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M. Amin Tabatabaei
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M. Amin Tabatabaei

IranBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 12521213

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2718
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2720
Luft

Flair

M. Amin Tabatabaei's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter65% decisive: 13 wins, 2 losses
  • 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
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fighter

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M. Amin Tabatabaei's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 81Positional 86Endgame 85Openings 91Composure 87Defence 88Speed 80Consistency 92

Luft classical rating

2718No. 19

From 23 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2736 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2736 level, blended with their FIDE rating+6
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−5
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity23 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 101 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game869%
Sicilian Defense764%
English Opening580%
Queen's Gambit Declined488%
Nimzo-Indian Defense367%

Italian Game

With White: 8 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 1 · 69%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense570%
Classical Variation250%
Giuoco Pianissimo1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 1 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Dragon275%
Moscow Variation250%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Modern Variations10%

English Opening

With White: 5 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 0 · 80%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation580%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation3100%
Main line150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation1100%
Classical Variation150%
Rubinstein System150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 12 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 4 · 46%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation560%
Najdorf Variation350%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%
Myers Attack10%
Alapin Variation10%

English Opening

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 3 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense250%
King's English Variation225%
Four Knights System1100%
Agincourt Defense150%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense275%
Closed1100%
Open Berlin Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation150%
Charousek Variation150%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Exchange Variation150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian275%
Wade-Tartakower Defense1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264½/7−8−8
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/10+4+5
Reykjavik Open 202631 Mar 20261st+14+15
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=27th+3−1
Fujairah Global 20251 Sep 2025=2nd+20

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Vachier-Lagrave7 Nov 2024 · Chennai Grandmasters 20242737
GMA. Sarana6 Nov 2024 · Chennai Grandmasters 20242679
GMH. Martirosyan23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262661
GMJ. Christiansen26 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252658
GMA. Indjic25 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252644

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. KeymerLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20233003
GMV. PranavLast 13 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253201
GMA. DonchenkoLast 1 Sep 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252011
GMH. SalinasLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232110
GML. LivaicLast 2 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252200

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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.