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Taghizadeh, Rayan
FM🇺🇸FIDE 2054019· Male· United States of America· Born in 2002
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Rayan Taghizadeh, a 24-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2296 and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2021–2024) and 15 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 Cornerstone New Year's Classic - Master. His peak of 2374 was reached at age 15 (Aug 2017).
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #56 in U16, World #27 in U14, World #15 in U12, World #6 in U10 and #12 and #9 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2296
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2374
−78 pts below
Aug 2017 · age 15
Aug 2017 · age 15
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#174 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
21 entries2026
77th American 20-35 player
at age 24 · rated 2296
Mar 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2269 → returned at 2296
Oct 2024
2021
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2273 → returned at 2269
Aug 2021
12th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2311
Jul 2021
2019
9th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2327
Mar 2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
2269 → 2296
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2472 | +26.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSiddharth Banik
🇺🇸USA·2328
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Dec 2015
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vsCameron WheelerIM
🇺🇸USA·2389
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsVignesh PanchanathamIM
🇺🇸USA·2371
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsJosiah StearmanIM
🇺🇸USA·2477
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsHunter Klotz-Burwell
🇺🇸USA·2103
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2016
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Rankings
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United States of America
#174
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#470
in continent
World
#4,252
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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