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Manuel Petrosyan
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Manuel Petrosyan

ArmeniaBorn 1998 (age 28)FIDE ID 13300857

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2580
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2576
Luft

Flair

Manuel Petrosyan's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • 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
  • 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

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

Manuel Petrosyan's classical titles

3 classical titles, newest first

  • Armenian Championship 20261st
  • Armenian Championship 20261st
  • Armenian Championship 20221st
  • Armenian Championship×3

Attributes

Tactics 78Positional 78Endgame 80Openings 79Composure 77Defence 79Speed 75Consistency 80

Luft classical rating

2580No. 136

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2591 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2591 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 32 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Caro-Kann Defense367%
Sicilian Defense350%
Catalan Opening275%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
Bogo-Indian Defense1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%
Two Knights Attack150%
Advance Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation225%
Modern Variations1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Harrwitz Attack150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%
Advance Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%
Closed10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense1100%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Queenside Fianchetto Variation1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264½/6+7+7
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd−9−7
Qatar Masters 202412 Dec 2024=35th−3−2
European Individual Chess Championship 202419 Nov 2024=19th−1−3
Sharjah22 May 20245/9+2+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Yilmaz13 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242568
GMM. Bosiocic27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262563
GMP. Anand21 May 2024 · Sharjah2530
GMS. Avila Pavas15 May 2024 · Sharjah2514
IMF. Olsen19 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242470

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. TabatabaeiLast 25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231001
GMH. DronavalliLast 14 May 2024 · Sharjah1010
GMS. Avila PavasLast 15 May 2024 · Sharjah1100
GMJ. SindarovLast 16 May 2024 · Sharjah1010
GMA. ErigaisiLast 17 May 2024 · Sharjah1001

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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.