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Habibi, Ali
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4604393· Male· Germany· Born in 1954
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Ali Habibi, a 72-year-old German International Master, is rated 2097 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2097 and 2143 over the past 2 years. 58 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and SMM NLB 2026 round 1. Also played 2 rapid (including Swiss Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 10. Offene BW Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2313 was reached at age 56 (Mar 2010).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 47).
Current rating
2097
Standard
Rpd2187·Blz2116
All-time high
2313
−216 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 56
Mar 2010 · age 56
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,701 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2025
36th German 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2136
Oct 2025
6-month rising streak
+25 Elo
Oct 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 69
Mar 2023
2020
31st German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2192
Oct 2020
2015
24th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2258
Nov 2015
2014
1,000 career games
at age 60
Jul 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
2119 → 2097
Tournaments
20
51 games
Score
32.5/ 5163.7%
22W23D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 1989 | -6.3 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #111 | 1500 | -2.5 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #95 | 1965 | -1.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2126 | +0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #502 | 1902 | -2.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #35 | 1917 | -13.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #342 | 2075 | -1.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 2347 | +1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #303 | 2619 | +1.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1952 | -2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBranko FilipovicIM
🇨🇭SUI·2197
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met May 2022
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vsAlain Tcheau
🇨🇭SUI·1981
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsFritz Maurer
🇨🇭SUI·1959
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAurelio ColmenaresFM
🇨🇭SUI·2312
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsOliver KurmannIM
🇨🇭SUI·2356
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2019
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Rankings
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Germany
#1,775
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,414
in continent
World
#15,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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