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Adar Tarhan
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Adar Tarhan

TürkiyeBorn 2007 (age 19)FIDE ID 34544712

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2506
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2487
Luft

Flair

Adar Tarhan'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 73Positional 74Endgame 79Openings 72Composure 77Defence 77Speed 61Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2506No. 266

From 18 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2533 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2533 level, blended with their FIDE rating+11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+9
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity18 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 40 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game530%
Indian Defense333%
Sicilian Defense250%
King's Indian Attack, with e6225%
Queen's Indian Defense225%

Italian Game

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 2 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense438%
Classical Variation10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System225%
Wade-Tartakower Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation150%
Najdorf Variation150%

King's Indian Attack, with e6

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line225%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Capablanca Variation225%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense250%
Closed250%
Morphy Defense150%

Italian Game

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo225%
Classical Variation225%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation225%
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Harrwitz Attack10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Romanian Team Chess Championships 202611 Oct 20264/8+9+8
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20262½/6−2−3
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd+6+9
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 2025½/4−9−9
First League of Serbia 202528 Sep 20255/11+30

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMI. Samunenkov12 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262596
GMT. Kuybokarov20 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252542
GMT. Stremavicius5 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242540
IMN. Averin10 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262425
FMI. Yeletsky9 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262411

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. AdhibanLast 11 Oct 2026 · Romanian Team Chess Championships 20262020
GMM. PetkovLast 3 Oct 2026 · Romanian Team Chess Championships 20262020
GMPranesh M.Last 8 Oct 2026 · Romanian Team Chess Championships 20262020
GML. MendoncaLast 18 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20231010
GMM. YilmazyerliLast 19 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20231001

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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.