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Alaghehmand, Arshia
CM🇮🇷FIDE 42508142· Male· Iran· Born in 2010
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Arshia Alaghehmand, a 16-year-old Iranian Candidate Master, is rated 2203 — just 30 short of his peak of 2233 (Nov 2025, age 15) and ranked 10th among Iranian players under 16, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include East Azerbaijan Province Super League 1404 Round 7, East Azerbaijan Province Super League 1404 Round 1-6, and 9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - A. Also played 6 rapid (including Iran Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Iran Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 27-month break between Feb 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached Iranian #63 in Nov 2025.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #8, #11, #34, #30 and #14 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2203
Standard
Rpd2346·Blz2160
All-time high
2233
−30 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 15
Nov 2025 · age 15
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · Iranian players under 16 · of 520
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 15
Dec 2025
Peak Iranian rank: #63
at age 15 · rated 2233
Nov 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 15
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2233
at age 15 · −30 from today
Nov 2025
8th Iranian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2177
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Chess Olympiad Competition for Top National Talents 12 to 16 Years Old - Boys 1404perf 2582 (+349) · 7/7 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+100
2103 → 2203
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
23.5/ 3078.3%
22W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsEfe AynaogluCM2,002·9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - A·R6·-28.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2430 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2281 | +31.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #38 | 2059 | -64.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 7/7 | #1 | 2582 | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2307 | +91.6 |
Worst Elo result: 9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - A (-64.8 Elo, finished #38).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNima HosseinzadehFM
🇮🇷IRI·2199
+6 −6 =1
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsMahdi Samadifar
🇮🇷IRI·1827
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsRamin Ahmadi
🇮🇷IRI·1811
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsAli Zeynali
🇮🇷IRI·2042
+10 −1 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsTaha Golshaani
🇮🇷IRI·2166
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Iran
#79
out of 9,138 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,288
in continent
World
#7,992
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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