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Mircea-Emilian Parligras
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Mircea-Emilian Parligras

RomaniaBorn 1980 (age 46)FIDE ID 1204297

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2529
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2515
Luft

Flair

Mircea-Emilian Parligras'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

Mircea-Emilian Parligras's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • Romanian Championship 20221st
  • Romanian Championship 20161st
  • Romanian Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 74Endgame 82Openings 74Composure 74Defence 80Speed 70Consistency 82

Luft classical rating

2529No. 220

From 18 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2587 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2587 level, blended with their FIDE rating+17
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−4
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+5
Activity18 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 54 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined863%
Semi-Slav Defense350%
Nimzo-Indian Defense350%
Indian Defense275%
Queen's Gambit Accepted250%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 8 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation275%
Ragozin Defense250%
Modern Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Exchange Variation150%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation250%
Main Line150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation250%
Rubinstein System150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian275%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Furman Variation1100%
Old Variation10%

English Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 3 · 20%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation225%
Symmetrical Variation150%
Agincourt Defense10%
Mikenas-Carls Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense450%

King's Indian Attack

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Keres Variation250%
Main line225%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation250%
Modern Variations150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo250%
Classical Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Romanian Team Chess Championships 202611 Oct 20263/6+1−1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264½/7+10+8
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20264/6+11+9
FIDE World Cup 20252 Nov 2025½/2−4−4
Austrian Bundesliga 2024/255 Apr 20253/5+9+7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMD. Kadric3 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242586
GMI. Sokolov11 Oct 2026 · Romanian Team Chess Championships 20262551
GMD. Horvath5 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252543
GMP. Pultinevicius27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262542
GMP. Michalik17 Apr 2026 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262542

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMI. CheparinovLast 25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232011
GMA. FierLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011
GMJ. van ForeestLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001
GMD. NavaraLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMR. SvaneLast 2 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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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.