Pouya Idani

Pouya Idani
پویا ایدنی
Idani in 2023
CountryIran
Born (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29)
Ahvaz, Iran
TitleGrandmaster (2014)
FIDE rating2603 (December 2024)
Peak rating2647 (September 2022)

Pouya Idani (Persian: پویا ایدنی; born 22 September 1995) is an Iranian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2014. He won the World U18 chess Championship in 2013.[1][2] He is the 2nd best chess player in Iran (as of June 2021).[3]

Chess career

Idani represented his country in a number of chess olympiads, including 2012 and 2014.

He played in the Chess World Cup 2015, where he was defeated in the first round by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.

He is the champion of the 2018 Goa Open tournament.

In 2008, he won 2nd place at the 7th Dubai Juniors Chess Championship[4] and at the 4th World Schools Chess Championships - Open U13 in Singapore.[5]

In 2009, he won 2nd place at the Iranian U14 Championship,[6] and tied in 5th place at the World U14 Championship with Mads Andersen.[7]

Idani won the Iranian U18 championship in 2011.[8]

He tied 3rd to 8th place at the World U18 Championship in 2012 with Jorge Cori, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Gábor Nagy, Kacper Drozdowski, and Vladislav Kovalev.[9]

He qualified again for the Chess World Cup 2021 where, ranked 85th, he defeated Ziaur Rahman 2–0 in the first round, David Antón Guijarro 1.5-0.5 in the second round, and 21st-seed Evgeny Tomashevsky 2.5-1.5 in the third round. He was eliminated in the fourth round by the eventual winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda.[10]

References

  1. ^ "WYCC | Standard Games Medal Winners". www.worldyouth2013.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  2. ^ "World Youth Championship: The champions". Chess News. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  3. ^ "Idani, Pouya FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  4. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 7th Dubai Juniors Chess Championship 2008". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  5. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 4th World Schools Chess Championships 2008 - Open U13". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  6. ^ "The chess games of Pouya Idani". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  7. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 (14)". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  8. ^ "Iranian Chess Championship- Under 18(boys) 2011 March 2011 Iran FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  9. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Championships 2012 - U18 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  10. ^ "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup-results.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-20.