IRI · 26 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2735 (Sep 2019)
Best performance: 2907 at Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025(Best of 2025)
Blitz rating
2638
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Sep 2012
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Official blitz rating by month
| List | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 2638 | 0 |
| Oct 2026 | 2638 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 2638 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 2638 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 2638 | +13 |
| Jun 2026 | 2625 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 2625 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 2625 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 2625 | -1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2626 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 2626 | -64 |
| Dec 2025 | 2690 | -10 |
Form · Blitz
Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 10 games, May 15 – May 16.
From 1,016 blitz games on record, the latest on May 16.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Blitz ChampionshipMay 16TPR 2591 | 8½/13 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 984 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2013–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Hikaru Nakamura, Dec 2022 · TATA Steel Chess India Blitz-2022 | , 2909 |
| 2, | GM Sergey Karjakin, Mar 2018 · Cup of the REGION Group of Companies 2018 Blitz | , 2868 |
| 3, | GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, 2 wins, Feb 2019 · Cup of the REGION Group of Companies 2019 Blitz | , 2834 |
| 4, | GM Vladislav Artemiev, 3 wins, Feb 2019 · Cup of the REGION Group of Companies 2019 Blitz | , 2828 |
| 5, | GM Alexander Grischuk, 2 wins, Dec 2018 · FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2018 | , 2825 |
| 6, | GM Alireza Firouzja, 7 wins, Dec 2021 · World Blitz Chess Championship 2021 - OPEN | , 2810 |
| 7, | GM Yangyi Yu, Dec 2018 · FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2018 | , 2804 |
| 8, | GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Dec 2021 · World Blitz Chess Championship 2021 - OPEN | , 2792 |
| 9, | GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Dec 2021 · World Blitz Chess Championship 2021 - OPEN | , 2787 |
| 10, | GM Quang Liem Le, Nov 2021 · Tata Steel Chess India Blitz 2021 | , 2774 |
Openings · Blitz
From the moves of 177 of 1,016 blitz games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 42 of 89 games, 1.c4 in 24, 1.e4 in 14.
As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.
All openings (10 as White, 11 as Black)
| Openings in White games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening | 18 | 53% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 14 | 71% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 10 | 85% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 6 | 50% |
| Semi-Slav Defense | 6 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense | 6 | 83% |
| Ruy Lopez | 5 | 50% |
| Slav Defense | 4 | 25% |
| King's Indian Attack | 3 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense | 3 | 67% |
14 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 30, 1...e5 in 6, 1...g6 in 4.
Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 24, 1...d5 in 3.
Against 1.Nf3: 1...d5 in 7, 1...c5 in 3.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 30 | 78% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 8 | 69% |
