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Majid Iqbal
🇮🇳FIDE 35078178· Male· India· Born in 1982
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Majid Iqbal, a 44-year-old Indian player, is rated 1679 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2014–2016), 38 months (2016–2019) and 50 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including SBI GIC presents FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament) recently.
Current rating
1679
Standard
Rpd1607·Blz—
All-time high
1679
at best
Apr 2026 · age 44
Apr 2026 · age 44
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#117,247
#117,247 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1679
at age 44
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+324 Elo)
1345 → 1669
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 42
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 41
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournamentperf 2271 (+592) · 6/6 · #151
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
1669 → 1679
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
6/ 875.0%
6W0D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAvinash Yadav1,499·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R9·+5.2
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsShirish Khodwe1,509·2nd Skillcraft International below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R7·-14.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/6 | #151 | 2271 | +9.4 |
Rankings
/
India
#3,516
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,442
in continent
World
#117,243
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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