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Teimour Radjabov
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Teimour Radjabov

AzerbaijanBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 13400924

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2659
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2689
Luft

Trophy cabinet

Teimour Radjabov's classical titles

2 classical titles, 9 medals, newest first

  • World Cup 20191st
  • Chess Olympiad 2018Bronze, board 2 · Azerbaijan
  • European Team Championship 2017Silver, board 2 · Azerbaijan
  • European Team Championship 2017Gold, team · Azerbaijan
  • European Team Championship 2013Gold, team · Azerbaijan
  • Chess Olympiad 2012Bronze, board 1 · Azerbaijan
  • European Team Championship 2011Silver, team · Azerbaijan
  • World Team Championship 2010Silver, board 2 · Azerbaijan
  • European Team Championship 2009Gold, team · Azerbaijan
  • European Team Championship 2007Bronze, team · Azerbaijan
  • Corus 20071st
  • World Cup 
  • Corus 

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez367%
English Opening250%
Petrov's Defense1100%
Queen's Gambit Declined150%
Semi-Slav Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Morphy Defense150%
Berlin Defense150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation250%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Meran Variation150%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack438%
Kaufmann Attack150%
Modern Attack10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Three Knights Variation10%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Czech Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Sharjah22 May 20244½/9−20−15
European Team Championship20 Nov 20232½/7−22−22
FIDE World Cup 20236 Aug 20232½/4−2−3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Nesterov19 May 2024 · Sharjah2589
GMV. Erdos3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232571

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. ErdosLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232110
GML. SantosLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMJ. BjerreLast 11 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
GMJ. PechacLast 12 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
GMN. GrandeliusLast 13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010

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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.