Parham Maghsoodloo ( fa, پرهام مقصودلو, born 12 August 2000) is an Iranian

chess grandmaster Grandmaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is held for life, though exceptionally it h ...

. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by

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in 2016. Maghsoodloo is a three-time Iranian national champion and became the World Junior Chess Champion in 2018.

Early life and chess career

Maghsoodloo was born in 2000 in Gorgan. 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

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and Grandmaster by

, and represented his nation at the

42nd Chess Olympiad The 42nd Chess Olympiad ( az, 42-ci Şahmat Olimpiadası; also known as the Baku Chess Olympiad), organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough sometimes referred to as the "men's division", this ...

. 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. His was 2823. Maghsoodloo competed in the Tata Steel Challengers in January 2019, placing eighth with a score of 7/13 (+4–3=6).

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maghsoodloo, Parham 2000 births Living people People from Gorgan Iranian chess players Chess grandmasters World Junior Chess Champions Chess players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in chess Asian Games competitors for Iran