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Nijat Abasov
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Nijat Abasov

AzerbaijanBorn 1995 (age 31)FIDE ID 13402960

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2576
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2585
Luft

Flair

Nijat Abasov'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

Nijat Abasov's classical titles

0 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • European Team Championship 2021Gold, 1st reserve board · Azerbaijan

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 79Endgame 84Openings 75Composure 76Defence 79Speed 75Consistency 81

Luft classical rating

2576No. 138

From 19 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2655 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2655 level, blended with their FIDE rating+12
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−7
Activity19 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 74 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined856%
Queen's Pawn Game779%
Caro-Kann Defense367%
Sicilian Defense367%
Nimzo-Indian Defense333%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 8 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 1 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Main line333%
Ragozin Defense2100%
Exchange Variation250%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 0 · 79%

VariationGamesScore
London System683%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Endgame Variation1100%
Exchange Variation1100%
Endgame Offer10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Modern Variations150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation225%
Three Knights Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 5 · 31%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack530%
Four Knights Variation20%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 2 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack225%
French Attack225%
Classical Attack150%

Catalan Opening

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense350%
Closed1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Maróczy Variation1100%
Two Knights Attack150%
Tartakower Variation150%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Nimzo-Larsen Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship7 Nov 20261/3−10−10
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+5+5
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=2nd+14+16
German Bundesliga 2025/261 Mar 20263/4+8+8
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20252/40+2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMF. Caruana22 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232782
GMS. Vidit16 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232719
GMA. Salem13 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232661
GMM. Bluebaum24 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Bundesliga 20222651
GMT. Banusz9 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272571

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMS. ViditLast 20 Apr 2024 · FIDE Candidates 20244130
GMF. CaruanaLast 14 Apr 2024 · FIDE Candidates 20244112
GMH. NakamuraLast 15 Apr 2024 · FIDE Candidates 20243012
GMPraggnanandhaa R.Last 15 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20243012
GMM. BluebaumLast 24 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242110

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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.