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KF
Karimi, Farhad
🇩🇪FIDE 24606936· Male· Germany· Born in 1981
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Farhad Karimi, a 45-year-old German player, is rated 2089 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026, NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, and 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier. Also played 1 rapid (including Hans-Friske-Schnellschachopen 2025 Gruppe A) and 1 blitz events (including Koelner Januarblitz 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 73 months (2006–2012) and 31 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2225 was reached at age 31 (Sep 2012).
Current rating
2089
Standard
Rpd1966·Blz1942
All-time high
2225
−136 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 31
Sep 2012 · age 31
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
2031 → 2066
Jun 2025
2022
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2031 → returned at 2038
Feb 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
May 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Feb 2017
2015
100 career games
at age 34
Jul 2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+51
2038 → 2089
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
12.5/ 1965.8%
10W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #8 | 2282 | +43.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #109 | 1274 | -19.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2653 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #32 | 2040 | -2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2326 | +14.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2208 | +8.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,870
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,973
in continent
World
#16,457
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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