Maghsoodloo, ParhamAge 24


Source: fide.com

Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2706.0
Live Rank
#30
FIDE Rating
2706
World Rank
#30
Iran Rank
#1
FIDE Peak Rating
2742 - Dec 2023 (Age 23)
FIDE Peak Rank
#12 (2742) - Dec 2023 (Age 23)
Rapid
2670 World #33, Peak 2732 (May 2024)
Blitz
2644 World #58, Peak 2735 (Sep 2019)
Born
11 Aug 2000
Iran
FIDE ID 12539929
Wikipedia

Active Years:
2011 - 2025
Total Games:
1693
Wins:
829 (49%)
Losses:
330 (19%)
Draws:
534 (32%)
Total score:
65%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2669
White:
A07 Hungarian Opening (32 games)
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (30 games)
D02 London System (30 games)
Black:
B06 Modern Defense (26 games)
B30 Sicilian Defense (23 games)
B90 Sicilian Defense (18 games)

Before Maghsoudloo, Iranian players were not taken seriously, as it was believed that they did not systematically work on chess and relied solely on talent. But Parham, even without the genius of Firouzja, changed the picture. By consistently training 10-12 hours a day he broke into the world elite!

Parham was born on August 12, 2000 in Gonbad-e Kavus. He attended a good school for talented children and wanted to become a pharmacist, but at the age of 9, he discovered chess and it completely captivated him. From the very beginning, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to training and soon became the provincial champion, then began winning all the youth tournaments in the country. In 2014 Maghsoudloo was included in the Iranian youth team which took 3rd place at the Youth Olympiad, and in the next two years won "gold" twice! The team leader was close to becoming the adult champion of Iran (3rd place, Firouzja won) and made it to the 2015 World Cup, where he lost to So in the 1st round.

Maghsoodloo became a grandmaster at the age of 16, but immediately after that, in 2017 he became the national champion (and again in 2018 and 2021) and the World Champion "under 20". He won the title with a round to spare, scoring 9.5/10 – even a loss in the last round still left him with a one-point lead. In 2018, he won five opens: in Mumbai (where he received a prize and praise from Anand), Amol, Chomein, Sharjah (his 7/7 start caused a real sensation) and Yerevan. After that Parham led the Iranian team at the Olympiad (6.5/10), the Asian Team Championship (5/7 – 1st place on board 1), and the World Team Championship (4/9).

Maghsoudloo soared to a rating of 2689, ranked 4th among juniors in the world, and began receiving invitations to major tournaments, but his career was interrupted by the pandemic. He returned to active play only at the end of 2021, immediately surpassing the "2700" mark. Like many of his peers, Parham performed brightly at the Chennai Olympiad (8/11), but played even better at the 2023 Asian Games, leading the Iranian team to the championship title. His personal contribution to the victory was to score 7.5/9 on board 1, defeating Gukesh, Wei Yi, Le Quang Liem and others.

Today Maghsoodloo is an integral part of the young elite. At the same time, Parham is very good in strong opens: he took 3rd place in the Grand Swiss (7.5/11) and Qatar Masters (6.5/9), and 5th in Sharjah Masters (6/9), but he has not yet performed as well in round-robin tournaments, which hinders his further rise. So far, the Iranian's peak is 12th place (2742) in December 2023, but with his incredible work ethic and unabashed ambitions, this is certainly not the limit!

