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Tabatabaei, M. Amin

Amin Tabatabaei

GM🇮🇷

FIDEFIDE 12521213· Male· Iran· Born in 2001

Amin Tabatabaei, a 25-year-old Iranian Grandmaster, is rated 2728 — just 9 short of his peak of 2737 (Sep 2026, age 25) and ranked 1st among Iranian players, and 18th worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 86 rated games in the past year (≈87/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include the Chess Olympiad (open), the Yakubboev–Tabatabaei match, and the Turkish Super League. Also played 8 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 8 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #15 in Sep 2026 and has been in the world top 100 for 54 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2018 (age 17), IM in 2015 (age 14), FM in 2010 (age 9), and CM in 2009 (age 8). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U18, U16 and U14, World #2 in U20, World #3 in U12, World #12 in U10 and World #5 in U8.

Current rating

2728

Standard

Rpd2575·Blz2611

All-time high

2737

−9 pts below
Sep 2026 · age 25

Activity

93

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · Iranian players · of 4,043
World top 100 since May 2022

Profile · last 5 years

  1. Similar results in every format: 66% in classical (309.5 / 472), 69% in rapid (134.5 / 195), 67% in blitz (170 / 255).
  2. Against higher-rated players (+50): 43 / 124. Against lower-rated (−50): 460 / 601.
  3. In form: +44 in blitz rating and 57 / 86 in rated blitz games over the last 12 months.

From 922 games in FIDE-rated events since Oct 2021 (472 classical, 195 rapid, 255 blitz). Fixed rules: every figure comes from these results.

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Career timeline

30 entries
2026
54 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
since May 2022
Oct 2026
Peak World rank: #15
at age 25 · rated 2737
Sep 2026
All-time peak 2737
at age 25 · −9 from today
Sep 2026
Peak Iranian rank: #1
at age 25 · rated 2714
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2700
at age 24
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 2700
at age 23
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Rating history: OlimpBase (opens in a new tab) until 2000, FIDE since 2001

His openings · over the board

What Amin Tabatabaei plays, by color

1,476 games with moves in our base · over the board · last in Oct 2026

Prepare against him

As White

386 games272 of 386

226 more games in other lines

As Black

379 games215.5 of 379

204 more games in other lines

Over-the-board games from our public base only.Find his online games ›

Activity & highlights

Best result
Reykjavik Open 2026
perf 2859 (+159) · 8/9 · #1
Evolution
+47
2681 → 2728
Tournaments
9
66 games
Score
52.5/ 6679.5%
42W21D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVasyl IvanchukGM2,624·Reykjavik Open 2026·R5·+3.9
2.[W]vsMaksim ChigaevGM2,644·Team 2026 - Top 16·R4·+3.9
3.[W]vsMaxime LagardeGM2,618·Reykjavik Open 2026·R6·+3.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNodirbek YakubboevGM2,685·Match between Yakubboyev and Tabatabaei Classic·R1·-5.6
2.[L]vsNodirbek YakubboevGM2,685·Match between Yakubboyev and Tabatabaei Classic·R3·-5.6
3.[L]vsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM2,718·46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open·R8·-5.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open
Team
Sep 20267.5/10#442757+3.5
Match between Yakubboyev and Tabatabaei Classic
Match
Sep 20261/4lost2494-12.8
Turkiye Chess Super League 2026
Round-Robin
Aug 20266/7#532873+10.5
Open International d'Aix en Provence - Trophee Dole 2026 - Tournoi Masters (2100 elo)
Open Swiss
Jul 20266.5/8#132763+4.2
Team 2026 - Top 16
Team
Jun 20267.5/10#72789+9.5
Team 2026 - Coupe de France quart demi et finale
Team
May 20260.5/1#292615-1.4
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20268/9#12859+13.8

By color · classical · 5 years

472 games

As White

74%

176.5 / 240avg opp. 2561

As Black

57%

133 / 232avg opp. 2572

Best win

vsWesley SoGM2778

FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3 Knockout stage · Mar 2022 · White

Worst loss

vsArsen DavtyanIM2391

Aeroflot Open 2025 · Mar 2025 · Black

Games 1,472 · 2009–2026

Time control
  • WvsAndrew J LedgerIM
    41st European Chess Club Cup 2026 | Open · R1.1 · 2026-10-16
    Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation · 34 moves · 2728
  • DvsJan-Krzysztof DudaGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R11.409 · 2026-09-27
    Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation · 44 moves · 2737
  • WvsToms KantansGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R10.201 · 2026-09-26
    Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, American Variation · 40 moves · 2737
  • WvsDau Khuong DuyIM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R9.201 · 2026-09-25
    Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense · 40 moves · 2737
  • LvsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R8.193 · 2026-09-24
    Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack, Anti-English · 38 moves · 2737
  • WvsJergus PechacGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R7.409 · 2026-09-23
    King's Indian Attack · 28 moves · 2737
  • DvsHaik MartirosyanGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R6.181 · 2026-09-21
    Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation · 39 moves · 2737
  • DvsTitas StremaviciusGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R5.81 · 2026-09-20
    King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses · 43 moves · 2737
  • WvsSim MaerevoetIM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R3.89 · 2026-09-18
    Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind · 50 moves · 2737
  • WvsLicael Roderick Ticona RocabadoIM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R2.89 · 2026-09-17
    Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense · 52 moves · 2737

Over-the-board games only, matched to this player through official FIDE pairings and tournament records. Opponents marked “?” could not be identified with certainty. Source: Lichess broadcasts (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

Most-Played Opponents

vsParham MaghsoodlooGM
🇮🇷IRI·2705
+6 −8 =16
30 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNodirbek YakubboevGM
🇺🇿UZB·2712
+8 −7 =13
28 games·last met Sep 2026
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vsEhsan Ghaem MaghamiGM
🇮🇷IRI·2442
+4 −4 =13
21 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsOmid NorooziIM
🇮🇷IRI·2233
+10 −6 =5
21 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsPouya IdaniGM
🇫🇷FRA·2615
+4 −4 =11
19 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings

/
Iran
#1
out of 4,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#8
out of 53,983 players
World
#18
out of 221,391 players

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iran
1
🇮🇷Tabatabaei, M. Amin
2,728
2
🇮🇷Maghsoodloo, Parham
2,705
3
🇮🇷Movahed, Sina
2,576
4
🇮🇷Daneshvar, Bardiya
2,571
5
🇮🇷Gholami Orimi, Mahdi
2,558
6
🇮🇷Pourramezanali, Amirreza
2,521
7
🇮🇷Mahdavi, Reza
2,489
8
🇮🇷Mousavi, Seyed Khalil
2,484
9
🇮🇷Tahbaz, Arash
2,482
10
🇮🇷Gholami, Aryan
2,472
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
2
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
3
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
4
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
5
🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun
2,746
6
🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan
2,739
7
🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem
2,732
8
🇮🇷Tabatabaei, M. Amin
2,728
9
🇨🇳Ding, Liren
2,723
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian
2,719
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
5
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
6
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
8
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
9
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
10
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
...
18
🇮🇷Tabatabaei, M. Amin
2,728
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