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Karimi, Setayesh
WFM🇮🇷FIDE 22555293· Female· Iran· Born in 2007
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Setayesh Karimi, a 19-year-old Iranian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2066 and ranked 15th among Iranian women, and in the top 9% worldwide. She has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈70/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Gilan Bahar Cup Standard 1405, 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - G18, and Gilan Super league 1404 Round 4. Also played 23 rapid (including 15th Mehdi Bouyeh Rapid Cup 24 Ordibehesht 1405) and 9 blitz events (including jam ghadir tehran blitz) recently. Her peak of 2205 was reached at age 17 (Oct 2024, Iranian #58 at the time).
Competes as a woman since 2021. Awarded WFM in 2024 (age 17). Earned a WIM norm at 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Women. At junior level, she reached #17, #5, #9, #47, #22, #32 and #92 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2066
Standard
Rpd2093·Blz1998
All-time high
2205
−139 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 17
Oct 2024 · age 17
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Iranian women · of 481
Career timeline
23 entries2026
17th Iranian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2074
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+331 Elo)
1874 → 2205
Dec 2024
Peak Iranian rank: #58
at age 17 · rated 2205
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-52
2118 → 2066
Tournaments
8
46 games
Score
26.5/ 4657.6%
21W11D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2003 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAli Abedi
🇮🇷IRI·2028
+4 −20 =1
25 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAmir Hosein KashefiFM
🇮🇷IRI·2169
+4 −15 =3
22 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsShahdad Teimouri YadkuriFM
🇮🇷IRI·2357
+3 −14 =3
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIlia Hojjatinejad
🇮🇷IRI·2245
+6 −10 =2
18 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAmir hossein DoroodgarFM
🇮🇷IRI·2378
+3 −13 =1
17 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Iran
#180
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,524
in continent
World
#18,881
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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