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Sergei Movsesian
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Sergei Movsesian

ArmeniaBorn 1978 (age 48)FIDE ID 310204

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2592
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2599
Luft

Flair

Sergei Movsesian'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

Sergei Movsesian's classical titles

3 classical titles, 5 medals, newest first

  • European Team Championship 2015Silver, team · Armenia
  • World Team Championship 2015Bronze, team · Armenia
  • Chess Olympiad 2012Gold, team · Armenia
  • World Team Championship 2011Bronze, board 2 · Armenia
  • World Team Championship 2011Gold, team · Armenia
  • Slovak Championship 20071st
  • Slovak Championship 20021st
  • Czech Championship 19981st
  • Slovak Championship×2
  • Czech Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 80Positional 79Endgame 80Openings 80Composure 80Defence 80Speed 82Consistency 79

Luft classical rating

2592No. 122

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2576 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2576 level, blended with their FIDE rating−4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 18 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense367%
King's Indian Attack2100%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack1100%
Zukertort Opening1100%
Pirc Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Closed150%
Grand Prix Attack150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Sicilian Variation1100%
Keres Variation1100%

Nimzo-Larsen Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzo-Larsen Variation1100%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation150%
Scheveningen Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Line150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265/7+5+5
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3−1−1
German Bundesliga 2025/267 Dec 2025½/2−5−4
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20254/6+6+7
German Bundesliga 2024/2526 Apr 20253/4+5+5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMR. Dautov25 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252554
GMH. Stevic26 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252545
GMV. Stefansson23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262534
GMH. ten Hertog25 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252532
IMN. Saraci20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262445

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMS. GrigorianLast 23 Mar 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252110
GMA. GiriLast 19 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262002
Y. GlienkeLast 21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20221100
GMA. KozakLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
IMM. LokanderLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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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.