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Karimi Soureh, Kiarash
🇮🇷FIDE 22575340· Male· Iran· Born in 2007
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Kiarash Karimi Soureh, a 19-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1885 — just 1 short of his peak of 1886 (Nov 2025, age 18). He is on a breakout run, having gained +155 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th PhileKhoob Mehr Cup Standard 2025 Group A (Rating 1750 to 2200), 8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (1700 To 1999), and 18th Avicenna International Chess Tournament 2025 -(B). Also played 4 rapid (including IRCF Weekly Rapid Tournament 1 Esfand 1404) and 5 blitz events (including 13th Qazvin Cup - Group D ( Blitz )) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2019) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #43 and #50 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1885
Standard
Rpd2026·Blz2005
All-time high
1886
−1 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 18
Nov 2025 · age 18
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#51,810
#51,810 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+260 Elo)
1623 → 1883
Mar 2026
43rd Iranian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1886
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
50th Iranian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1886
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1886
at age 18 · −1 from today
Nov 2025
6-month rising streak
+156 Elo
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (1700 To 1999)perf 1873 (+62) · 4.5/8 · #22
Top opponent
Evolution
+154
1731 → 1885
Tournaments
6
30 games
Score
18.5/ 3061.7%
16W5D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMahdiar Sotoude Nia1,979·6th PhileKhoob Mehr Cup Standard 2025 Group A (Rating 1750 to 2200)·R1·+25.2
2.[W]vsNaser Pouresmaeil1,878·8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (1700 To 1999)·R9·+23.8
3.[W]vsAlireza Azizi1,897·6th PhileKhoob Mehr Cup Standard 2025 Group A (Rating 1750 to 2200)·R3·+20.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #10 | 2179 | +74.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/8 | #22 | 1873 | +55.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #137 | 1755 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #62 | 1741 | +2.8 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1.5/3 | #35 | 1788 | +7.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #15 | 1824 | +6.4 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMahmood Eskandary
🇮🇷IRI·2015
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsMorteza Abedini
🇮🇷IRI·1923
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsNader Mahmoodi
🇮🇷IRI·1978
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAmirhosein Alizadeh
🇮🇷IRI·2048
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsArmin Jalali Bidakhavidi
🇮🇷IRI·1992
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Iran
#510
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,112
in continent
World
#51,809
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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