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Niazi, Saman
🇮🇷FIDE 428084276· Male· Iran· Born in 1984
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Saman Niazi, a 42-year-old Iranian player, is rated 1591 — just 27 short of his peak of 1618 (Nov 2024, age 40). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (Under 1700). Also played 1 rapid event (including Lorestan Rapid Cup 20 Tir 1404) recently.
Current rating
1591
Standard
Rpd1537·Blz—
All-time high
1618
−27 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 40
Nov 2024 · age 40
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#149,847
#149,847 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2024
All-time peak 1618
at age 40 · −27 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 40
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 40
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 40
Sep 2024
First FIDE rating
1613 · at age 40
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1618 → 1591
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L
Top 2 wins
2.[W]vsMahdi Kheyr Khah1,438·8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (Under 1700)·R2·+11.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsSeyed Kiasha Hosseini1,514·8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (Under 1700)·R1·-24.4
2.[L]vsAliakbar Pourhasan1,523·8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (Under 1700)·R5·-23.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #110 | 1493 | -27.2 |
Worst Elo result: 8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (Under 1700) (-27.2 Elo, finished #110).
Rankings
/
Iran
#2,222
out of 9,138 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,839
in continent
World
#149,832
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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