019Gold, board 4 · Georgia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2019Silver, team · Georgia
  • Georgian Championship 20191st
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2018Bronze, team · Georgia "A"
  • European Women's Team Championship 2015Bronze, team · Georgia
  • Women's World Team Championship 2015Gold, board 3 · Georgia
  • Women's World Team Championship 2015Gold, team · Georgia
  • European Championship×2
  • Georgian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 65Positional 70Endgame 66Openings 66Composure 59Defence 72Speed 60Consistency 60

Luft classical rating

2365No. 415

From 26 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2377 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2377 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+4
Activity26 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 51 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening856%
Queen's Gambit Declined757%
Slav Defense3100%
King's Indian Defense367%
Nimzo-Indian Defense333%

English Opening

With White: 8 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 2 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation463%
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%
King's English Variation150%
Agincourt Defense150%
Neo-Catalan10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 2 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation463%
Barmen Variation1100%
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Janowski Variation10%

Slav Defense

With White: 3 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation3100%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation367%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%
Kmoch Variation150%
Sämisch Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation275%
Exchange Variation150%
Three Knights Variation150%
Main line150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Kan Variation350%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Taimanov Variation10%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line333%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation2100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
Romanishin Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/8−14−12
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=7th−2+6
German Bundesliga 2025/2615 Mar 20261½/3−3−4
Georgian Chess Championships 20265 Feb 20263/6−4−3
FIDE World Team Championship 202521 Nov 20255/7+5+14

Best wins

OpponentRating
IML. Javakhishvili5 Feb 2026 · Georgian Chess Championships 20262437
WIMO. Kiolbasa18 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222404
WGMZhai Mo19 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252384
IMM. Efroimski10 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252380
IMG. Mammadova21 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252338

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. KhotenashviliLast 4 Feb 2026 · Georgian Chess Championships 20263012
IMM. EfroimskiLast 9 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253120
IMG. MammadovaLast 21 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20253111
IMS. Vega GutierrezLast 2 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262011
WGMM. HejazipourLast 20 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252110

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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.