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Sergey Sklokin-Bagiyan

ArmeniaBorn 2013 (age 13)FIDE ID 55730230

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2555
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2498
Luft

Flair

Sergey Sklokin-Bagiyan's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureCaro-Kann Defense in 7 of 10 games with black
  • Underdog4 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • RisingRating increased by +176 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
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games 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
  • 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
  • Signature
  • Underdog
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 76Positional 74Endgame 82Openings 74Composure 78Defence 82Speed 66Consistency 82

Luft classical rating

2555No. 173

From 22 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2657 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2657 level, blended with their FIDE rating+50
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+5
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+5
Activity22 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 22 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense961%
Italian Game275%
French Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 2, drew 7, lost 0 · 61%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation350%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation275%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Nimzowitsch Variation150%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Closed150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Two Knights Defense150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Alekhine-Chatard Attack1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 0 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation658%
Maróczy Variation150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation225%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20265/8+19+15
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20265/8+25+25
Reykjavik Open 202631 Mar 2026=37th+11+10

Best wins

OpponentRating
GML. Mendonca13 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262629
GMA. Mittal15 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262621
GMM. Gholami Orimi8 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262530
GMK. Nogerbek6 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262513
IMLou Yiping16 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262433

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. CornetteLast 26 Mar 2026 · Reykjavik Open 20261010
GMA. SuleymenovLast 27 Mar 2026 · Reykjavik Open 20261010
GMV. StefanssonLast 28 Mar 2026 · Reykjavik Open 20261010
GMP. BalakrishnanLast 29 Mar 2026 · Reykjavik Open 20261010
GMA. TariLast 30 Mar 2026 · Reykjavik Open 20261010

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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.