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Safarzadeh, Esmail

FM🇮🇷

FIDEFIDE 12500143· Male· Iran· Born in 1953

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Esmail Safarzadeh, a 73-year-old Iranian FIDE Master, is rated 2203 and sitting in the top 2% of Iranian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 113 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈1/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 3, 2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 2, and 2026 Schleinich Memorial Sectional Section A. His peak of 2316 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2001); he also reached Iranian #50 in Dec 2025.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 48).

Current rating

2203

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2316

−113 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 48

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 2%

#77 · Iranian players · of 4,074

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Peak Iranian rank: #50
at age 72 · rated 2301
Dec 2025
24th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2301
Dec 2025
2001
FM title awardedFM
at age 48
Jan 2001
Crossed 2300
at age 48
Jan 2001
Crossed 2200
at age 48
Jan 2001
Crossed 2100
at age 48
Jan 2001

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Josiah Trentalance 1,836
2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 2 · Feb 2026 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
-113
2316 → 2203
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
15/ 2462.5%
12W6D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMichael Xu1,816·2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 3·R5·+1.9
2.[W]vsJosiah Trentalance1,836·2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 2·R5·+1.9
3.[W]vsJames Pajo Botoy1,807·2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 3·R3·+1.9
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsRoy Yearwood2,019·2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 3·R4·-14.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 3
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/5#41944-21.4
2026 CCC Grand Prix Leg 2
Swiss
Feb 20264/5#12065-8.2
2026 Schleinich Memorial Sectional Section A
Round-Robin
Jan 20260.5/5#6—-68.8
2025 CCC Grand Tour Leg 3
Swiss
Nov 20254.5/5#2—-0.2
2025 CCC's Grand Tour Leg 2
Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#8—-14.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 Schleinich Memorial Sectional Section A (-68.8 Elo, finished #6).

Rankings

/
Iran
#77
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,290
in continent
World
#8,022
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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77🇮🇷Safarzadeh, Esmail2,203
Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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1290🇮🇷Safarzadeh, Esmail2,203
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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2,753
9
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