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Derakhshani, Borna
FM🇬🇧FIDE 12518450· Male· England· Born in 2002
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Borna Derakhshani, a 24-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2340 and ranked 44th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 British Championship. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C) recently. His peak of 2400 was reached at age 20 (Nov 2022); he also reached English #32 in May 2022.
Competes for England since Apr 2018. Awarded FM in 2016 (age 14) and CM in 2012 (age 10). Earned IM norms at 2021/22 4NCL Division and Northumbria IM 2023. At junior level, he reached World #97 in U20, World #93 in U18, World #82 in U16, World #27 in U14, World #44 in U12 and World #36 in U10.
Current rating
2340
Standard
Rpd2245·Blz2312
All-time high
2400
−60 pts below
Nov 2022 · age 20
Nov 2022 · age 20
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#44
#44 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
26 entries2022
Crossed 2400
at age 20
Nov 2022
All-time peak 2400
at age 20 · −60 from today
Nov 2022
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 20
Nov 2022
Peak English rank: #32
at age 20 · rated 2388
May 2022
97th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2388
Mar 2022
2020
93rd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2373
Aug 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
2348 → 2340
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #96 | 2138 | -8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatthew J WadsworthGM
🇬🇧ENG·2529
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAli Pilvaieh
🇮🇷IRI·1975
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsMehrdad SedaghatiFM
🇮🇷IRI·2150
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsMohammadreza Rahnamai Namin
🇮🇷IRI·1565
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsM. Amin TabatabaeiGM
🇮🇷IRI·2714
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2016
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Rankings
/
England
#44
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#1,898
in continent
World
#2,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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