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Mahammad Muradli
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Mahammad Muradli

AzerbaijanBorn 2003 (age 23)FIDE ID 13409301

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2642
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2662
Luft

Flair

Mahammad Muradli's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 8 of 12 games with black
  • 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

Mahammad Muradli's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 86Positional 85Endgame 82Openings 84Composure 87Defence 75Speed 77Consistency 76

Luft classical rating

2642No. 70

From 28 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2628 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2628 level, blended with their FIDE rating−14
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−3
Activity28 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 79 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1258%
English Opening560%
Grünfeld Defense3100%
Queen's Indian Defense383%
Bogo-Indian Defense367%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 12 games, won 3, drew 8, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation488%
Ragozin Defense350%
Barmen Variation250%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Main line10%

English Opening

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation275%
Agincourt Defense1100%
Main line150%
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Grünfeld Defense

With White: 3 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation2100%
Three Knights Variation1100%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation275%
Classical Variation1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Vitolins Variation275%
Retreat Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 27 games, won 8, drew 12, lost 7 · 52%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1464%
Moscow Variation625%
Main line250%
Modern Variations225%
Alapin Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Kalashnikov Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense275%
Exchange Variation1100%
Barmen Variation150%
Vienna Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation250%
Karpov System150%
Main line150%

English Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%
King's English Variation10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation225%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
KazChess Masters Almaty 20263 Nov 20264/9−17−18
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20268/11+9+14
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=2nd+8+12
Azerbaijan Chess Championship 202621 Feb 20263/4+12+13
European Team Chess Championship 20259 Oct 20252/4−2−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Mamedyarov21 Feb 2026 · Azerbaijan Chess Championship 20262727
GMT. Radjabov20 May 2024 · Sharjah2723
GMB. Deac14 May 2024 · Sharjah2692
GMS. Sjugirov16 May 2024 · Sharjah2691
GMM. Warmerdam18 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242653

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. DaneshvarLast 11 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20254022
IMR. SamadovLast 18 Feb 2026 · Azerbaijan Chess Championship 20263120
GMN. SarinLast 27 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252020
GMP. MaghsoodlooLast 13 Apr 2025 · Reykjavik Open 20252002
GMS. SargsyanLast 25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262011

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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.