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Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan

Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan

GM🇮🇷

FIDEFIDE 12500739· Male· Iran· Born in 1982

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Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, a 44-year-old Iranian Grandmaster, is rated 2441 and ranked 16th among Iranian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈108/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May Scottsdale Chess FIDE - Invitational, 35th Annual North American Open, and 60th American Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Walter Browne Memorial National Open Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2632 was reached at age 23 (Apr 2005, World #69 at the time); he spent 98 months as Iranian #1, with a longest streak of 7 consecutive years.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 19) and IM in 2001 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #9 in U20.

Current rating

2441

Standard

Rpd2498·Blz2507

All-time high

2632

−191 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 23

Activity

61

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#16

#16 · Iranian players · of 4,074
98 months in #1 nationally (2001–2017)

Career timeline

26 entries
2023
63rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2486
Nov 2023
2022
2,500 career games
at age 40
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2561 → returned at 2547
Mar 2020
2017
98 months in National #1
longest streak 94 months · since Jan 2001
Mar 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2600
at age 33
Nov 2015
Re-crossed 2600
at age 33
Aug 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
35th Annual North American Open
perf 2588 (+141) · 6.5/9 · #8
Top opponent
vs Abdimalik AbdisalimovGM 2,561
35th Annual North American Open · Dec 2025 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
+14
2427 → 2441
Tournaments
5
49 games
Score
28/ 4957.1%
28W12D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBogdan BilovilIM2,450·2026 National Open·R5·+5.1
2.[W]vsSam SchmakelIM2,439·35th Annual North American Open·R4·+4.9
3.[W]vsSiddharth Singh2,355·35th Annual Chicago Open·R8·+3.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSharath RadhakrishnanCM2,154·35th Annual Chicago Open·R1·-8.4
2.[L]vsGabriel PeteschFM2,299·35th Annual Chicago Open·R4·-6.9
3.[L]vsOleksii BilychIM2,447·60th American Open·R9·-4.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open
Open Swiss
May 20265.5/9#232359-8.7
2026 May Scottsdale Chess FIDE - Invitational
Swiss
May 20264/4#12757+3.2
35th Annual North American Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20256.5/9#82588+20.1
60th American Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20256.5/9#32381+0.2
12th Annual Washington International - Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#282402-1.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsAmir Hosein KashefiFM
🇮🇷IRI·2169
+73 −4 =3
80 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsMehrdad ArdeshiIM
🇮🇷IRI·2294
+55 −5 =11
71 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsMasoud MosadeghpourGM
🇮🇷IRI·2416
+24 −18 =23
65 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsOmid NorooziIM
🇮🇷IRI·2252
+42 −11 =10
63 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsMeisam Abed
🇮🇷IRI·1912
+55 −3 =0
58 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings

/
Iran
#16
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#248
in continent
World
#1,117
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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