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Games

#White PlayerRatingBlack PlayerRatingResultMovesSiteDate 
1
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2723
Giri, Anish
27241/2-1/238Germany27 Apr 2025board
2
Ragger, Markus
2601
Maghsoodloo, Parham
27230-140Germany26 Apr 2025board
3
Kraemer, Martin
2571
Maghsoodloo, Parham
27231/2-1/260Germany25 Apr 2025board
4
Gupta, Abhijeet
2576
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26841/2-1/219Reykjavik15 Apr 2025board
5
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2684
Royal, Shreyas
24651-019Reykjavik14 Apr 2025board
6
Ivanchuk, Vassily
2604
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26841/2-1/261Reykjavik13 Apr 2025board
7
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2684
Muradli, Mahammad
25881-058Reykjavik13 Apr 2025board
8
Jacobson, Brandon
2570
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26840-140Reykjavik12 Apr 2025board
9
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2684
Licznerski, Lukasz
24361-041Reykjavik10 Apr 2025board
10
Lohia, Sohum
2354
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26840-145Reykjavik10 Apr 2025board
11
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2684
Tscheuschner, Georg
21681-035Reykjavik9 Apr 2025board
12
Hodysh, Yuriy
2401
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26840-131Linz5 Apr 2025board
13
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2684
Martinovic, Sasa
25491-045Linz4 Apr 2025board
14
Platzgummer, Fabian
2294
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26840-147Linz4 Apr 2025board
15
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2684
Erdos, Viktor
25421-044Linz3 Apr 2025board
16
Brkic, Ante
2590
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26770-136Germany23 Mar 2025board
17
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2677
Tregubov, Pavel V
25551-024Germany22 Mar 2025board
18
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2680
Navara, David
26771-034Djerba23 Feb 2025board
19
Bacrot, Etienne
2640
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26801-044Djerba22 Feb 2025board
20
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2680
Maurizzi, Marc Andria
25811/2-1/228Djerba21 Feb 2025board
21
Moussard, Jules
2595
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26801/2-1/247Djerba20 Feb 2025board
22
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2680
Willems, Niels
24141-034Djerba19 Feb 2025board
23
Kakavand, Ramtin1
2106
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26800-146Djerba19 Feb 2025board
24
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2680
Zouaghi, Ahmed
19191-034Djerba19 Feb 2025board
25
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2680
Boudriga, Mohamed Ali
23230-150Djerba19 Feb 2025board
26
Oro, Faustino
2447
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26801-049Djerba19 Feb 2025board
27
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2680
Thorfinnsson, Bjorn
23771-041Djerba19 Feb 2025board
28
Bouzidi, Ahmed
2168
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26800-131Djerba19 Feb 2025board
29
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2680
Chamri, Mohamed Nadhir
1-028Djerba19 Feb 2025board
30
Chaouech, Oussama
1651
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26800-132Djerba19 Feb 2025board
31
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2680
Ivanchuk, Vassily
26191-025Djerba18 Feb 2025board
32
Dardha, Daniel
2652
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26801-022Djerba18 Feb 2025board
33
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2680
Oro, Faustino
24471-050Djerba17 Feb 2025board
34
Murzin, Volodar
2657
Maghsoodloo, Parham
26801/2-1/242Djerba15 Feb 2025board
35
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2680
Amin, Bassem
26541/2-1/225Djerba15 Feb 2025board
36
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2723
Gledura, Benjamin
26281-028Germany12 Jan 2025board
37
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime
2731
Maghsoodloo, Parham
27231/2-1/229Germany11 Jan 2025board
38
Uskov, Artem
2430
Maghsoodloo, Parham
27031-059Doha12 Dec 2024board
39
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2703
Garifullina, Leya
24511/2-1/232Doha11 Dec 2024board
40
Lodici, Lorenzo
2564
Maghsoodloo, Parham
27031-047Doha10 Dec 2024board
41
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2703
Idani, Pouya
26031/2-1/2110Doha9 Dec 2024board
42
Aaditya, Dhingra
2448
Maghsoodloo, Parham
27030-134Doha7 Dec 2024board
43
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2703
Madaminov, Mukhiddin
25011/2-1/257Doha6 Dec 2024board
44
Socko, Monika
2402
Maghsoodloo, Parham
27030-141Doha5 Dec 2024board
45
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2703
Ashraf, Artin
23881/2-1/256Doha4 Dec 2024board
46
Amartuvshin, Ganzorig
2392
Maghsoodloo, Parham
27031/2-1/259Doha3 Dec 2024board
47
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2712
Saydaliev, Saidakbar
24731-038Tashkent29 Nov 2024board
48
Atabayev, Saparmyrat
2520
Maghsoodloo, Parham
27120-178Tashkent28 Nov 2024board
49
Maghsoodloo, Parham
2712
Neelash, Saha
24581/2-1/231Tashkent27 Nov 2024board
50
Zemlyanskii, Ivan
2543
Maghsoodloo, Parham
27120-140Tashkent26 Nov 2024board