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Ghaffari, Ahmad
🇮🇷FIDE 22597638· Male· Iran· Born in 1967
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Ahmad Ghaffari, a 59-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1751 — just 25 short of his peak of 1776 (Mar 2024, age 57). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 27-month break between Feb 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: East Azerbaijan Province Division 1 League 1404 Round 7 and East Azerbaijan Province Division 1 League 1404 Round 1-6. Also played 14 rapid (including 3rd Jolfa Aras Rapid 28 azar 1404) and 2 blitz events (including Tabriz weekly blitz Chess Tournament ( 13 shahrivar )) recently.
Current rating
1751
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz1826
All-time high
1776
−25 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#92,046
#92,046 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2024
100 career games
at age 57
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+150 Elo)
1626 → 1776
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1776
at age 57 · −25 from today
Mar 2024
2023
15th Iranian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1658
Jan 2023
2022
19th Iranian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1683
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1669 → returned at 1683
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1748 → 1751
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMohammad Sadra Naghizadeh Dalir1,641·East Azerbaijan Province Division 1 League 1404 Round 1-6·R4·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | 1076 | -6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 1841 | +10.0 |
Rankings
/
Iran
#1,094
out of 9,138 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,740
in continent
World
#92,045
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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