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Safarian, Alek

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FIDEFIDE 3202135· Male· Australia· Born in 1964

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Alek Safarian, a 62-year-old Australian player, is rated 1892. He has fluctuated between 1892 and 1940 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Atlantic City Open - U2200, 29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - Premier, and 147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - Championship. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009), 21 months (2013–2015) and 12 months (2016–2017). His peak of 2104 was reached at age 41 (Apr 2005); he also reached Australian #78 in Apr 2022.

Current rating

1892

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2104

−212 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 41

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#50,149

#50,149 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
7th Australian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1940
Apr 2025
2022
Peak Australian rank: #78
at age 58 · rated 2015
Apr 2022
9th Australian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2015
Apr 2022
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1968 → 2015
Jan 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Jan 2022
2018
11th Australian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2024
Apr 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - Championship
perf 1988 (+68) · 3/6 · #36
Top opponent
vs Aimee YangWFM 2,115
29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - Premier · Oct 2025 · +15.2 Elo
Evolution
-15
1907 → 1892
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
6W6D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The Atlantic City Open - U2200
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/7#171772-24.6
29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - Premier
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/5#601904-2.8
147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/6#361988+13.2
Worst Elo result: The Atlantic City Open - U2200 (-24.6 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

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Australia
#258
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,922
in continent
World
#50,149
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2
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8
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9
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10
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