| English Opening | 6 | 42% |
| Modern Defense | 4 | 75% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 63% |
| Ruy Lopez | 4 | 50% |
| Zukertort Opening | 4 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 3 | 33% |
| Indian Defense | 3 | 83% |
| King's Indian Attack | 3 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 3 | 17% |
16 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 19 | 2465 | 2640 |
| 2025 | 96 | 64½ | 2464 | 2589 |
| 2024 | 63 | 51½ | 2306 | 2568 |
| 2023 | 87 | 66 | 2338 | 2540 |
| 2022 | 81 | 53½ | 2459 | 2576 |
| 2021 | 75 | 43 | 2580 | 2630 |
| 2019 | 71 | 53 | 2459 | 2652 |
| 2018 | 139 | 103½ | 2359 | 2543 |
| 2017 | 113 | 87½ | 2331 | 2542 |
| 2016 | 123 | 91½ | 2297 | 2481 |
| 2015 | 82 | 59½ | 2244 | 2419 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- May 2026Teamchess-results.com#2 in 2026Score 8½/13Opp avg 2481Start 2625
- May 2026Swisschess-results.comBest of 2026Score 10½/13Opp avg 2450Start 2625
- Dec 2025Swissfederation source#5 in 2025Score 10½/19Opp avg 2505Start 2690
- Nov 2025Round robinfederation source#4 in 2025Score 8½/18Opp avg 2599Start 2700
- Aug 2025Round robinfederation source#3 in 2025Score 10/14Opp avg 2535Start 2701
- May 2025Teamfederation source#2 in 2025Score 10½/13Opp avg 2481Start 2644
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Blitz Championship · May 2026 · 8½/13
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Blitz Championship · May 2026 · 10½/13
- FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 · Dec 2025 · 10½/19
- Karen Asrian Memorial (Blitz) · Nov 2025 · 8½/18
- FIDE World Cup 2025 Blitz TB · Nov 2025 · 0/2
- SHYMBULAK SUMMER CHESS 2025 · Aug 2025 · 10/14
- 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool D · Jun 2025 · 0/1
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Blitz Championship 2025 · May 2025 · 10½/13
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025 · May 2025 · 12/13
- HAFEET SPORT CHALLENGE · Mar 2025 · 6/9
- Djerba International Chess Festival 2025 (Blitz) · Feb 2025 · 7/9
- 3rd Father Cup Blitz Chess Tournament 23 Mordad [Afzoon Group] · Aug 2024 · 10½/12
- World Blitz Team Championship 2024 Knockout · Aug 2024 · 5½/8
- World Blitz Team Championship 2024 Pool B · Aug 2024 · 5/6
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2024 · May 2024 · 10/13
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Blitz Championship 2024 · May 2024 · 11/13
- 7th BarandeSho Cup [Blitz - Guilan] · Mar 2024 · 9½/11
- FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2023 · Dec 2023 · 12½/21
- 2nd Father Cup Blitz Chess Tournament [Afzoon Group] · Dec 2023 · 12½/13
- PLUSCITY Grand Prix 2023 Blitz · Jun 2023 · 11/14
- Alain Spring Blitz Tournament 2023 · May 2023 · 8/11
- Austrian Team Blitz Championship 2023 · Apr 2023 · 7/8
- WorldChess Armageddon Regionals (Asia & Oceania) · Apr 2023 · 4/8
- 19th International Caspian Cup (Blitz) · Feb 2023 · 11/13
- FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2022 · Dec 2022 · 11½/21
- TATA Steel Chess India Blitz-2022 · Dec 2022 · 9/18
- ShushaChess-2022, Men,Blitz · Sep 2022 · 11½/18
- 1st Aran Blitz Cup · Jul 2022 · 12/13
- Master Asnaashari Commemoration Blitz Cup · May 2022 · 9½/11
- World Blitz Chess Championship 2021 - OPEN · Dec 2021 · 12½/21
- Masters Chess Tournament (Blitz) 2021 · Dec 2021 · 5/9
- Hamdan bin Rashid Cup Blitz · Dec 2021 · 5½/11
- Tata Steel Chess India Blitz 2021 · Nov 2021 · 11/18
- Lindores Abbey Blitz in Honour of the 85th Anniversary of Mikhail Tal Birth · Nov 2021 · 10/18
