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Tatev Abrahamyan
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Tatev Abrahamyan

United StatesBorn 1988 (age 38)FIDE ID 13301918

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2348
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2343
Luft

Flair

Tatev Abrahamyan's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureFrench Defense in 7 of 13 games with black, among the best women
  • 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
  • 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

Trophy cabinet

Tatev Abrahamyan's classical titles

2 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • American Cup×2

Attributes

Tactics 73Positional 63Endgame 67Openings 66Composure 64Defence 65Speed 54Consistency 63

Luft classical rating

2348No. 426

From 30 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2356 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2356 level, blended with their FIDE rating+2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity30 classical games in top events0

Openings

Their most-played, from 30 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense570%
Caro-Kann Defense367%
Italian Game350%
King's Pawn Game1100%
Ruy Lopez1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 1 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation250%
Kan Variation1100%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Classical Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Endgame Offer1100%
Main line1100%
Classical Variation10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense225%
Classical Variation1100%

King's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Leonardis Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

French Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 5 · 14%

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation413%
Schlechter Variation150%
Knight Variation10%
King's Indian Attack10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%

Nimzo-Larsen Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Rapport-Jobava System

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
U.S. Chess Championships 202621 Oct 2026=7th−21−24
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/9+12+11
American Cup 20269 Mar 20264½/10+20
FIDE World Team Championship 202521 Nov 20252½/5−2−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMC. Yip11 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262484
IMLu Miaoyi21 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252440
IMA. Sargsyan8 Mar 2026 · American Cup 20262380
WIMR. Li7 Mar 2026 · American Cup 20262375
IMR. Atwell19 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262325

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMA. SargsyanLast 10 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20265212
IMC. YipLast 11 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20265113
WIMR. LiLast 17 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20263120
IMLu MiaoyiLast 21 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252101
IMA. Matnadze BujiashviliLast 18 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20251010

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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.