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Ghalambaz, Abdolkarim
🇮🇷FIDE 12568511· Male· Iran· Born in 1952
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Abdolkarim Ghalambaz, a 74-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1543. He has fluctuated between 1543 and 1610 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Behmaz Standard Cup 15 Aban 1404, Khuzestan Standard Cup Shahrivar 1404, and Khuzestan Ghadir Standard CUP_1404. Also played 3 rapid events (including Genaveh Rapid Cup 4 Mehr 1404) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 89 months (2012–2019) and 29 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1941 was reached at age 60 (Jan 2012).
Current rating
1543
Standard
Rpd1640·Blz1791
All-time high
1941
−398 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 60
Jan 2012 · age 60
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#169,014
#169,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
100 career games
at age 73
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+215 Elo)
1414 → 1629
Mar 2024
2023
8th Iranian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1424
Oct 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Oct 2022
2019
2nd Iranian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1837
Nov 2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1837 → returned at 1739
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1554 → 1543
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
7W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #39 | 1732 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #65 | 1992 | -10.6 |
Rankings
/
Iran
#2,679
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#31,006
in continent
World
#168,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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