Parham Maghsoodloo

Parham Maghsoodloo (Persian: پرهام مقصودلو‎, born 11 August 2000[1]) is an Iranian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016.[1] Maghsoodloo is a twice Iranian national champion and became the World Junior Chess Champion in 2018.

Parham Maghsoodloo
Maghsoodloo in 2018
Full nameپرهام مقصودلو
CountryIran
Born12 August 2000 (2000-08-12) (age 20)
Gorgan, Iran
TitleGrandmaster (2016)
FIDE rating2676 (February 2021)
Peak rating2690 (December 2019)

Early life and chess career

Maghsoodloo was born in 2000 in Gonbad-e Kavus.[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 and 2018. 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]

Maghsoodloo was banned and his account closed on Lichess due to suspected cheating on the website.[5]

References
  1. Di Felice, Gino (2017), Chess International Titleholders, 1950–2016, McFarland, p. 196
  2. "Parham Maghsoodloo Is World Junior Chess Champion". Financial Tribune.
  3. FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2018: Maghsoodloo Parham. chess-results.com.
  4. McGourty, Colin (28 January 2019). "Tata Steel 2019, 13: Carlsen's Magnificent Seven". Chess24.
  5. "Maghsoodloo banned for cheating". chesstech.org.
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