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Ajalli, Behnam
🇮🇷FIDE 12578460· Male· Iran· Born in 1969
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Behnam Ajalli, a 57-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1626 — just 15 short of his peak of 1641 (Aug 2015, age 46). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2015–2016), 23 months (2016–2018) and 77 months (2019–2025). Recent appearance: 8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (Under 1700). Also played 4 rapid events (including 1st Takestan Rapid Cup 28 Azar 1404) recently.
Current rating
1626
Standard
Rpd1613·Blz1680
All-time high
1641
−15 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 46
Aug 2015 · age 46
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#137,126
#137,126 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
57th Iranian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1626
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 55
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 55
Mar 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
Apr 2019
Inactive for 77 months
paused at 1396 → returned at 1626
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1638 → 1626
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHossein Doosti Mohammad1,518·8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (Under 1700)·R5·+7.0
2.[W]vsRadin Jamallivani1,515·8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (Under 1700)·R9·+6.9
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsAmirhossein Yousefli1,695·8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (Under 1700)·R7·-8.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #35 | 1674 | -12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVandad Fakhrbakhsh
🇮🇷IRI·1807
+9 −20 =0
29 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsAli Ghobadibigvand
🇮🇷IRI·1817
+5 −22 =0
27 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsManouchehr Mehrabi
🇮🇷IRI·1886
+6 −18 =2
26 games·last met May 2019
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vsMohammadreza Rahnamai Namin
🇮🇷IRI·1565
+4 −17 =1
22 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsSaead Khalaji
🇮🇷IRI
+11 −9 =2
22 games·last met Feb 2019
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Rankings
/
Iran
#1,925
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#21,142
in continent
World
#137,118
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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