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Javanbakht, Nima
IM🇮🇷INACTIVE · since August 2019FIDE 12510670· Male· Iran· Born in 1996
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Nima Javanbakht, a 30-year-old Iranian International Master, is rated 2472 — his current career high and ranked 11th among Iranian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 31 rated games per year and took a 20-month break between Jan 2007 and Oct 2008. Also played 4 rapid (including Go Checkmate 53rd FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including 2nd Singapore Management University Chess Classic 2025 - Blitz Night) recently. He reached Iranian #8 in Oct 2012 and has been in Iranian top 10 for 28 months and counting.
Awarded IM in 2016 (age 20) and FM in 2011 (age 15). Earned a GM norm at 6th Intl Golden Apricot Chess Tournament - A 2018. At junior level, he reached World #50 in U20, World #34 in U18, World #13 in U16, World #42 in U14 and #4 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2472
Standard
Rpd2418·Blz2364
All-time high
2472
at best
Aug 2019 · age 23
Aug 2019 · age 23
Activity
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classical only
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Iranian players · of 4,123
National top 10 since Dec 2019
National top 10 since Dec 2019
Career timeline
23 entries2026
28 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 17 months · since Jan 2012
May 2026
2019
All-time peak 2472
at age 23
Aug 2019
Inactive for 81 months
paused at 2472 → still inactive
Aug 2019
2016
IM title awardedIM
at age 20 · 87th FIDE Congress 2016
Sep 2016
500 career games
at age 20
Sep 2016
50th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2432
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2472 → 2472
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsShahin LorparizangenehGM
🇮🇷IRI·2457
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsPouria DariniGM
🇮🇷IRI·2382
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsAlireza AghaeiCM
🇮🇷IRI·2204
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsJamshah Haghayegh
🇮🇷IRI·1899
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsParham MaghsoodlooGM
🇮🇷IRI·2710
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2018
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Rankings
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Iran
#10
out of 9,138 players
Asia-Pacific
#137
in continent
World
#1,039
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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