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Sherafat , Mahdi
🇮🇷FIDE 22586636· Male· Iran· Born in 2006
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Mahdi Sherafat, a 20-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1968 — just 9 short of his peak of 1977 (Oct 2025, age 19). He is on a steady climb with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 90 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Shiraz Daneshjoo Cup Standard Azar 1404, 9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - B, and 18th Avicenna International Chess Tournament 2025 -(A). Also played 9 rapid (including The Aftab Alborz Cup Father's Day Grand Prize, 13 Dey 1404) and 5 blitz events (including 18th Avicenna International Chess Tournament 2025 -(D)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #36, #50 and #92 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1968
Standard
Rpd2079·Blz1881
All-time high
1977
−9 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 19
Oct 2025 · age 19
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33,071
#33,071 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
36th Iranian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1977
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1977
at age 19 · −9 from today
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+347 Elo)
1552 → 1899
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
50th Iranian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1830
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+45
1923 → 1968
Tournaments
8
72 games
Score
47.5/ 7266.0%
43W9D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 1941 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 1921 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #33 | 2034 | +26.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #26 | 1870 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2153 | +53.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/11 | #26 | 1842 | -14.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBehnood DelavariCM
🇮🇷IRI·2234
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMojtaba Safari Eskandari
🇮🇷IRI·1946
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsArmin SamimiFM
🇮🇷IRI·2157
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsHamidreza TahmasebiFM
🇮🇷IRI·2375
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMatin Ghasemi
🇮🇷IRI·1920
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Iran
#316
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,013
in continent
World
#33,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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