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Afshari, Mehdi
🇮🇷FIDE 32776241· Male· Iran· Born in 1955
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Mehdi Afshari, a 71-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1639 — just 7 short of his peak of 1646 (Aug 2025, age 70). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 38 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: Kerman province first division chess league championship - 1404 Round 3-5 and Kerman province first division chess league championship - 1404 Round 1-2. Also played 2 rapid events (including 1th Nakhl va Naranj Bam (Rapid)) recently.
Current rating
1639
Standard
Rpd1633·Blz1606
All-time high
1646
−7 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 70
Aug 2025 · age 70
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#132,325
#132,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
5th Iranian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1639
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1646
at age 70 · −7 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+261 Elo)
1376 → 1637
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 69
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1637 → 1639
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
6W0D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Aug 2025 | 2/1 | #138 | 2541 | -7.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2/1 | #38 | 2390 | +8.6 |
Rankings
/
Iran
#1,817
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#19,914
in continent
World
#132,319
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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