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Idani, Pouya
GM🇮🇷FIDE 12510130· Male· Iran· Born in 1995
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Pouya Idani, a 31-year-old Iranian Grandmaster, is rated 2594 and ranked 4th among Iranian players, and 173rd worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2647 was reached at age 27 (Sep 2022, World #101 at the time); he spent 139 months in Iranian top 3, with a longest streak of 10 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2014 (age 19), IM in 2011 (age 16), and FM in 2010 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #13 in U20, World #16 in U18, World #19 in U16, World #50 in U14 and #3 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2594
Standard
Rpd2539·Blz2535
All-time high
2647
−53 pts below
Sep 2022 · age 27
Sep 2022 · age 27
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Iranian players · of 4,123
139 months in National top 3 (2012–2026)
139 months in National top 3 (2012–2026)
Career timeline
28 entries2026
139 months in national top 3
longest streak 122 months · since Oct 2012
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 30
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2600
at age 29
Oct 2024
2022
Peak World rank: #101
at age 27 · rated 2647
Sep 2022
All-time peak 2647
at age 27 · −53 from today
Sep 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2600
at age 26
May 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
2593 → 2594
Tournaments
12
64 games
Score
44.5/ 6469.5%
33W23D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsDmitry RostovtsevIM2,457·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R10·-7.0
3.[L]vsArtem UskovGM2,521·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R5·-6.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #36 | 2658 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #95 | 2456 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/10 | #39 | 2492 | -15.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #120 | 2479 | -1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #18 | 2712 | +4.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #38 | 2734 | +3.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #36 | 2624 | +0.8 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | R32 | 2718 | +9.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #106 | 2412 | -4.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/8 | #3 | 2675 | +6.7 |
Worst Elo result: 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A (-15.4 Elo, finished #39).
Most-Played Opponents
vsEhsan Ghaem MaghamiGM
🇮🇷IRI·2447
+3 −8 =14
25 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsM. Amin TabatabaeiGM
🇮🇷IRI·2714
+4 −4 =11
19 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMasoud MosadeghpourGM
🇮🇷IRI·2416
+11 −2 =4
17 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsPouria DariniGM
🇮🇷IRI·2382
+6 −1 =9
16 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsAmirreza PourramezanaliGM
🇮🇷IRI·2521
+2 −1 =12
15 games·last met Feb 2019
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Rankings
/
Iran
#4
out of 9,138 players
Asia-Pacific
#52
in continent
World
#173
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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