Khademi, Mahdi
🇮🇷FIDE 22552170· Male· Iran· Born in 1999
Mahdi Khademi, a 27-year-old Iranian player, is rated 2164 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of Iranian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Royal King Genaveh Standard Cup Bahman 1404, 1st Royal King Genaveh Standard Cup Bahman 1404, and Kerman province first division chess league championship - 1404 Round 6-7. Also played 8 rapid (including Bushehr Rapid Cup 15 Aban 1404) and 3 blitz events (including 18th Avicenna International Chess Tournament 2025 -(D)) recently. He reached Iranian #68 in Apr 2022.
At junior level, he reached #15, #19 and #73 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2164
Standard
All-time high
2164
Mar 2026 · age 27
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
Career timeline
19 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2199 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2017 | -10.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 1975 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2171 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2159 | +9.8 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #8 | 2237 | +7.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2414 | +3.2 |