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Iran Best chess players in Iran

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive
21,427
GrandmastersGM
16
International MastersIM
28
Woman GrandmastersWGM
2
  1. 1 GM M. Amin Tabatabaei IranIran 2720 New
  2. 2 GM Parham Maghsoodloo IranIran 2705 New
  3. 3 GM Sina Movahed IranIran 2576 New
Best chess players in Iran, Standard, Open
RankPlayerRatingChangeGamesBorn
1 GM M. Amin Tabatabaei IranIran2720NewNew72001
2 GM Parham Maghsoodloo IranIran2705NewNew·2000
3 GM Sina Movahed IranIran2576NewNew·2010
4 GM Bardiya Daneshvar IranIran2563NewNew52006
5 GM Mahdi Gholami Orimi IranIran2558NewNew·2002
6 GM Amirreza Pourramezanali IranIran2521NewNew·1992
7 IM Reza Mahdavi IranIran2489NewNew·2008
8 GM Seyed Khalil Mousavi IranIran2484NewNew·1998
9 IM Arash Tahbaz IranIran2482NewNew·2000
10 GM Aryan Gholami IranIran2472NewNew·2001
11 GM Shahin Lorparizangeneh IranIran2471NewNew·1999
12 FM Artin Ashraf IranIran2470NewNew92008
13 IM Radin Yadegar IranIran2469NewNew·2010
14 IM Amirreza Pour Agha Bala IranIran2463NewNew·2004
15 GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami IranIran2442NewNew·1982
16 FM Arshia Alaghehmand IranIran2435NewNew·2010
17 IM Arash Daghli IranIran2426NewNew·2003
18 GM Masoud Mosadeghpour IranIran2422NewNew·1997
19 IM Seyed Kian Poormosavi IranIran2420NewNew92005
20 IM Seyed Abolfazl Moosavifar IranIran2419NewNew·2010
21 FM Arshia Mohammadian sechani IranIran2418NewNew92010
22 Amin Cheraghi IranIran2404NewNew11999
23 IM Arad Nazari IranIran2404NewNew·2004
24 IM Arman Hakemi IranIran2401NewNew·2002
25 IM Ebrahim Ahmadinia IranIran2398NewNew·1986
26 IM Abtin Atakhan IranIran2396NewNew·2005
27 FM Shahdad Teimouri Yadkuri IranIran2388NewNew·2007
28 FM Barad Yeganegi IranIran2387NewNew·2011
29 FM Aref Vasli IranIran2383NewNew51993
30 GM Pouria Darini IranIran2382NewNew·1991
31 WIM Melika Mohammadi IranIran2378NewNew·2010
32 GM Homayoon Toufighi IranIran2374NewNew·1990
33 FM Hamidreza Tahmasebi IranIran2374NewNew·2002
34 WGM Mobina Alinasab IranIran2364NewNew·2000
35 FM Hamidreza Ebrahimi Herab IranIran2361NewNew·2006
36 FM Nima Fendereski IranIran2357NewNew·2001
37 FM Barad Ahmadi IranIran2351NewNew·2012
38 IM Seyed Hamed Mousavian IranIran2350NewNew51985
39 FM Sayed Arash Akbarinia IranIran2348NewNew11986
40 FM Amir hossein Doroodgar IranIran2347NewNew12006
41 FM Behnood Delavari IranIran2346NewNew92011
42 FM Koorosh Bahmani IranIran2345NewNew·2011
43 FM Erfan Ahmadi IranIran2330NewNew·2008
44 FM Shahrokh Nooronei IranIran2327NewNew·1976
45 FM Alireza Bosagh Zadeh IranIran2326NewNew·2004
46 FM Abolfazl Amirinasab IranIran2324NewNew·2009
47 FM Mohammad Hossein Darvishi IranIran2319NewNew·2010
48 FM Arash Nazarian IranIran2318NewNew·2012
49 FM Arian Tamadon IranIran2312NewNew·2005
50 FM Ali Rastbod IranIran2311NewNew·1999

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Questions

There are 21,427 active FIDE rated players in Iran, 16 of them grandmasters. The highest rated is GM M. Amin Tabatabaei with 2720 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in Iran?

GM M. Amin Tabatabaei, rated 2720 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in Iran?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has 16 grandmasters in Iran.

Who is the highest rated woman in Iran?

WIM Melika Mohammadi, rated 2378 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

Who is the highest rated junior in Iran?

GM Sina Movahed, rated 2576 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How often are FIDE ratings updated?

FIDE publishes a new rating list on the first day of every month. This page shows the list of November 2026. These are not live ratings.

Source: FIDE rating list of November 2026, 800,240 rated players. Last updated November 15, 2026.