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Kirk Ghazarian

United StatesBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 30908604

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2528
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2543
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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 11 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening275%
Queen's Indian Defense150%
Queen's Pawn Game10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense1100%
Neo-Catalan150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Zukertort Variation10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation150%
Tarrasch Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%
Normal Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense150%
King's English Variation10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265½/7+11+12
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3+3+3
FIDE World Cup 20252 Nov 20250/2−8−8
European Chess Club Cup 202519 Oct 20250/1−2−3
Menorca Open 202527 Apr 2025=21st+8+8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMD. Fernandez23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262530
GML. Aroshidze19 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262521
IMA. de Winter26 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20252447
FMP. Marin Ferragut23 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20252401
FMS. Giemsa18 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262209

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMN. PetrovLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252002
GMI. SaricLast 21 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262011
GMI. GorshteinLast 3 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20241001
GMB. AdhibanLast 5 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20241010
GMP. NeumanLast 3 Mar 2025 · Prague International Chess Festival 20251010

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