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Zolfaghari, Mohammad Javad
🇮🇷FIDE 12565563· Male· Iran· Born in 1992
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Mohammad Javad Zolfaghari, a 34-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1852 — just 10 short of his peak of 1862 (Sep 2019, age 27). He is on a steady climb with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent appearances: Ilam Standard Aban Cup 1404 U 2000 and Milad Andisheh Cup Open Chess Tournament (U2300 Standard) - Kermanshah Province. Also played 3 rapid events (including Kermanshah Snowflake Cup Rapid 5 Dey 1404) recently.
At junior level, he reached #25 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1852
Standard
Rpd1888·Blz1844
All-time high
1862
−10 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 27
Sep 2019 · age 27
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,858
#60,858 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1733 → 1819
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1852 → returned at 1829
Mar 2020
2019
All-time peak 1862
at age 27 · −10 from today
Sep 2019
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 24
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+51
1801 → 1852
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
13/ 1681.3%
12W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/7 | #2 | 2525 | +33.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #3 | 2042 | +17.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMohammad Mahdi Chavari
🇮🇷IRI·2150
+5 −19 =0
24 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRoozbeh Dezhdar
🇮🇷IRI·2026
+4 −8 =1
13 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsPeiman Zibakerdar
🇮🇷IRI·1792
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsMahdi NikookarFM
🇮🇷IRI·2265
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsArash Shahmoradi
🇮🇷IRI·1934
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Iran
#621
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,255
in continent
World
#60,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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