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Safaei, Maliheh
🇮🇷FIDE 12501832· Female· Iran· Born in 1980
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Maliheh Safaei, a 46-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1701. She has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent appearances: 13th Qazvin Cup - Group B ( U 1800 ) and The First Standard Tournament Of The Tactic Chess Cup-Mashhad City Mordad 1404. Her peak of 1779 was reached at age 31 (Sep 2011).
Competes as a woman since 2015.
Current rating
1701
Standard
Rpd1708·Blz—
All-time high
1779
−78 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 31
Sep 2011 · age 31
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#109,593
#109,593 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
81st Iranian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1701
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
1467 → 1713
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 44
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 44
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 43
Apr 2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 43
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
1750 → 1701
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
5W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #132 | 1605 | -36.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #185 | 1983 | -10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeila Zare Zadeh Shahrak
🇮🇷IRI·1582
+4 −0 =6
10 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsMaryam Rahimzadeh
🇮🇷IRI·1619
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met May 2023
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vsZahra Mohammadi Rad
🇮🇷IRI·1521
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsFatemeh Rahimi Mahneh
🇮🇷IRI·1667
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met May 2019
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vsNarges Daramad
🇮🇷IRI·1546
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
/
Iran
#1,362
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,874
in continent
World
#109,590
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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