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Mohtaji, Javad
🇫🇷FIDE 617229· Male· France· Born in 1958
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Javad Mohtaji, a 68-year-old French player, is rated 1859. He has fluctuated between 1841 and 1874 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5, and 22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi B (1600 a 1999 Elo). He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2003), 44 months (2004–2008), 23 months (2010–2012) and 43 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2056 was reached at age 45 (Jul 2003).
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd1794·Blz1807
All-time high
2056
−197 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 45
Jul 2003 · age 45
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,893
#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+158 Elo)
1700 → 1858
Nov 2024
7-month rising streak
+149 Elo
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1698 → returned at 1700
Mar 2020
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Jun 2016
2012
100 career games
at age 54
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
1860 → 1859
Tournaments
6
16 games
Score
10/ 1662.5%
8W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYi Xuan Wang1,693·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi B (1600 a 1999 Elo)·R9·-14.0
2.[L]vsLaurent Smadi1,781·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi B (1600 a 1999 Elo)·R4·-11.7
3.[L]vsGokmen Cosan1,812·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi B (1600 a 1999 Elo)·R7·-10.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #39 | 2480 | +17.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1701 | 1192 | -6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #358 | 2388 | +3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1300 | 1942 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #65 | 1760 | -24.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #425 | 2500 | +5.8 |
Worst Elo result: 22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi B (1600 a 1999 Elo) (-24.6 Elo, finished #65).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRomain LacroixCM
🇫🇷FRA·2131
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2015
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vsGuy Cesbron
🇫🇷FRA·1935
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsLoic Cohen
🇫🇷FRA
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsFabien Lepetit
🇫🇷FRA·1719
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2014
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vsFlorent Woloszyn
🇫🇷FRA·2031
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
/
France
#3,634
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#43,153
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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