- Cup of the REGION Group of Companies 2020 Blitz · Feb 2020 · 10½/18
- VI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival - Blitz 14 · Dec 2019 · 6½/9
- 2nd Al Sayyah International Blitz Championship 2019 · Aug 2019 · 7/9
- 26th Abudhabi International Chess Festival(Blitz) · Aug 2019 · 9½/11
- Grandmaster Blitz Tournament 2019 · Jul 2019 · 9½/14
- Cup of the REGION Group of Companies 2019 Blitz · Feb 2019 · 12½/18
- Tehran Blitz Cup 22 Bahman · Feb 2019 · 10/13
- FIDE Open World Blitz Championship 2018 · Dec 2018 · 12½/21
- 17th Asian Continental BlitzChess Championships (2nd Manny Pacquio Cup) · Dec 2018 · 5/9
- Gorgan Maghsoodloo Cup -Blitz - 1397 · Nov 2018 · 8½/9
- M.Chigorin Memorial 2018_Blitz · Oct 2018 · 8/11
- 25th Abu Dhabi Int. Chess Festival(Blitz) · Aug 2018 · 8/11
- Asian Nations Cup 2018 - Open Blitz · Aug 2018 · 5½/7
- Gorgan Friendship Cup-Tir 97 · Jul 2018 · 9/9
- Tehran Blitz 22 tir 1397 · Jul 2018 · 9½/11
- Tehran Blitz 20 tir 1397 · Jul 2018 · 7/8
- Voronezh Festival Blitz Tournament 2018 · Jun 2018 · 7½/9
- Tehran Blitz 18 Khordad 1397 · Jun 2018 · 7½/11
- Dubai Blitz 2017 · Apr 2018 · 6½/9
- Cup of the REGION Group of Companies 2018 Blitz · Mar 2018 · 13/18
- Tehran Blitz 3 Azar 1396 · Nov 2017 · 11/11
- Tehran Blitz Cub 9 Aban 1396 · Nov 2017 · 9/11
- 2nd Paytakht Blitz Cup 1396 · Oct 2017 · 8½/11
- Tabriz Sport Week Blitz Mehr 1396 · Oct 2017 · 8/11
- 5th Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games 2017_Blitz_Men_Team_Under23 · Sep 2017 · 3½/5
- Abu Dhabi Blitz tournament · Aug 2017 · 7½/11
- 2nd International Stars Cup 2017 [Blitz] · Jul 2017 · 5½/7
- "Sichuan Airlines Cup"2017Asian Continental Chess Championship Blitz · May 2017 · 6/9
- Cup of the REGION Group of Companies 2017 Blitz · Mar 2017 · 12/18
- 25th International Fajr Sabalan Cup 2017 - Blitz · Feb 2017 · 6/9
- International Khazar Cup (Blitz) 2017 · Jan 2017 · 10½/11
- World Blitz Championship 2016. Open. · Dec 2016 · 11½/21
- Tehran Blitz Cup 10 Azar 1395 · Nov 2016 · 8/11
- Basij Blitz 5 Azar 1395 · Nov 2016 · 7½/9
- Tehran Blitz Cup 30 Aban 1395 · Nov 2016 · 8½/11
- international chess festival avicenna Open Blitz 8 Shahrivar 1395 · Aug 2016 · 10/11
- 1st Stars Cup 2016 - Blitz · Jul 2016 · 8/10
- Alborz Blitz 17 Tir 1395 · Jul 2016 · 10½/11
- Tehran Blitz 16 Tir 1395 · Jul 2016 · 8/11
- Match between Maghsoodloo-Firouzja 2016 - Blitz · Jul 2016 · 4½/8
- Tehran Farvardin 1395 Blitz Cup 1 · Apr 2016 · 6½/8
- Asian Nations Cup 2016 Blitz (Open) · Apr 2016 · 3½/4
- Tehran Norooz 95 Blitz Cup 1 · Mar 2016 · 8/11
- Iran Super League Blitz 2015 · Nov 2015 · 10/11
- shahrivar Blitz Cup (2015) · Sep 2015 · 9½/13
- Avecina Blitz Chess Tournament (2015) · Sep 2015 · 7½/11
- Asian Continental Blitz Championship Men's · Aug 2015 · 4½/9
- Mordad Cup Blitz A (2015) · Jul 2015 · 10½/13
- Ardebil International Blitz Cup 2015 · Jul 2015 · 7/9
- 1st International Sardaran E Shahid Azarbayjan Blitz Cup (D) · Jul 2015 · 8½/11
- Norooz Cup A (2015) · Mar 2015 · 8/11
- World Youth Chess Championship 2013. Open U14 Blitz. · Dec 2013 · 7/7
- Asian Youth 2013, Blitz, Open Under 14 · Jun 2013 · 4/7
- Iranian Chess Festival, Blitz men Championship 2012 · Jul 2012 · 6/11
World
- #50GM Denis Lazavik2644.0
- #51GM Jaime Santos Latasa2641.0
- #52GM Parham Maghsoodloo2638.0
- #53GM Sergei Tiviakov2637.0
- #54GM Anish Giri2636.0
Iran
- #1GM Parham Maghsoodloo2638.0
- #2GM M. Amin Tabatabaei2611.0
- #3GM Bardiya Daneshvar2549.0
- #4GM Sina Movahed2524.0
- #5GM Mahdi Gholami Orimi2523.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.