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Deljou, Rahim
🇮🇷FIDE 12500429· Male· Iran· Born in 1957
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Rahim Deljou, a 69-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1932. He has fluctuated between 1915 and 1997 over the past 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Gilan Ramadan Standard Tournament 1404, The 23th National Mens Chess Tournament of the ministry of energy - Standard 1404, and Gilan 1st league 1404 Round 5. Also played 8 rapid (including 2nd gilan weekly touranment 1405 - Rapid 17 Ordibehesht) and 4 blitz events (including Gilan weekly Blitz - 16 Mordad) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 29 months (2003–2005), 23 months (2007–2009), 17 months (2009–2011) and 41 months (2011–2015). His peak of 2230 was reached at age 49 (Oct 2006); he also reached Iranian #38 in Jan 2001.
Current rating
1932
Standard
Rpd1864·Blz1813
All-time high
2230
−298 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 49
Oct 2006 · age 49
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#40,527
#40,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2024
1st Iranian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1997
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1929 → 1995
Sep 2024
2018
2nd Iranian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2079
Jan 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 60
Apr 2017
2015
3rd Iranian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2097
Jan 2015
2011
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2123 → returned at 2097
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
The 23th National Mens Chess Tournament of the ministry of energy - Standard 1404perf 2536 (+586) · 7/5 · #4
Evolution
-26
1958 → 1932
Tournaments
6
28 games
Score
21.5/ 2876.8%
20W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #16 | 1820 | -18.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 7/5 | #4 | 2536 | +25.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2478 | +4.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2546 | +5.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #13 | 1866 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 1705 | -39.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBenyamin BabaniyaCM
🇮🇷IRI·2100
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsSeyed Mahan Khoshkalam
🇮🇷IRI·2030
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsFereidoon EzzatiCM
🇮🇷IRI·1983
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMahan RamezaniFM
🇮🇷IRI·2280
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMohammadamin BiriyaFM
🇮🇷IRI·2261
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Iran
#384
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,801
in continent
World
#40,526
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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