Parham Maghsoodloo
 Maghsoodloo in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 2000 Gorgan, Iran |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Iran |
| Title | Grandmaster (2016) |
| FIDE rating | 2708 (December 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2742 (December 2023) |
| Ranking | No. 28 (December 2025) |
| Peak ranking | No. 12 (December 2023) |
Parham Maghsoodloo (Persian: پرهام مقصودلو, born 12 August 2000)[1] is an Iranian chess grandmaster. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016.[1] Maghsoodloo is a three-time Iranian national champion and became the World Junior Chess Champion in 2018.
Early life and chess career
[edit | edit source]Maghsoodloo was born in 2000 in Gorgan.[2] He played in the 2015 FIDE World Cup, where he was defeated in the first round by Wesley So. The following year, Maghsoodloo was awarded the titles of International Master and Grandmaster by FIDE, and represented his nation at the 42nd Chess Olympiad. He won the Iranian Chess Championship in 2017, 2018 and 2021. Also in 2018, he won the World Junior Chess Championship with a game in hand, finishing with a score of 9½/11, a point ahead of his nearest competitors.[2] His performance rating was 2823.[3]
Maghsoodloo competed in the Tata Steel Challengers in January 2019, placing eighth with a score of 7/13 (+4–3=6).[4]
Selected Achievements
[edit | edit source]- Iranian Chess Championship (2017, 2018, 2021)
- Sharjah Masters (2018)[5]
- World Junior Chess Championship (2018)[2]
- Asian Games Team's Event (2023)
- Reykjavík Open (2025)[6]
References
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External links
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- Parham Maghsoodloo player profile at Chess.com
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- Parham Maghsoodloo chess games at 365Chess.com
- Great Players of the Present: Parham Maghsoodloo lecture by Benjamin Finegold
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gorgan
- Chess Grandmasters
- World Junior Chess Champions
- Chess players at the 2022 Asian Games
- 21st-century Iranian chess players
- 21st-century Iranian sportsmen
- Asian Games gold medalists for Iran
- Asian Games chess players for Iran
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists in chess
- Chess Olympiad competitors