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Houshiar, Yahya
🇮🇷INACTIVE · since April 2023FIDE 12527505· Male· Iran· Born in 1983
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Yahya Houshiar, a 43-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1717. He plays around 9 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2012–2014) and 15 months (2021–2023). Also played 2 rapid (including Marvdasht Takhtejamshid Cup 30 Aban 1404) and 1 blitz events (including 7th Zehne Pouya Blitz 1404) recently. His peak of 1926 was reached at age 29 (Sep 2012).
Current rating
1717
Standard
Rpd1684·Blz1778
All-time high
1926
−209 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 29
Sep 2012 · age 29
Activity
—
classical only
Signature stat
#103,628
#103,628 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1529 → 1717
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1529 → still inactive
Apr 2023
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1529 → returned at 1529
Dec 2021
2020
100 career games
at age 37
Jan 2020
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Feb 2016
2012
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1915 → returned at 1865
Dec 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1717 → 1717
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsHossein Momtahan
🇮🇷IRI·1930
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMojtaba Safari Eskandari
🇮🇷IRI·1946
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAziz Salimi
🇮🇷IRI·1626
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsAtena Johari
🇮🇷IRI·1730
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsMilad Shirazi
🇮🇷IRI·1885
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Iran
#1,291
out of 9,138 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,494
in continent
World
#95,517
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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