Chess in Iran - Checking out a Talented GM YouTube Video
Hello chess blog friends, chess knows no barriers and has been increasingly becoming popular in countries where chess has not been played traditionally. From India to Russia, chess now is also played in Kurdistan, Ian, Qatar, Nepal and beyond ... beyond cultural and political boundaries that is. Do you know Iran's most famous chess players? Iran has, at present, 10 Grandmasters. Here's the FIDE summary of Iran chess players. There is also this cool video about one of Iran's most talented Grandmasters - Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami!
Hey there's a love story in that video!
And, one more video.
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Iran National Chess Champion 2013 is GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami
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Hello everyone,
The Final National Championship of Iran was held from 27th November to 5th december in Tabriz. 36 players competed in the 11-round Swiss event.
Top seed GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami finished clear first with 8 points to claim his 11th title of national chess champion. FM Mousavi Seyed Khalil, GM Golizadeh Asghar, Noroozi Omid and GM Toufighi Homayoon shared the second place with 7.5 points each.
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Talking Chess Match: Nigel Short beats Ehsan Ghaem Maghami
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Hi everyone,
An interesting chess match passed us by even as we were busy settling down for the long-haul of the Candidates Chess Matches in London. Former World Championship Challenger GM Nigel Short defeated Iran’s strongest player GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami in the first “Talking Chess” match that was held in Tehran on 8-12 March 2013. They played a total of 16 games in three different chess variants: four classical games, four rapid games and eight blitz games. Nigel Short achieved a better score overall and defeated the Iranian in all three individual categories.
The Englishman won his two classical games with white to get a 3-1 score in this part of the match. Then, there were four decisive rapid games, where Nigel took a full point in three occasions, achieving the same score as in the classical. The blitz section saw a more balanced struggle; when they got to the 7th game, the score was tied, but then Short demonstrated his class once again and defeated the Iranian in the very last battle.
Every five moves, the players went to a secluded room and recorded their thoughts on videocam. The recordings can be seen at the official website.
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Talking Chess - A New Way to Broadcast Chess
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
GM Nigel Short of England and local hero GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami make the ceremonial opening moves in the Talking Chess Match, a unique format where players record their comments while playing. Looking on are, from left, Asian Chess Federation Treasurer Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, Iran Chess Federation Secretary General Hadi Karimi and President Mohammed Kambouzia and Chief Arbiter Casto Abundo of the Philippines.
How to make chess a spectator sport? Talking chess is the new way to broadcast chess. Former World Championship Challenger GM Nigel Short will play a Talking Chess match against GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, Iran’s strongest player from 8-12 March 2013 in Tehran, Iran. The Talking Chess Match is organized by the Iran Chess Federation. There will be four standard chess games, two Rapid chess games and four Blitz chess games. In standard chess, ten minutes each will be added to the total time to give each player extra time to make their recordings.
Every six moves, players go to a secluded room and record their thoughts on videocam. The live broadcast of the moves will be highlighted by the recording of the players. It will be interesting to see how the players think. Both may think they are ahead in the position. Or both may think they are at a disadvantage. Usually players give press conferences after the game and explain their analysis.
In Talking Chess, players share their analysis while the game is going on! Neither player will be able to hear the other’s recording although spectators in the hall will have headphones and the live analysis will be broadcast on the internet at www.talkingchess.com.
When he was told that chess was not a spectator sport, Bobby Fischer said that chess is the true spectator sport since viewers analyze and not only watch. In Talking chess, the players also share their analysis. This format may be what chess needs enter television. Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, originator of the Talking Chess Match, said that television companies in Iran have shown great interest in the format and will make a TV show of the match. (Fide)
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GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami wins 20th Fajr International Chess Open Tournament
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Hi everyone,
The latest chess tournament update via Fide is that GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami has won the 20th Fajr International Chess Open. The Chess Association of Azerbaijan-Sharghi province and the Iran Chess Federation have organized the 20th Fajr International Chess Open Tournament from January 11 to 20 in Tabriz, northwestern of Iran.
The tournament was played in 11 rounds using the Swiss System. The tournament was FIDE rated. The prize fund was $30,000 and the winner took $8,000.
Iran champion GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami took a clear first place with 9 points, half a point clear from Georgian GM Levan Pantsulaia who finished second. There follows a huge tie on the third place. 121 players competed.
Final standings:
1. GM GHAEM MAGHAMI Ehsan IRI 2570 - 9.0
2. GM PANTSULAIA Levan GEO 2592 - 8.5
3-11. IM NIGALIDZE Gaioz GEO 2460, IM DARINI Pouria IRI 2458, IM AZALADZE Shota GEO 2403, GM IBRAHIMOV Rasul AZE 2550, GM GOLIZADEH Asghar IRI 2464, SEVDIMALIYEV Urfan AZE 2143, IM GRABLIAUSKAS Virginijus LTU 2374, GM TOUFIGHI Homayoon IRI 2444 and ASGARI Morteza IRI 2263 - 8.0
12-13. GM KOVALEV Andrei BLR 2517 and PAJOUMTAJANI Farbod IRI 2040 - 7.5
14-28. HOSSEINZADEH Nima IRI 2226, GM KOTANJIAN Tigran ARM 2533, IM MORCHIASHVILI Bachana GEO 2372, IM SULASHVILI Malkhaz GEO 2441, ASGAROV Mushfig AZE 2234, KHALESI Vahid IRI 2212, AMIR VARDESTIAN Hossein IRI 0, GM RASULOV Vugar AZE 2537, HEYDARI Majid IRI, FM ARYANEJAD Hossein IRI 2234, MOJAVERIAN Hossein IRI 2141, SHAH MORADI Mohammad IRI 2035, ASNAASHARI Soroush IRI 2118, FM ATANEJHAD Sahebali IRI 2165 and AMINI Amer IRI 2165 - 7.0 etc
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World chess record for biggest simul now by Iranian GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami
Chess blog for latest news and trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hi everyone,
Speaking of statistics and records, here's the latest: Iranian Grandmaster Ehsan Ghaem Maghami is the new Guinness record holder for most simultaneous chess games. He faced more than 600 players in over 25 hours of simul. Of the total 614 games, Maghami won 590, lost eight and drew 16, walking a total distance of 55 kilometres as he moved from opponent to opponent.
"I am so happy to break the record, but now I have to break my sleep record," AFP quoted Maghami saying. He said a physician, masseuse and a dietician were monitoring him. Ehsan Ghaem Maghami had a special nutrition program and took breaks of five to seven minutes at different intervals.
The race between Iran and Israel began in August 2010. Morteza Mahjoob (Iran) set the record in 500 games, after improving the Guiness achievement of GM Kiril Georgiev. This record was short lived, as the Israeli grandmaster, Alik Gershon, set a new one in October, playing 523 people over 19 hours, beating 454, losing 11 and drawing 58.
Previous record holder Mahjoob said, "Soon I will set a record. The title will remain Iranian since I will have a go at the record in the coming summer. I am determined and I will do it." Alik Gershon does not stand behind and claims, "With some extra efforts I can beat even 1000 players simultaneously."
Despite the harsh race, both sides have a common goal. After setting the record last year Gershon said, "Hopefully, all our wars against Iran will be on the chess board." The new record holder Ehsan Ghaem Maghami commented that the Israel-Iran race is not the main factor here and added, "Let's not talk politics... even if this record was held by another person, I would have gone all out to break it."
You can read a nice report on the record at www.chessdom.com.
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