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Kargosha, Bahman
FM🇦🇺FIDE 12503452· Male· Australia· Born in 1978
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Bahman Kargosha, a 48-year-old Australian FIDE Master, is rated 2061 and sitting in the top 5% of Australian players, and in the top 9% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 44 months (2006–2010), 31 months (2014–2017) and 24 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 2026 Australian Championship. His peak of 2217 was reached at age 36 (Sep 2014, Australian #33 at the time).
Competes for Australia since Dec 2019. Awarded FM in 2023 (age 45) and CM in 2020 (age 42).
Current rating
2061
Standard
Rpd2031·Blz1980
All-time high
2217
−156 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 36
Sep 2014 · age 36
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#90 · Australian players · of 1,854
Career timeline
19 entries2026
3rd Australian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2061
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2028 → returned at 2035
Apr 2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 45
Mar 2023
2022
1st Australian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2108
May 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 44
May 2022
2020
CM title awardedCM
at age 42
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
2035 → 2061
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #24 | 2160 | +25.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJack RodgersFM
🇦🇺AUS·2167
+4 −6 =3
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsClive NgFM
🇦🇺AUS·2014
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsJoshua Brown
🇦🇺AUS·1884
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsBrandon G I ClarkeIM
🇬🇧ENG·2469
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsNeil S Wright
🇦🇺AUS·2128
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2018
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Rankings
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Australia
#90
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,598
in continent
World
#19,428
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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