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Bitarafhaghighi, Hossein

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FIDEFIDE 1680935· Male· Austria· Born in 1994

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Hossein Bitarafhaghighi, a 32-year-old Austrian player, is rated 2028 — just 14 short of his peak of 2042 (Mar 2024, age 30). He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearance: Int. Graz Open 2026 - B. Also played 2 blitz events (including Int. Graz Open 2026 - Blitz) recently. He took a 22-month break between Apr 2024 and Mar 2026.

Current rating

2028

Standard

Rpd1956·Blz1977

All-time high

2042

−14 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 30

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#23,484

#23,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2019 → returned at 2022
Apr 2024
All-time peak 2042
at age 30 · −14 from today
Mar 2024
6-month rising streak
+84 Elo
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 2000
at age 29
Dec 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Jun 2023
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1798 → 1986
May 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Daniel-Yosuke Groessing 2,095
Wiener Amateurschachklub Open 2026 · Apr 2026 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
+9
2019 → 2028
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
8W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWojciech Olejko1,884·Int. Graz Open 2026 - B·R9·+6.2
2.[W]vsMichael Brandl1,851·Int. Graz Open 2026 - B·R5·+5.4
3.[W]vsKarl Hrdina1,851·Wiener Amateurschachklub Open 2026·R1·+5.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChristina JordanWFM1,889·Int. Graz Open 2026 - B·R7·-13.7
2.[L]vsIrfan Redzepovic1,991·Int. Graz Open 2026 - B·R6·-10.9
3.[L]vsLeo RadnaevCM2,175·Wiener Amateurschachklub Open 2026·R2·-6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Wiener Amateurschachklub Open 2026
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#202075+6.2
Int. Graz Open 2026 - B
Open Swiss
Feb 20266.5/9#82029+3.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsLeo RadnaevCM
🇦🇹AUT·2211
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsDeniz SeyhanogluCM
🇹🇷TUR·2218
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met May 2023
View head-to-head →
vsTom Nolz
🇦🇹AUT·2249
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2023
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Rankings

/
Austria
#529
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#17,294
in continent
World
#23,484
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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3
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4
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5
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2,544
6
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2,507
7
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2,499
8
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9
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10
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529🇦🇹Bitarafhaghighi, Hossein2,028
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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2,744
5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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