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David Paravyan
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David Paravyan

FIDEBorn 1998 (age 28)FIDE ID 4194985

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2581
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2587
Luft

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No classical titles on record yet.

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 33 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense383%
Caro-Kann Defense383%
Ruy Lopez350%
Queen's Gambit Declined275%
King's Indian Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation275%
Kan Variation1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation275%
Tartakower Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense250%
Closed150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%
Capablanca Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kramer Variation1100%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 0 · 88%

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Attack2100%
Modern Attack275%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense275%
Exchange Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense250%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Double Fianchetto1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=2nd+6+6
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=24th−9−8
Sharjah Masters 202525 May 2025=10th0−3
Qatar Masters 202412 Dec 2024=7th+3+5
Qatar Masters 202320 Oct 20234½/7+11+11

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMGukesh D.18 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20232758
GMZhu Jiner21 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252541
GMIlamparthi A R.28 Jul 2026 · Oskemen Open 20262524
GMJ. Malek17 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252511
GMM. Kazhgaleyev12 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20242488

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMT. TranLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232110
GMM. BluebaumLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMA. ErigaisiLast 9 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20242002
GMO. NigmatovLast 1 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262110
WGMD. DeshmukhLast 12 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20231100

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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.