Bardiya Daneshvar

Bardiya Daneshvar is an Iranian chess grandmaster.

Bardiya Daneshvar
CountryIran
Born (2006-06-21) June 21, 2006[1]
Tālesh, Iran
TitleGrandmaster (2023)
FIDE rating2581 (October 2023)
Peak rating2581 (September 2023)
Medal record
Men's chess
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouMen's team

Chess career

In June 2022, Daneshvar was the winner of the Iranian Men's Final Chess Championship, ahead of top seed Seyed Khalil Mousavi.[2]

In October 2022, Daneshvar represented Iran at the World Youth U16 Olympiad. He drew against Indian Pranav V, causing Iran and India to draw against each other.[3]

In June 2023, Daneshvar finished second in the Asian Continental Chess Championship, behind winner Shamsiddin Vokhidov.[4]

Daneshvar played in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he defeated Mahammad Muradli in the first round and then caused an upset by defeating super-grandmaster and the tournament's 12th seed Alexander Grischuk in the second round.[5] Daneshvar was then defeated by Salem Saleh in the third round.

References
  1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. "IM Bardiya Daneshvar is the new Champion of Iran". June 28, 2022.
  3. Ahmed, Shahid (October 7, 2022). "World Youth U16 Olympiad 2022 R5: Iran draws with India".
  4. "Iranian chess grandmaster finishes 2nd in Asian Championships". June 12, 2023.
  5. "FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced".
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