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Najafi, Nima
🇮🇷FIDE 12525227· Male· Iran· Born in 1997
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Nima Najafi, a 29-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1983 — just 16 short of his peak of 1999 (Oct 2025, age 28). He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hormozgan Club League Championship 1404, 8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (1700 To 1999), and Hormozgan Men's Standard Championship 1404. Also played 16 rapid (including LARESTAN NILI MALL RAPID CHESSCHAMPIONSHIP 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Hormozgan Blitz 26 Dey 1404) recently. He took a 22-month break between Nov 2013 and Oct 2015.
At junior level, he reached #34, #34 and #42 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1983
Standard
Rpd2059·Blz1962
All-time high
1999
−16 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 28
Oct 2025 · age 28
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#30,289
#30,289 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
95th Iranian 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 1999
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1999
at age 28 · −16 from today
Oct 2025
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 22
Aug 2019
2017
34th Iranian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1846
Oct 2017
100 career games
at age 20
Oct 2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 20
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (1700 To 1999)perf 2091 (+92) · 7/9 · #1
Evolution
+25
1958 → 1983
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
17/ 2277.3%
16W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsSahand Eshkevari1,866·8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (1700 To 1999)·R4·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #20 | 2000 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2091 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2059 | +15.2 |
Rankings
/
Iran
#290
out of 9,138 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,724
in continent
World
#30,289
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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