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Barzigar, Behrang
🇮🇷FIDE 12503835· Male· Iran· Born in 1988
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Behrang Barzigar, a 38-year-old Iranian player, is rated 2117 and sitting in the top 3% of Iranian players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Kerman province first division chess league championship - 1404 Round 6-7, Kerman province first division chess league championship - 1404 Round 3-5, and Kerman province first division chess league championship - 1404 Round 1-2. His peak of 2212 was reached at age 28 (Mar 2016); he also reached Iranian #49 in Mar 2014.
At junior level, he reached #4 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2117
Standard
Rpd2042·Blz2027
All-time high
2212
−95 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 28
Mar 2016 · age 28
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#133 · Iranian players · of 4,074
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Jun 2025
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2162 → returned at 2167
Mar 2020
2017
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
2121 → 2179
Sep 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 28
Mar 2016
All-time peak 2212
at age 28 · −95 from today
Mar 2016
2014
Peak Iranian rank: #49
at age 26 · rated 2207
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
2101 → 2117
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsHamidreza TahmasebiFM2,298·Kerman province first division chess league championship - 1404 Round 3-5·R4·-5.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #29 | 2976 | +12.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #18 | 2045 | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBehrooz Razaghi
🇮🇷IRI·2212
+5 −2 =5
12 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsMahyar Najafiyan Pour
🇮🇷IRI·2111
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsNader Mahmoodi
🇮🇷IRI·1978
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsMehrdad SedaghatiFM
🇮🇷IRI·2150
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsMohsen Vaghar
🇮🇷IRI·2124
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Iran
#133
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,959
in continent
World
#13,849
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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