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Parham Maghsoodloo
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Parham Maghsoodloo

IranBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 12539929

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2714
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2705
Luft

Flair

Parham Maghsoodloo's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 93, from 10 endgames
  • PositionalPositional 92, from 31 positional games they steered
  • 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
  • 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+
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Endgame Specialist
  • Positional

Trophy cabinet

Parham Maghsoodloo's classical titles

1 classical title, 1 medal, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 76Positional 92Endgame 93Openings 86Composure 83Defence 83Speed 83Consistency 82

Luft classical rating

2714No. 22

From 18 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2749 level, with 1 win against the top 10.

ResultsPlayed at a 2749 level, blended with their FIDE rating+10
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity18 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 178 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening2167%
Queen's Gambit Declined1050%
Tarrasch Defense771%
Ruy Lopez757%
Nimzo-Indian Defense683%

English Opening

With White: 21 games, won 9, drew 10, lost 2 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation1055%
Agincourt Defense383%
Anglo-Indian Defense367%
Symmetrical Variation367%
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense1100%
Mikenas-Carls Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 10 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 4 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense333%
Exchange Variation2100%
Queen's Knight Variation225%
Main line1100%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Harrwitz Attack10%

Tarrasch Defense

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 1 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Variation383%
Schara Gambit275%
Prague Variation1100%
Dubov Tarrasch10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 7 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 1 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense450%
Closed1100%
Open Berlin Defense150%
Morphy Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation475%
St. Petersburg Variation1100%
Rubinstein System1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 31 games, won 12, drew 9, lost 10 · 53%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1457%
Moscow Variation856%
Taimanov Variation333%
Alapin Variation2100%
Kan Variation225%
Prins Variation150%
Modern Variations10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 13 games, won 3, drew 9, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation961%
Exchange Variation250%
Two Knights Attack150%
Endgame Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 8 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 0 · 69%

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation463%
Exchange Variation275%
Vienna Variation1100%
Orthodox Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed350%
Berlin Defense250%
Morphy Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 3 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
Three Knights Variation150%
Kmoch Variation150%
Classical Variation10%
Romanishin Variation10%
St. Petersburg Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Bundesliga Cup Team Championship 202631 May 20262/2+3+3
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20264½/7−3−5
Prague International Chess Festival 20266 Mar 2026=2nd+5+5
FIDE World Cup 202512 Nov 20254/6+7+5
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20254½/6+4+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Keymer1 Mar 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262776
GMPraggnanandhaa R.23 Jun 2025 · 2nd Uzchess Cup2767
GMA. Firouzja6 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252754
GMS. Vidit5 Mar 2024 · Prague Chess Festival 20242747
GML. Aronian29 Jan 2023 · Tata Steel Masters 20232735

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. ErigaisiLast 9 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20255140
GMR. RapportLast 23 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20255230
GMGukesh D.Last 4 Mar 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20265032
GMN. AbdusattorovLast 26 Feb 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20265023
GMPraggnanandhaa R.Last 23 Jun 2025 · 2nd Uzchess Cup4310

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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.