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Mariam Mkrtchyan
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Mariam Mkrtchyan

ArmeniaBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 13310828

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2422
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2421
Luft

Flair

Mariam Mkrtchyan'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

Mariam Mkrtchyan's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Armenian Championship 20221st
  • Armenian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 73Positional 72Endgame 63Openings 74Composure 67Defence 72Speed 48Consistency 56

Luft classical rating

2422No. 379

From 22 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2435 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2435 level, blended with their FIDE rating+2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity22 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 33 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined383%
King's Indian Defense2100%
Queen's Gambit Accepted2100%
Queen's Indian Defense250%
Sicilian Defense225%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation1100%
Exchange Variation1100%
Barmen Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%
Semi-Averbakh System1100%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Bogoljubow Defense1100%
Main line1100%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%
Petrosian Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%

Italian Game

With Black: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense2100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Open250%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Chigorin Defense150%
Marshall Gambit150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Harrwitz Attack150%
Queen's Knight Variation10%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20269/11+47+48
25th European Chess Championship 20264 Jun 2026=19th−30−29
Kazakhstan Cup Final 202512 Dec 20255½/8+22+17
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20256½/9+35+35
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20245½/11−3−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMG. Tokhirjonova27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262357
WGMA. Kairbekova4 Dec 2025 · Kazakhstan Cup Final 20252353
WGML. Kurmangaliyeva12 Dec 2025 · Kazakhstan Cup Final 20252339
FMA. Avramidou26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262330
IMD. Nomin-Erdene12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252306

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMSong YuxinLast 25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262011
IMB. MunguntuulLast 9 Dec 2025 · Kazakhstan Cup Final 20252020
GMA. UsheninaLast 14 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252020
WGMM. HejazipourLast 15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1001
IMD. DeshmukhLast 9 Jun 2024 · FIDE World Junior Championship 20241010

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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.