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Seyed Abolfazl Moosavifar

IranBorn 2010 (age 16)FIDE ID 42548195

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2422
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2419
Luft

Flair

Seyed Abolfazl Moosavifar's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • RisingRating increased by +64 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
  • 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
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 71Positional 70Endgame 72Openings 65Composure 66Defence 75Speed 59Consistency 66

Luft classical rating

2422No. 379

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2475 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2475 level, blended with their FIDE rating+8
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 11 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Caro-Kann Defense225%
Sicilian Defense1100%
Scotch Game10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation225%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1100%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Gambit10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense275%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line10%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Oskemen Open 202625 Jul 2026=62nd−2−1
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20263½/7+13+13

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Azarov9 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262557
GME. Mamedov11 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262464
FMXu Ziyuan8 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262455

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMI. SaricLast 3 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20261001
GMA. SaranaLast 5 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20261001
GMA. PredkeLast 7 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20261010
FMXu ZiyuanLast 8 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20261100
GMS. AzarovLast 9 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20261100

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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.