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Maghsoodloo, Parham

Parham Maghsoodloo

GM🇮🇷

FIDEFIDE 12539929· Male· Iran· Born in 2000

Parham Maghsoodloo, a 26-year-old Iranian Grandmaster, is rated 2705 and ranked 2nd among Iranian players, and 32nd worldwide. He has held steady between 2700 and 2725 for 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈91/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include the Aix-en-Provence Open, the French Top 16, and the German Team Cup. Also played 6 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2742 was reached at age 23 (Dec 2023, World #12 at the time); he has been in the world top 100 for 97 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2016 (age 16) and IM in 2016 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U18, World #2 in U20, World #3 in U16, World #5 in U14 and World #60 in U12.

Current rating

2705

Standard

Rpd2689·Blz2638

All-time high

2742

−37 pts below
Dec 2023 · age 23

Activity

96

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · Iranian players · of 4,043
World top 100 since Oct 2018

Profile · last 5 years

  1. Similar results in every format: 63% in classical (262 / 418), 71% in rapid (233.5 / 330), 69% in blitz (298.5 / 430).
  2. Against higher-rated players (+50): 49 / 98. Against lower-rated (−50): 601.5 / 799.
  3. Out of form: −62 in blitz rating and 38 / 65 in rated blitz games over the last 12 months.

From 1,178 games in FIDE-rated events since Oct 2021 (418 classical, 330 rapid, 430 blitz). Fixed rules: every figure comes from these results.

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Career timeline

27 entries
2026
97 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
since Oct 2018
Oct 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2700
at age 25
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2700
at age 25
May 2025
2023
Peak World rank: #12
at age 23 · rated 2742
Dec 2023
All-time peak 2742
at age 23 · −37 from today
Dec 2023
2022
1,000 career games
at age 22
Sep 2022

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 Parham Maghsoodloo plays, by color

1,774 games with moves in our base · over the board · last in Jul 2026

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As White

483 games325.5 of 483

228 more games in other lines

As Black

473 games282 of 473

327 more games in other lines

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
FIDE World Cup 2025
perf 2786 (+78) · 4/6 · #30
Evolution
+4
2701 → 2705
Tournaments
10
57 games
Score
39/ 5768.4%
25W28D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVincent KeymerGM2,776·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R5·+5.8
2.[W]vsRichard RapportGM2,724·40th European Club Cup (open)·R5·+5.3
3.[W]vsJorden van ForeestGM2,705·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R9·+4.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMartin KraemerGM2,556·1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026·R3·-7.1
2.[L]vsAnton KorobovGM2,608·Team 2026 - Top 16·R7·-6.4
3.[L]vsDavid NavaraGM2,628·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R1·-6.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open International d'Aix en Provence - Trophee Dole 2026 - Tournoi Masters (2100 elo)
Open Swiss
Jul 20265.5/7#4826970.0
Team 2026 - Top 16
Team
Jun 20267/11#102669-4.1
Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Mai
Team
May 20262/2#23224+3.2
FE 3 Sardinia world chess - A
Open Swiss
May 20266.5/9#132635-3.9
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20261/3#1182486-9.6
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20262/2#113363+6.1
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2026
Round-Robin
Feb 20265/9#22750+5.3
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#672742+0.9
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20254/6R322786+7.0

By color · classical · 5 years

418 games

As White

69%

146 / 213avg opp. 2608

As Black

57%

116 / 205avg opp. 2611

Best win

vsVincent KeymerGM2776

PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2026 · Mar 2026 · White

Worst loss

vsArtem UskovGM2430

Qatar Masters 2024 · Dec 2024 · Black

Games 1,774 · 2012–2026

Time control
  • DvsIniyan PanneerselvamGM
    DOLE Open Aix-en-Provence 2026 · R6.2 · 2026-07-23
    Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation · 44 moves · 2705
  • WvsFelix-Antonio IlincaIM
    DOLE Open Aix-en-Provence 2026 · R5.11 · 2026-07-22
    Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation, Quiet Variation · 59 moves · 2705
  • DvsJan KlimkowskiGM
    DOLE Open Aix-en-Provence 2026 · R4.7 · 2026-07-21
    Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation · 24 moves · 2705
  • WvsPanesar VedantFM
    DOLE Open Aix-en-Provence 2026 · R2.2 · 2026-07-19
    Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation · 35 moves · 2705
  • WvsAnna-Maja KazarianFM
    DOLE Open Aix-en-Provence 2026 · R1.3 · 2026-07-18
    Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation · 50 moves · 2705
  • DvsAydin SuleymanliGM
    TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2026 · R4.10 · 2026-06-14
    Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred · 26 moves · 2706
  • DvsLaurent FressinetGM
    Championnat de France des Clubs 2026 | Poule Haute · R10.3 · 2026-06-13
    King's Indian Attack, with e6 · 45 moves · 2706
  • DvsSabino BrunelloGM
    Championnat de France des Clubs 2026 | Poule Haute · R9.17 · 2026-06-12
    Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense · 32 moves · 2706
  • DvsLeon Luke MendoncaGM
    Championnat de France des Clubs 2026 | Poule Haute · R8.27 · 2026-06-11
    English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation · 53 moves · 2706
  • LvsAnton KorobovGM
    Championnat de France des Clubs 2026 | Elimination | Groupe B · R7.43 · 2026-06-10
    Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations · 38 moves · 2706

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

vsAlireza FirouzjaGM
🇫🇷FRA·2757
+17 −8 =9
34 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMasoud MosadeghpourGM
🇮🇷IRI·2422
+12 −8 =11
31 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsEhsan Ghaem MaghamiGM
🇮🇷IRI·2442
+12 −6 =13
31 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsAmin TabatabaeiGM
🇮🇷IRI·2728
+8 −6 =16
30 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsVidit GujrathiGM
🇮🇳IND·2693
+9 −11 =9
29 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings

/
Iran
#2
out of 4,028 players
Asia-Pacific
#14
out of 53,983 players
World
#32
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
...
14
🇮🇷Maghsoodloo, Parham
2,705
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
...
32
🇮🇷Maghsoodloo, Parham
2,705
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