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Darabadi Zare, Mehdi

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FIDEFIDE 12506648· Male· Iran· Born in 1982

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Mehdi Darabadi Zare, a 44-year-old Iranian player, is rated 2085 and sitting in the top 4% of Iranian players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 38 months (2012–2015), 17 months (2016–2017) and 94 months (2017–2025). Recent appearance: Ardabil Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Ardabil Rapid 16 Aban 1404) recently. His peak of 2165 was reached at age 30 (Mar 2012, Iranian #90 at the time).

Previously known as Mehdi Dorabadi (until Nov 2012).

Current rating

2085

Standard

Rpd2107·Blz2059

All-time high

2165

−80 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 30

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#168 · Iranian players · of 4,123

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
9th Iranian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2085
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Nov 2025
2017
Inactive for 94 months
paused at 2127 → returned at 2085
Dec 2017
2016
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2121 → returned at 2127
Jun 2016
2012
Renamed to Darabadi Zare, Mehdi
at age 30
Nov 2012
Peak Iranian rank: #90
at age 30 · rated 2165
Mar 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Masoud Navidi 1,768
Ardabil Chess Championship 2025 · Oct 2025 · +2.8 Elo
Evolution
-42
2127 → 2085
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsKian Mahdavi1,849·Ardabil Chess Championship 2025·R3·-15.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ardabil Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/7#51922-42.4
Worst Elo result: Ardabil Chess Championship 2025 (-42.4 Elo, finished #5).

Rankings

/
Iran
#168
out of 9,138 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,310
in continent
World
#16,819
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iran
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,521
8
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2,490
9
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2,482
10
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2,478
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168🇮🇷Darabadi Zare, Mehdi2,085
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
...
2310🇮🇷Darabadi Zare, Mehdi2,085
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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16819🇮🇷Darabadi Zare, Mehdi2,085