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Nikrow, Shahram
🇮🇪FIDE 2506424· Male· Ireland· Born in 1968
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Shahram Nikrow, a 58-year-old Irish player, is rated 1817. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 14 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Irish 50plus Championship 2026, The Eanna Classic Major 2025, and LCU Branagan Cup 2025 finals stage. Also played 3 rapid (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including ICU NEW YEAR FESTIVAL 2026 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2017–2018) and 16 months (2018–2020). His peak of 1884 was reached at age 56 (Sep 2024); he also reached Irish #99 in May 2022.
Current rating
1817
Standard
Rpd1805·Blz1826
All-time high
1884
−67 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 56
Sep 2024 · age 56
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,063
#71,063 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
16th Irish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1884
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1884
at age 56 · −67 from today
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
1797 → 1877
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 56
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1815 → 1817
Tournaments
3
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
4W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #6 | 1772 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #21 | 1833 | +1.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/1 | #21 | — | +3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShane MelaughFM
🇮🇪IRL·2223
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSam Murray
🇮🇪IRL·1783
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2022
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vsKillian DelaneyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2279
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2022
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vsJacob FlynnCM
🇮🇪IRL·2263
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2022
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Rankings
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Ireland
#318
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#51,624
in continent
World
#71,062
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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