Amin Tabatabaei

World rank: No. 18 (October 2026)
Rating: 2728 (−9 this month)
Peak rating: 2737 (September 2026)
Title: Grandmaster (2018)
Federation: Iran
Born: February 5, 2001, Tehran, Iran (age 25)
FIDE ID: 12521213

Iran’s highest-rated player, born in Tehran in 2001. Tabatabaei became a grandmaster in 2018 and made his name with wins at the 2019 Biel Masters and a run to the 2021 World Cup quarter-finals as the 86th seed, knocking out Yu Yangyi and Pentala Harikrishna.

That result earned him a place in the 2022 FIDE Grand Prix, where he reached the semi-finals of the third leg.

He won the Aeroflot Open in 2024 and the Reykjavik Open in 2026, and reached his career-best rating of 2737 on the September 2026 list.

Career highlights

Won the 2026 Reykjavik Open
Won the 2024 Aeroflot Open
World Cup quarter-finalist in 2021, from 86th seed
Career-best rating of 2737 in September 2026

Titles

Reykjavík Open: 2026

From the winners lists on our event pages.

Amin Tabatabaei in The Chess Herald

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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.