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Samimi, Armin
FM🇮🇷FIDE 42524164· Male· Iran· Born in 2011
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Armin Samimi, a 15-year-old Iranian FIDE Master, is rated 2157 — just 14 short of his peak of 2171 (Sep 2025, age 14) and ranked 11th among Iranian players under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2001 and 2171 over the past 2 years. 60 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A, Shirvan Open - 2025, Group A, and Ganja Open - 2025, Group A. Also played 9 rapid (including jam ghadir tehran rapid) and 11 blitz events (including Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently. He reached Iranian #79 in Sep 2025.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #44 in U10, World #16 in U8 and #11, #6 and #5 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2157
Standard
Rpd2227·Blz2190
All-time high
2171
−14 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 14
Sep 2025 · age 14
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Iranian players under 16 · of 520
Career timeline
18 entries2026
11th Iranian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2157
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Feb 2026
2025
Peak Iranian rank: #79
at age 14 · rated 2171
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2171
at age 14 · −14 from today
Sep 2025
500 career games
at age 14
Jun 2025
6th Iranian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2147
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
2116 → 2157
Tournaments
6
52 games
Score
27/ 5251.9%
21W12D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #21 | 2283 | +97.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #47 | 2095 | -26.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #52 | 2030 | -49.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/7 | #20 | 2127 | -36.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #23 | 2124 | +0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHamidreza TahmasebiFM
🇮🇷IRI·2375
+4 −14 =3
21 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAmirali Nematolahi
🇮🇷IRI·1888
+15 −1 =2
18 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsBehtash Salimifard
🇮🇷IRI·2179
+0 −13 =4
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSorosh Abedi
🇮🇷IRI·1958
+11 −1 =2
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBarad YeganegiFM
🇮🇷IRI·2376
+5 −6 =1
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Iran
#98
out of 9,138 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,610
in continent
World
#10,768
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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