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Najafi, Bahlool
🇮🇷FIDE 42586690· Male· Iran· Born in 1974
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Bahlool Najafi, a 52-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1481 — just 4 short of his peak of 1485 (Mar 2024, age 50). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 18-month break between Mar 2024 and Oct 2025. Recent appearance: 18th Avicenna International Chess Tournament 2025 -(B). Also played 9 rapid (including Iran Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Iran Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently.
Current rating
1481
Standard
Rpd1614·Blz1697
All-time high
1485
−4 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 50
Mar 2024 · age 50
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#191,762
#191,762 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+344 Elo)
1141 → 1485
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 50
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 50
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1485
at age 50 · −4 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1485 → returned at 1481
Mar 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1178 · at age 49
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1485 → 1481
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMohammadsaleh Shabanifard1,678·18th Avicenna International Chess Tournament 2025 -(B)·R5·-9.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #237 | 1654 | -3.6 |
Rankings
/
Iran
#3,394
out of 9,138 players
Asia-Pacific
#40,404
in continent
World
#191,677
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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