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Merikh, Hossein
🇮🇷FIDE 12512060· Male· Iran
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Hossein Merikh, a Iranian player, is rated 1789 — just 25 short of his peak of 1814 (Aug 2025). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 39 months (2016–2020), 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Alborz Standard open league 1404 Round 7-9, Alborz Standard open league 1404 Round 3-6, and Alborz Standard open league 1404 Round 1-2. Also played 3 rapid events (including Alborz rapid cup 3 mordad 1404) recently.
Current rating
1789
Standard
Rpd1930·Blz1848
All-time high
1814
−25 pts below
Aug 2025
Aug 2025
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#79,811
#79,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Crossed 1800
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1814
−25 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1797 → returned at 1814
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1717 → 1799
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1717 → returned at 1797
Mar 2020
2016
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1709 → returned at 1717
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1797 → 1789
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #81 | 1051 | -17.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #124 | 2846 | -8.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2355 | +17.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMahmood Eskandary
🇮🇷IRI·2015
+0 −19 =1
20 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAmirmohammad Azadi
🇮🇷IRI·2298
+5 −11 =0
16 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsKaveh Moradi
🇮🇷IRI·1945
+8 −6 =0
14 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsMahyar Najafiyan Pour
🇮🇷IRI·2111
+2 −9 =0
11 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMohammad Bajalan
🇮🇷IRI·1807
+9 −1 =0
10 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
Iran
#881
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,825
in continent
World
#79,809
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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