Prepare against Tair Vahidov
GM · Uzbekistan · World #6,128 classical · FIDE ID 14200155
When preparing against Tair Vahidov, expect 1.c4 in 45% of White games. Against 1.e4 the reply is 1...e5 (59% of games); against 1.d4, 1...Nf6 (88%). Lowest win rate among frequent openings: Slav Defense as White, 15.9% over 44 games.
Our database contains 826 games by Tair Vahidov, covering Apr 2003 to Nov 2026. Below you'll find Tair Vahidov's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Tair Vahidov before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.
Ratings
| Time control | Current | Peak | Peak date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classical | 2,246 | 2,546 | Apr 2003 |
| Rapid | 2,392 | 2,519 | Apr 2015 |
| Blitz | 2,395 | 2,537 | May 2015 |
Performance record
| Split | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 826 | 263 | 414 | 149 | 31.8% |
| As White | 419 | 152 | 210 | 57 | 36.3% |
| As Black | 407 | 111 | 204 | 92 | 27.3% |
FIDE rated record
From FIDE's official rated-game ledger (1982-2026): 1,061 rated games against 726 different opponents, across 75 events in 13 countries. These counts cover FIDE-rated play only, so they differ from the database totals above.
By time control
| Format | Games | W | D | L | Win rate | Avg opp | Perf | Unbeaten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical | 782 | 225 | 453 | 104 | 28.8% | 2,340 | 2,398 | 49 |
| Rapid | 122 | 63 | 42 | 17 | 51.6% | 2,201 | 2,344 | 19 |
| Blitz | 146 | 79 | 29 | 38 | 54.1% | 2,273 | 2,376 | 19 |
Against the field
| Opposition | Games | W | D | L | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Against higher-rated | 298 | 39 | 160 | 99 | 13.1% |
| Against lower-rated | 712 | 301 | 357 | 54 | 42.3% |
Wins over titled players: 68 vs GM · 68 vs IM · 69 vs FM · 11 vs CM · 12 vs WGM · 6 vs WIM · 4 vs WFM.
Tournament wins
5 tournament wins from 72 events, 2 of them outright.
Year by year
| Year | Games | W | D | L | Avg opp | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2,030 | 2,152 |
| 2025 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2,045 | 2,095 |
| 2024 | 58 | 13 | 34 | 11 | 2,271 | 2,285 |
| 2023 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2,033 | 2,193 |
| 2022 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2,058 | 2,058 |
| 2021 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2,127 | 2,201 |
| 2019 | 61 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 2,195 | 2,320 |
| 2018 | 79 | 25 | 42 | 12 | 2,311 | 2,364 |
| 2017 | 62 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 2,284 | 2,381 |
| 2016 | 79 | 32 | 29 | 18 | 2,341 | 2,412 |
| 2015 | 54 | 21 | 30 | 3 | 2,208 | 2,336 |
| 2014 | 50 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 2,517 | 2,508 |
| 2013 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2,116 | 2,383 |
| 2012 | 73 | 30 | 36 | 7 | 2,305 | 2,421 |
| 2011 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2,393 | 2,462 |
| 2010 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2,325 | 2,400 |
| 2009 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2,339 | 2,472 |
| 2008 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2,379 | 2,561 |
| 2006 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2,384 | 2,450 |
| 2004 | 48 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 2,362 | 2,479 |
| 2003 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2,447 | 2,522 |
| 2002 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2,443 | 2,503 |
| 2001 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 2,497 | 2,533 |
| 2000 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2,376 | 2,461 |
| 1999 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2,465 | 2,532 |
| 1998 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2,376 | 2,438 |
| 1997 | 33 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2,419 | 2,434 |
| 1996 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2,500 | 2,609 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2,420 | 2,820 |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 1993 | 31 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 2,466 | 2,407 |
| 1992 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2,459 | 2,559 |
| 1991 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2,413 | 2,333 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,390 | 1,990 |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2,380 | 2,580 |
| 1988 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2,429 | 2,429 |
| 1987 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2,420 | 2,347 |
| 1985 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2,440 | 2,573 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,310 | 1,910 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| 1982 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2,450 | 2,850 |
Where Tair Vahidov has played
Uzbekistan (24) · Malaysia (15) · Kazakhstan (9) · England (4) · Iran (4) · Kyrgyzstan (4) · Brunei (3) · India (3) · United Arab Emirates (3) · Bangladesh (2) · Thailand (2) · Mongolia (1) · Philippines (1)
Move-by-move preparation stats
Straight from the preparation tree built over all of Tair Vahidov's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Tair Vahidov's side.
First moves as White (418 games)
| Move | Games | Share | Player score |
|---|---|---|---|
| c4 | 190 | 45.5% | 63.7% |
| d4 | 135 | 32.3% | 57.8% |
| Nf3 | 70 | 16.7% | 64.3% |
| e4 | 21 | 5.0% | 54.8% |
| g3 | 2 | 0.5% | 25.0% |
Main lines as White
- 1.c4 — 45% of White games, 63.7% score
- …Nf6 (27% of these games) — Vahidov usually continues Nc3 (73.5% score)
- …e5 (23% of these games) — Vahidov usually continues Nc3 (65.4% score)
- …e6 (21% of these games) — Vahidov usually continues Nc3 (50.0% score)
- 1.d4 — 32% of White games, 57.8% score
- …Nf6 (56% of these games) — Vahidov usually continues c4 (59.2% score)
- …d5 (33% of these games) — Vahidov usually continues c4 (54.3% score)
- …e6 (4% of these games) — Vahidov usually continues Nf3 (66.7% score)
As Black against 1.e4 (197 games)
| Move | Games | Share | Player score |
|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 117 | 59.4% | 52.6% |
| e6 | 48 | 24.4% | 57.3% |
| c5 | 26 | 13.2% | 67.3% |
| d6 | 2 | 1.0% | 75.0% |
| Nf6 | 2 | 1.0% | 50.0% |
| d5 | 1 | 0.5% | 100.0% |
As Black against 1.d4 (144 games)
| Move | Games | Share | Player score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 126 | 87.5% | 47.6% |
| d5 | 11 | 7.6% | 50.0% |
| d6 | 4 | 2.8% | 50.0% |
| c5 | 1 | 0.7% | 100.0% |
| g6 | 1 | 0.7% | 100.0% |
| f5 | 1 | 0.7% | 50.0% |
Tair Vahidov's chess games
All 826 games by Tair Vahidov in the Chess.ceo database (Apr 2003 - Nov 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 263 wins, 414 draws, 149 losses.
