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Robert Hovhannisyan
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Robert Hovhannisyan

ArmeniaBorn 1991 (age 35)FIDE ID 13302507

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2640
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2637
Luft

Flair

Robert Hovhannisyan's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Chameleon7 different defences in 8 games with black
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chameleon

Trophy cabinet

Robert Hovhannisyan's classical titles

4 classical titles, newest first

  • Armenian Championship 20251st
  • Armenian Championship 20251st
  • Armenian Championship 20241st
  • Armenian Championship 20111st
  • Armenian Championship×4

Attributes

Tactics 78Positional 85Endgame 89Openings 80Composure 86Defence 79Speed 76Consistency 87

Luft classical rating

2640No. 73

From 21 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2655 level, with 1 win against the top 10.

ResultsPlayed at a 2655 level, blended with their FIDE rating+7
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity21 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 57 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1650%
Ruy Lopez675%
Four Knights Game383%
French Defense275%
Caro-Kann Defense225%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 16 games, won 3, drew 10, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation540%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation350%
Taimanov Variation275%
O'Kelly Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation150%
Dragon Variation150%
Old Sicilian150%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Chekhover Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense475%
Morphy Defense1100%
Open150%

Four Knights Game

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation2100%
Scotch Variation Accepted150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation1100%
Classical Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation225%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation350%
Barmen Variation1100%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1100%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack225%
Paulsen Attack1100%
Nimzowitsch Attack150%
French Attack150%

English Opening

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation275%
Agincourt Defense225%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Double Fianchetto333%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense250%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−5−5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264½/90+2
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=5th+7+4
FIDE World Cup 20258 Nov 20251½/4−10
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20254/8−4−5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMW. So23 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262774
GMV. Fedoseev6 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252731
GMV. Onyshchuk21 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242610
GMS. Gumularz15 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252584
GMN. Petrov9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252576

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. DaneshvarLast 21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262011
GMI. SamunenkovLast 12 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252020
GMJ. van ForeestLast 24 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262011
GMJ. SindarovLast 26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262002
GMR. SadhwaniLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020

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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.