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Afshani, Matin
🇮🇷FIDE 12553204· Male· Iran· Born in 2000
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Matin Afshani, a 26-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1961 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Shahid reza Karimi Standard Cup 1405, Tehran Pishgam Novin Fajr Standard Bahman 1404, and Mahshahr Standard League Team Tournament Mehr 1404. Also played 5 rapid (including Iran Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Iran Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014) and 24 months (2023–2025).
At junior level, he reached #23, #41, #37, #25 and #21 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1961
Standard
Rpd1993·Blz1924
All-time high
1961
at best
Jun 2026 · age 26
Jun 2026 · age 26
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#34,449
#34,449 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 1961
at age 26
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1771 → returned at 1876
Aug 2023
2020
23rd Iranian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1886
Oct 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+187 Elo)
1666 → 1853
Apr 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+98
1863 → 1961
Tournaments
6
44 games
Score
40.5/ 4492.0%
39W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6.5/5 | #25 | 2393 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6/5 | #7 | 2317 | +8.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 8/7 | #4 | 2436 | +27.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 11/10 | #4 | 2447 | +43.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5.5/6 | #2 | 2198 | +15.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #16 | 2234 | +13.4 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMohammad Pouria Mahmoudi
🇮🇷IRI·2064
+7 −6 =4
17 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAlireza Bosagh ZadehFM
🇮🇷IRI·2302
+2 −9 =6
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsIlia Talebian Zadeh
🇮🇷IRI·2045
+2 −9 =5
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHossein Memarzadeh
🇮🇷IRI·2048
+6 −9 =1
16 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAlireza Zamani
🇮🇷IRI·1924
+3 −6 =5
14 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Iran
#331
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,168
in continent
World
#34,448
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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