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Rauf Mamedov
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Rauf Mamedov

AzerbaijanBorn 1988 (age 38)FIDE ID 13401653

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2627
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2632
Luft

Flair

Rauf Mamedov'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

Rauf Mamedov's classical titles

6 classical titles, 9 medals, newest first

  • Azerbaijani Championship 20251st
  • European Team Championship 2021Bronze, board 3 · Azerbaijan
  • Chess Olympiad 2018Bronze, board 4 · Azerbaijan
  • European Team Championship 2017Gold, board 4 · Azerbaijan
  • European Team Championship 2017Gold, team · Azerbaijan
  • Azerbaijani Championship 20151st
  • European Team Championship 2013Bronze, board 4 · Azerbaijan
  • European Team Championship 2013Gold, team · Azerbaijan
  • World Team Championship 2010Silver, 1st reserve board · Azerbaijan
  • European Team Championship 2009Gold, team · Azerbaijan
  • Azerbaijani Championship 20081st
  • European Team Championship 2007Bronze, team · Azerbaijan
  • Azerbaijani Championship 20061st
  • Azerbaijani Championship 20041st
  • Azerbaijani Championship 20031st
  • Azerbaijani Championship×6

Attributes

Tactics 83Positional 77Endgame 81Openings 84Composure 82Defence 82Speed 83Consistency 89

Luft classical rating

2627No. 85

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2629 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2629 level, blended with their FIDE rating0
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 66 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense972%
Italian Game972%
French Defense367%
King's Indian Attack2100%
Petrov's Defense275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 4, drew 5, lost 0 · 72%

VariationGamesScore
Closed2100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation275%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%

Italian Game

With White: 9 games, won 5, drew 3, lost 1 · 72%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense383%
Classical Variation383%
Giuoco Pianissimo250%
Giuoco Piano150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation275%
Tarrasch Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Defense1100%
Main line1100%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Attack1100%
Classical Attack150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 12 games, won 2, drew 8, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack550%
Classical Variation1100%
Alapin Variation1100%
Kalashnikov Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Dragon Variation10%
Moscow Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation2100%
Normal Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense367%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Variation225%
Classical Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation225%
Symmetrical Variation1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20262½/400
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202625 Sep 20264½/7+10
FIDE World Cup 20256 Nov 20251/3−7−6
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20253/500
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20253/7−9−9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Volokitin13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252617
GMXu Xiangyu6 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252615
GMM. Matlakov12 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252609
GMI. Papaioannou23 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262608
GMD. Dardha15 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252598

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. PredkeLast 14 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253021
GMI. NepomniachtchiLast 11 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253021
GMS. Kourkoulos-ArditisLast 9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20253210
GMR. SvaneLast 6 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20253021
GMV. GazikLast 5 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252110

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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.