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Zarei, Ghasem
🇮🇷FIDE 32774044· Male· Iran· Born in 1984
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Ghasem Zarei, a 42-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1503 — just 26 short of his peak of 1529 (Oct 2024, age 40). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: Bushehr Standard Cup 14 Mordad 1404. Also played 7 rapid events (including Bushehr Rapid Cup 15 Aban 1404) recently.
Current rating
1503
Standard
Rpd1477·Blz1571
All-time high
1529
−26 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 40
Oct 2024 · age 40
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#184,579
#184,579 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1529
at age 40 · −26 from today
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+334 Elo)
1193 → 1527
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 40
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 40
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1200
at age 39
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1512 → 1503
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #47 | 2086 | -9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMohammad Taha Ghasemi
🇮🇷IRI·1619
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsGholamhossein Arefazad
🇮🇷IRI·1802
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsSadegh Shabankareh
🇮🇷IRI·1780
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHooman Dehbidi
🇮🇷IRI·1733
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRasoul Dalkani
🇮🇷IRI·1773
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
Iran
#3,093
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,977
in continent
World
#184,525
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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