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Read Samadov

AzerbaijanBorn 2007 (age 19)FIDE ID 13417444

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2526
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2529
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Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 39 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined844%
Queen's Gambit Accepted367%
Semi-Slav Defense250%
King's Indian Defense1100%
Catalan Opening150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 8 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 3 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense450%
Barmen Variation225%
Tartakower Defense150%
Three Knights Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense1100%
Main line150%
Old Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Moscow Gambit250%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 4, drew 4, lost 3 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation863%
French Variation150%
Modern Variations150%
Sozin Attack10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Exchange Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation225%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Averbakh System150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265/7+5+7
European Individual Chess Championship 202618 Apr 2026=24th−10
Azerbaijan Chess Championship 202621 Feb 2026½/4−10−9
FIDE World Cup 20252 Nov 2025½/2−3−3
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20255/7+6+7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Ivic22 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252628
GMJ. Malek24 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252511
GMP. Anand27 Jul 2023 · Biel Festival 20232510
IMA. Villa Tornero18 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262466
FMW. Moritz25 Jul 2023 · Biel Festival 20232442

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. MuradliLast 18 Feb 2026 · Azerbaijan Chess Championship 20263021
GMA. SuleymanliLast 9 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20263003
GMN. GrandeliusLast 25 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252020
GME. GurelLast 13 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262020
GML. LodiciLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011

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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.