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Shant Sargsyan
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Shant Sargsyan

ArmeniaBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 13306766

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2689
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2648
Luft

Flair

Shant Sargsyan's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • ReliableConsistent across all top events (average performance 2654)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Reliable

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 82Positional 85Endgame 86Openings 83Composure 85Defence 87Speed 80Consistency 93

Luft classical rating

2689No. 36

From 47 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2691 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2691 level, blended with their FIDE rating+20
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+5
Activity47 classical games in top events+6

Openings

Their most-played, from 134 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1867%
Italian Game989%
Queen's Gambit Declined856%
Catalan Opening475%
Ruy Lopez450%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 18 games, won 6, drew 12, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation650%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack560%
Najdorf Variation2100%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Velimirovic Attack1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Classical Variation150%
Closed150%

Italian Game

With White: 9 games, won 7, drew 2, lost 0 · 89%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation488%
Giuoco Pianissimo383%
Two Knights Defense2100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 8 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 1 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation450%
Ragozin Defense1100%
Queen's Knight Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Barmen Variation10%

Catalan Opening

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense475%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed275%
Berlin Defense150%
Morphy Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 13 games, won 3, drew 9, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Closed869%
Morphy Defense225%
Marshall Attack150%
Berlin Defense150%
Open Berlin Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%
Harrwitz Attack250%
Main line1100%
Barmen Variation1100%
Traditional Variation150%
Three Knights Variation150%
Charousek Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 8 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 3 · 31%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation425%
Anglo-Indian Defense333%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Italian Game

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense475%
Classical Variation150%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 1 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack225%
Najdorf Variation150%
Modern Variations150%
Taimanov Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20268/11+18+13
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=5th−4−5
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=24th−3−7
3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament21 Feb 2026=2nd−3−3
IV President Cup Uzbekistan 202512 Dec 2025=4th−6−9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Vachier-Lagrave9 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252738
GMM. Adams20 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2670
GMM. Chigaev28 Jul 2026 · Oskemen Open 20262648
GMA. Sarana24 Mar 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20242646
GMS. Vokhidov18 Feb 2026 · 3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament2644

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. MadaminovLast 21 Feb 2026 · 3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament3111
GMF. SvaneLast 9 Dec 2025 · IV President Cup Uzbekistan 20253030
GMA. IndjicLast 24 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252110
GMA. KozakLast 24 Mar 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20242011
GMB. DeacLast 8 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 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.