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Hekmatnejad, Mahtab
🇮🇷FIDE 42715091· Female· Iran· Born in 2013
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Mahtab Hekmatnejad, a 13-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1784 — just 6 short of her peak of 1790 (Feb 2026, age 13). She is on a breakout run, having gained +112 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈26/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 Iranian Cadet Chess Championship 2025 (Gilrs U12). Also played 11 rapid (including 3rd Jolfa Aras Rapid 28 azar 1404) and 1 blitz events (including Iranian Cadet Chess Championship 2025 (Girls U12)_Blitz) recently.
At junior level, she reached #48, #42 and #51 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1784
Standard
Rpd1799·Blz1722
All-time high
1790
−6 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 13
Feb 2026 · age 13
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#81,386
#81,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
48th Iranian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1790
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1790
at age 13 · −6 from today
Feb 2026
2025
42nd Iranian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1752
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+458 Elo)
1152 → 1610
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+112
1672 → 1784
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
15/ 2462.5%
12W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 1234 | -8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #12 | 2008 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/8 | #2 | 1975 | +56.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #41 | 1970 | +24.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAraman Matin
🇮🇷IRI·1566
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsSamin Abdollahi
🇮🇷IRI·1653
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSina Saemi
🇮🇷IRI·1920
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAli Zeynali
🇮🇷IRI·2042
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSarina Kosari
🇮🇷IRI·1818
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Iran
#903
out of 9,027 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,042
in continent
World
#81,384
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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