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Darban, Morteza

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FIDEFIDE 12501816· Male· Iran· Born in 1982

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Morteza Darban, a 44-year-old Iranian International Master, is rated 2267 and sitting in the top 1% of Iranian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 2 years. 50 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Selectist Chess Cup Tournament - A, Mubin Boysan Memorial Chess Tournament - A, and Kapadokya International Open Chess Tournament - A. His peak of 2427 was reached at age 24 (Jan 2006, Iranian #2 at the time); he spent 27 months in Iranian top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.

Awarded IM in 2007 (age 25) and FM in 2005 (age 23). Earned GM norms at 20th Marmaris Karya GM Norm Tournament 2022 and 21st Marmaris Karya GM Norm Tournament 2022. At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2267

Standard

Rpd2323·Blz2308

All-time high

2427

−160 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 24

Activity

55

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 1%

#56 · Iranian players · of 4,123
27 months in National top 10 (2001–2009)

Career timeline

21 entries
2023
2nd Iranian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2342
Jul 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 40
Jul 2022
2019
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2261 → returned at 2269
Dec 2019
2014
1,000 career games
at age 32
Dec 2014
2009
500 career games
at age 27
Apr 2009
27 months in national top 10
longest streak 25 months · since Apr 2001
Jan 2009

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - A
perf 2375 (+90) · 6.5/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Vugar RasulovGM 2,483
Gokturk Satranc Akademi IM Chess Tournament Series - 1 · Jun 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
-3
2270 → 2267
Tournaments
6
50 games
Score
33/ 5066.0%
22W22D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Selectist Chess Cup Tournament - A
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/6#52060-9.0
Mubin Boysan Memorial Chess Tournament - A
Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#52252-1.4
Kapadokya International Open Chess Tournament - A
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#212177-11.9
Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Aug 20257/9#42292+3.6
Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - A
Swiss
Jul 20256.5/9#22375+12.4
Gokturk Satranc Akademi IM Chess Tournament Series - 1
Round-Robin
Jun 20255.5/10#32281+3.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsUrfan SevdimaliyevGM
🇦🇿AZE·2286
+7 −0 =9
16 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsHomayoon ToufighiGM
🇮🇷IRI·2379
+5 −5 =5
15 games·last met May 2022
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vsDavit BenidzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2388
+3 −3 =8
14 games·last met May 2022
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vsE. Momeni
🇮🇷IRI·2113
+7 −1 =3
11 games·last met Nov 2014
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vsNima HosseinzadehFM
🇮🇷IRI·2199
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings

/
Iran
#56
out of 9,138 players
Asia-Pacific
#934
in continent
World
#5,182
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Asia-Pacific
1
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World
1
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