Maghsoodloo, Parham Age 24

Source: fide.com

Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2677.0
Live Rank
#47
FIDE Rating
2677
World Rank
#47
Iran Rank
#1
FIDE Peak Rating
2742 - Dec 2023 (Age 23)
FIDE Peak Rank
#12 (2742) - Dec 2023 (Age 23)
Rapid
2669 World #33, Peak 2732 (May 2024)
Blitz
2657 World #47, Peak 2735 (Sep 2019)
Born
11 Aug 2000
Iran
FIDE ID 12539929
Wikipedia
Active Years:
2011 - 2025
Total Games:
1677
Wins:
816 (49%)
Losses:
330 (19%)
Draws:
531 (32%)
Total score:
65%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2655
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 
51Maghsoodloo, Parham2719Arnaudov, Petar G24071-042Vrnjacka Banja21 Oct 2024
52Willemze, Thomas2322Maghsoodloo, Parham27190-124Vrnjacka Banja20 Oct 2024
53Sadhwani, Raunak2659Maghsoodloo, Parham27191-059London14 Oct 2024
54Maghsoodloo, Parham2719Sadhwani, Raunak26590-162London14 Oct 2024
55Svidler, Peter2698Maghsoodloo, Parham27190-155London11 Oct 2024
56Rapport, Richard2721Maghsoodloo, Parham27191-033London10 Oct 2024
57Maghsoodloo, Parham2719Radjabov, Teimour27000-147London9 Oct 2024
58Maghsoodloo, Parham2719Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar27331-025London8 Oct 2024
59Maghsoodloo, Parham2719Yu, Yangyi27171/2-1/243London7 Oct 2024
60Yu, Yangyi2717Maghsoodloo, Parham27191/2-1/284London6 Oct 2024
61Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar2733Maghsoodloo, Parham27191-068London5 Oct 2024
62Radjabov, Teimour2700Maghsoodloo, Parham27190-169London5 Oct 2024
63Maghsoodloo, Parham2719Svidler, Peter26981-039London4 Oct 2024
64Maghsoodloo, Parham2719Rapport, Richard27210-1108London3 Oct 2024
65Martirosyan, Haik M2667Maghsoodloo, Parham27231-072Budapest22 Sep 2024
66Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Deac, Bogdan Daniel26801/2-1/244Budapest21 Sep 2024
67Ding, Liren2736Maghsoodloo, Parham27231/2-1/260Budapest20 Sep 2024
68Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Gukesh, Dommaraju27640-134Budapest19 Sep 2024
69Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Le, Quang Liem27411/2-1/242Budapest18 Sep 2024
70Carlsen, Magnus2832Maghsoodloo, Parham27231/2-1/287Budapest16 Sep 2024
71Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Rodrigue Lemieux, Shawn25091-040Budapest15 Sep 2024
72Bjerre, Jonas Buhl2648Maghsoodloo, Parham27231/2-1/230Budapest14 Sep 2024
73Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Mchedlishvili, Mikheil25741-030Budapest13 Sep 2024
74Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Tan, Jun Ying23221-040Budapest11 Sep 2024
75Balabayeva, Kseniya2335Maghsoodloo, Parham27230-125Astana5 Aug 2024
76Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Derksen, Vadim17351-041Astana5 Aug 2024
77Kovanova, Mariya2118Maghsoodloo, Parham27230-140Astana5 Aug 2024
78Skak, Abuali1969Maghsoodloo, Parham27230-145Astana5 Aug 2024
79Pranav, V.2598Maghsoodloo, Parham27231-054Astana5 Aug 2024
80Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Pranav, V.25980-156Astana5 Aug 2024
81Pranav, V.2598Maghsoodloo, Parham27231/2-1/287Astana5 Aug 2024
82Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Pranav, V.25981-053Astana5 Aug 2024
83Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Ju, Wenjun25631/2-1/239Astana5 Aug 2024
84Ju, Wenjun2563Maghsoodloo, Parham27230-133Astana5 Aug 2024
85Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Ju, Wenjun25631-046Astana5 Aug 2024
86Tulekenova, Aiza1581Maghsoodloo, Parham27230-137Astana5 Aug 2024
87Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Agmanov, Zhandos24581/2-1/233Astana5 Aug 2024
88Agmanov, Zhandos2458Maghsoodloo, Parham27230-133Astana5 Aug 2024
89Jumabayev, Rinat2577Maghsoodloo, Parham27231-070Astana4 Aug 2024
90Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Niemann, Hans Moke27111/2-1/267Astana4 Aug 2024
91Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Urazayev, Arystanbek24661-044Astana4 Aug 2024
92Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Narayanan, Sunilduth Lyna26491/2-1/258Astana4 Aug 2024
93Gareyev, Timur2541Maghsoodloo, Parham27230-138Astana3 Aug 2024
94Yakubboev, Nodirbek2655Maghsoodloo, Parham27231/2-1/233Astana3 Aug 2024
95Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Van Foreest, Jorden26961-045Astana3 Aug 2024
96Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Nepomniachtchi, Ian27671-051Astana3 Aug 2024
97Maghsoodloo, Parham2723Mamedov, Edgar24431-048Astana2 Aug 2024
98Wei, Yi2762Maghsoodloo, Parham27231/2-1/287Astana2 Aug 2024
99Zemlyanskii, Ivan2543Maghsoodloo, Parham27230-126Astana2 Aug 2024
100Suleimen, Ergali2334Maghsoodloo, Parham27230-149Astana2 Aug 2024
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