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Anna-Maja Kazarian
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Anna-Maja Kazarian

NetherlandsBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 1033689

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2300
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2315
Luft

Flair

Anna-Maja Kazarian's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureFrench Defense in 7 of 9 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
  • 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
  • Signature

Trophy cabinet

Anna-Maja Kazarian's classical titles

0 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • European Women's Team Championship 2015Bronze, reserve board · Netherlands

Attributes

Tactics 59Positional 66Endgame 66Openings 66Composure 60Defence 64Speed 46Consistency 55

Luft classical rating

2300No. 458

From 19 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2208 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2208 level, blended with their FIDE rating−11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+4
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−4
Activity19 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 25 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense617%
Zukertort Opening250%
Philidor Defense1100%
Ruy Lopez150%
Four Knights Game150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 4 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Main line225%
Alapin Variation150%
Dragon Variation10%
Taimanov Variation10%
Najdorf Variation10%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Reversed Grünfeld1100%
Main line10%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense150%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted150%

French Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 4 · 36%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation250%
Tarrasch Variation225%
Classical Variation20%
Advance Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation20%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264½/7+13+11
German Bundesliga 2026/273 Oct 20260/1−7−7
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202625 Sep 20264½/8−37−35
Dutch Championship 202611 Jul 20261½/4−6−5
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=52nd−24−25

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMU. Fataliyeva20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262395
IME. Roebers8 Jul 2026 · Dutch Championship 20262389
WGMB. Krasteva6 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252316
FML. Schulze19 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242283
WGMI. Berzina19 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262217

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMM. van ForeestLast 11 Jul 2026 · Dutch Championship 20264013
IMU. FataliyevaLast 20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262101
IME. RoebersLast 9 Jul 2026 · Dutch Championship 20262110
WFME. Deak-SalaLast 22 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262110
IMG. MammadovaLast 12 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1001

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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.