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Anna M. Sargsyan
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Anna M. Sargsyan

United StatesBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 13308130

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2300
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2320
Luft

Flair

Anna M. Sargsyan's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Chameleon12 different defences in 13 games with black, among the best women
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chameleon

Trophy cabinet

Anna M. Sargsyan's classical titles

2 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • American Cup×2

Attributes

Tactics 62Positional 61Endgame 67Openings 59Composure 66Defence 72Speed 54Consistency 57

Luft classical rating

2300No. 458

From 26 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2216 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2216 level, blended with their FIDE rating−12
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−7
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity26 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 26 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
French Defense383%
Sicilian Defense317%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
Rapport-Jobava System1100%
Queen's Gambit Accepted150%

French Defense

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%
Knight Variation1100%
Winawer Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon10%
French Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Charousek Variation1100%
Exchange Variation10%

Rapport-Jobava System

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Classical Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Defense1100%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Stoltz Variation1100%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Schara Gambit1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
U.S. Chess Championships 202621 Oct 202611th−24−24
2026 President's Cup: National College Chess Championship21 Mar 20261/2−6−6
American Cup 20268 Mar 20264/8−4−2
FIDE World Team Championship 202521 Nov 20253½/6+3+5
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20248/10+29+27

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMSong Yuxin21 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252448
IMLu Miaoyi15 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242438
IMT. Abrahamyan8 Mar 2026 · American Cup 20262379
WGMZ. Tang7 Mar 2026 · American Cup 20262366
WGMJ. Yu20 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262354

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMT. AbrahamyanLast 10 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20265212
IMA. ZatonskihLast 14 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20263111
IMA. LeeLast 21 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262002
IMSong YuxinLast 21 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252101
WGMZ. TangLast 7 Mar 2026 · American Cup 20262110

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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.