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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 2614 and ranked 3rd among Iranian players, and 123rd worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2593 and 2630 over the past 2 years. 91 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
2614
Standard
Rpd2539·Blz2535
All-time high
2647
−33 pts below
Sep 2022 · age 27
Sep 2022 · age 27
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Iranian players · of 4,074
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+21
2593 → 2614
Tournaments
16
94 games
Score
65.5/ 9469.7%
47W37D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsDmitry RostovtsevIM2,457·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R10·-7.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 6/10 | #40 | 2624 | +1.9 |
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2533 | -0.7 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2743 | +17.1 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2601 | +2.4 |
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 |
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·2441
+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
#3
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#39
in continent
World
#123
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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