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Boozorginia, Zoya
🇬🇧FIDE 343093964· Female· England· Born in 1982
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Zoya Boozorginia, a 44-year-old English player, is rated 1435. She has slipped back 84 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Rapidplay 1) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 1) recently. She took a 13-month break between Dec 2023 and Feb 2025. Her peak of 1544 was reached at age 42 (Mar 2024).
Competes as a woman since 2022.
Current rating
1435
Standard
Rpd1491·Blz1498
All-time high
1544
−109 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 42
Mar 2024 · age 42
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#208,811
#208,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+279 Elo)
1240 → 1519
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 42
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1544
at age 42 · −109 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1240 → returned at 1519
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-69
1504 → 1435
Tournaments
7
24 games
Score
4.5/ 2418.8%
4W1D19L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/2 | #10 | 796 | -12.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/2 | #179 | 894 | -7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #139 | 2466 | -4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #135 | 625 | -19.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #104 | 1390 | -4.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #155 | 932 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #19 | 1803 | -16.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#2,556
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#126,275
in continent
World
#208,537
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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