Openings as White
| ECO | Opening | Games | W/D/L | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A28 | English Opening: Reverse Sicilian | 55 | 26/20/9 | 47.3% |
| A16 | English Opening | 48 | 21/20/7 | 43.8% |
| D14 | Slav Defense | 44 | 7/36/1 | 15.9% |
| D35 | Indian Defense | 41 | 9/26/6 | 22.0% |
| A34 | English Opening: Symmetrical | 25 | 11/12/2 | 44.0% |
| D93 | Grünfeld Defense | 16 | 6/9/1 | 37.5% |
| D02 | Réti Opening | 15 | 9/6/0 | 60.0% |
| A42 | Modern Defense | 14 | 6/3/5 | 42.9% |
| D34 | Queen's Gambit Declined | 13 | 4/7/2 | 30.8% |
| D31 | Semi-Slav Defense | 12 | 7/2/3 | 58.3% |
Openings as Black
| ECO | Opening | Games | W/D/L | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D85 | Grünfeld Defense | 70 | 15/39/16 | 21.4% |
| C42 | Petrov's Defense | 51 | 14/27/10 | 27.5% |
| D75 | Indian Defense | 32 | 6/16/10 | 18.8% |
| A38 | English Opening | 27 | 9/10/8 | 33.3% |
| C07 | French: Tarrasch Variation | 22 | 6/13/3 | 27.3% |
| B28 | Sicilian | 14 | 9/3/2 | 64.3% |
| C11 | French: Classical Variation | 13 | 3/6/4 | 23.1% |
| C64 | Ruy Lopez: Classical | 12 | 3/5/4 | 25.0% |
| C88 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | 11 | 2/8/1 | 18.2% |
| A34 | English Opening: Symmetrical | 10 | 3/5/2 | 30.0% |
Notable wins
| Date | Opponent | Elo | Event | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2014 | Arkadij Naiditsch | 2,705 | 8th Wch Blitz | A28 |
| Jun 2014 | Ernesto Inarkiev | 2,682 | 8th Wch Blitz | C42 |
| Jun 2014 | Zahar Efimenko | 2,648 | 8th Wch Blitz | C42 |
| Jun 2020 | Vitaliy Bernadskiy | 2,629 | 14th PNWCC Online Blitz JP | E61 |
| Jun 2014 | Vadim Milov | 2,622 | 8th Wch Blitz | D94 |
Top events
| Event | Year | Games | Score | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ch-UZB | 2018 | 29 | 17 | 2,470 |
| ch-Asia | 2001 | 22 | 13.5 | 2,561 |
| Titled Tuesday | 2025 | 22 | 14.5 | 2,409 |
| ch-Commonwealth | 2004 | 19 | 12.5 | 2,501 |
| 8th Wch Blitz | 2014 | 19 | 8.5 | 2,575 |
| Dieren Open | 1998 | 18 | 11 | 2,418 |
| Agzamov Memorial | 1987 | 17 | 5 | 2,274 |
| Tashkent zt 3.4 | 2021 | 14 | 5.5 | 2,318 |
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Start preparationFrequently asked questions
Where can I find Tair Vahidov's chess games?
826 games by Tair Vahidov, from Apr 2003 to Nov 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Tair Vahidov has played.
What does Tair Vahidov play on the first move as White?
Across 418 games with White in our database, Tair Vahidov opens with 1.c4 (45% of games), 1.d4 (32% of games), 1.Nf3 (17% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Tair Vahidov answers 1...e5 (59% of games), 1...e6 (24% of games), 1...c5 (13% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (88% of games), 1...d5 (8% of games), 1...d6 (3% of games).
What openings does Tair Vahidov play as White?
As White, Tair Vahidov's most-played openings in our database are: English Opening: Reverse Sicilian (55 games, 47.3% win rate); English Opening (48 games, 43.8% win rate); Slav Defense (44 games, 15.9% win rate). The full breakdown of 419 games with White is in the table above.
What openings does Tair Vahidov play as Black?
As Black, Tair Vahidov most often plays: Grünfeld Defense (70 games, 21.4% win rate); Petrov's Defense (51 games, 27.5% win rate); Indian Defense (32 games, 18.8% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 407 games.
What is Tair Vahidov's FIDE rating?
Tair Vahidov is currently rated 2,246 in classical chess, 2,392 in rapid and 2,395 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,546 (Apr 2003).
How many games has Tair Vahidov played?
Our database contains 826 games by Tair Vahidov, covering Apr 2003 to Nov 2026. Overall record: 263 wins, 414 draws, 149 losses (31.8% win rate).
How do I prepare against Tair Vahidov?
826 games by Tair Vahidov reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.