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Mahdavi, Reza
IM🇮🇷FIDE 12595926· Male· Iran· Born in 2008
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Reza Mahdavi, a 18-year-old Iranian International Master, is rated 2494 and ranked 1st among Iranian players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈75/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aeroflot Open 2026, President Cup "Open-A", and 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters. Also played 10 rapid (including 14th Mehdi Bouyeh Rapid Cup) and 3 blitz events (including Academy Cup 2026 - II Stage) recently. He reached Iranian #8 in Sep 2025.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 17) and FM in 2022 (age 14). Earned a GM norm at Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League - 2025. At junior level, he reached World #14 in U18, World #41 in U16, World #13 in U14, World #17 in U12, World #3 in U10 and World #13 in U8.
Current rating
2494
Standard
Rpd2471·Blz2424
All-time high
2494
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Iranian players under 18 · of 387
Career timeline
23 entries2025
14th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2492
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2492
at age 17 · −2 from today
Oct 2025
Peak Iranian rank: #8
at age 17 · rated 2480
Sep 2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 17 · 2025 1st FIDE Council
Apr 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 17
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 17
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+40
2454 → 2494
Tournaments
6
65 games
Score
38/ 6558.5%
34W18D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5/9 | #6 | 2409 | -7.8 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2582 | +11.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #71 | 2484 | -0.3 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2424 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #19 | 2566 | +11.7 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 8.5/12 | #8 | 2607 | +26.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAmirmohammad Azadi
🇮🇷IRI·2298
+15 −9 =32
56 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMehrdad SedaghatiFM
🇮🇷IRI·2150
+31 −6 =8
45 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAbtin AtakhanIM
🇮🇷IRI·2405
+22 −11 =11
44 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAmir Hosein KashefiFM
🇮🇷IRI·2169
+20 −14 =2
36 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsAli RastbodFM
🇮🇷IRI·2308
+12 −16 =7
35 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Iran
#8
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#157
in continent
World
#627
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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