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Reza Mahdavi
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Reza Mahdavi

IranBorn 2008 (age 18)FIDE ID 12595926

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2489

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Luft classical rating

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Openings

Their most-played, from 12 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game250%
Sicilian Defense1100%
Four Knights Game150%
Caro-Kann Defense10%

Italian Game

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Evans Gambit Declined10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Godiva Variation1100%

Four Knights Game

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation225%
Moscow Variation150%
Modern Variations150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation10%

Catalan Opening

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Main line10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/8+4+4
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20261½/3−10
Fujairah Global 202529 Aug 2025½/2−4−4
Sharjah Masters 202525 May 20251½/3−1−1
Qatar Masters 20246 Dec 2024=35th+19+20

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Abdusattorov3 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20242777
GMH. Dronavalli10 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262466
IMG. Tarigan21 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252415
CMG. Germanovs26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262389
FMD. Pinto17 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262337

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMN. AbdusattorovLast 3 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20241100
GMB. DaneshvarLast 5 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20241010
GMM. KarthikeyanLast 6 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20241001
IMG. TariganLast 21 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20251100
IMM. ChakrabortyLast 22 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20251001

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