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Zihaghi, Amir Arsalan
🇮🇷FIDE 42540550· Male· Iran· Born in 2009
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Amir Arsalan Zihaghi, a 17-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1965 — just 8 short of his peak of 1973 (Oct 2025, age 16). He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Semnan province league - aban1404, Iranian Youth Chess Championship 2025 (Boys U16), and Standard Rated League Clubs and Free groups Championship of North Khorasan 2025. Also played 15 rapid (including Iranian Youth Chess Championship 2025 (Boys U16)_Rapid) and 6 blitz events (including Iranian Cadet Chess Championship 2025 (Boys U16)_Blitz) recently. He took a 30-month break between Feb 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #31, #30 and #37 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1965
Standard
Rpd2097·Blz1961
All-time high
1973
−8 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 16
Oct 2025 · age 16
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33,644
#33,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
31st Iranian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1965
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1973
at age 16 · −8 from today
Oct 2025
30th Iranian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1934
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Apr 2024
2023
37th Iranian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1673
Aug 2023
Best 12-month gain (+424 Elo)
1249 → 1673
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
1934 → 1965
Tournaments
6
49 games
Score
32.5/ 4966.3%
29W7D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1899 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 1919 | +6.9 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 7/4 | #8 | 2436 | +22.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIman Hasanpor Moghadam
🇮🇷IRI·2023
+5 −17 =3
25 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSobhan ZahmatiFM
🇮🇷IRI·2123
+6 −16 =0
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsJamal Zare
🇮🇷IRI·2036
+7 −13 =1
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsMohammad Taghi Vassalam
🇮🇷IRI·1940
+5 −15 =0
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAsef Rahmani
🇦🇫AFG·1855
+7 −12 =0
19 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Iran
#322
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,073
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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