Mohammad Moghaddas Jafari — AKA IranTal1960
Mohammad Moghaddas Jafari, known online as IranTal1960, is a true chess enthusiast whose keyboard has seen more battles than some grandmasters’ tournament boards. With a career spanning over a decade and a half, Mohammad’s blitz rating has impressively peaked at 2355, proving he can think faster than most coffee machines can brew.
Starting with modest ratings around 1800 in 2009, his lightning-fast bullet skills once soared near 2435, although these days he’s probably choosing speed over perfection (or maybe just perfecting that last-minute flag!). His rapid and daily games might not dominate the spotlight, but when Mohammad sits behind the pieces, every move is filled with calculated mischief and tactical brilliance.
Fans of his play admire his stamina—with average wins lasting over 60 moves, he’s clearly not one to give up quickly; early resignation isn’t really his style, clocking a humble 0.75% resignation rate. The endgame is his playground, occurring in nearly 68% of his games. And if he’s lost a piece, beware: his comeback rate is a staggering 79%, and he manages a perfect 100% win rate after losing material. Either that or his opponents are blinded by his sneaky tactics.
Interestingly, Mohammad seems to trust the night owl hours for his best work—playing with a 57.58% win rate at 4 AM (!) and an almost mythical 100% win rate at 1 AM. We like to think he’s channeling the ghost of Tal during those late nights.
While some might claim his losses outnumber wins, with over 33,500 losses to 24,900 wins in blitz, that only means one thing: he’s unafraid to battle incessantly, learning more with every game (and probably memorizing every opening variation known to man). His favorite openings remain shrouded in “Top Secret” tactics, but he clearly dances with the Sicilian Morra Gambit and the Queen’s Gambit Declined when feeling particularly spicy.
Mohammad’s chess journey is a blend of fierce determination, fast-paced excitement, and a dash of magical resilience—a player who proves that even as the clock ticks down, and the inevitable blunders arise, the heart of a chess warrior beats strongest when the pressure is highest.
Fun fact: At 5 AM, when most are asleep or dreaming, Mohammad’s win rate spikes to a crisp 48.67% —the true witching hour for the Iranian Tal in the digital era.