Khosro Harandi
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Khosro Sheikh Harandi (born 11 September 1950) is an Iran
ian chess
International Master.
Repeated Champion of Iran, he was a member of the national team in five Chess Olympiads.
He also represented Iran at first board in 19th World Student Team Chess Championship at Graz
1972 (+6 –3 =3).
Harandi won twice zonal FIDE tournaments held in Tehran
(1975 and 1978). He tied for 18-20th at Manila
1976 (interzonal; Henrique Mecking
won). In 1977, he tied for 1st-3rd in Netanya
. In 1978, he tied for 4-5th in Baguio. In 1979, he took 15th place in Rio de Janeiro
(interzonal; Lajos Portisch
, Tigran Petrosian
and Robert Hübner
won).
He was awarded the International Master title in 1975 and FIDE Senior Trainer title in 2009.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
International Master.
Repeated Champion of Iran, he was a member of the national team in five Chess Olympiads.
- In 1970, at fourth board in 19th Chess Olympiad19th Chess OlympiadThe 19th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open team tournament and the Annual Congress of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs, took place between September 5 and September 27, 1970, in the small town of Siegen, West Germany.-Tournament report:...
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(+6 –3 =10); - In 1972, at first board in 20th Chess Olympiad20th Chess OlympiadThe 20th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between September 18 and October 13, 1972, in Skopje, Yugoslavia ....
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(+8 –3 =11); - In 1974, at first board in 21st Chess Olympiad21st Chess OlympiadThe 21st Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between June 6 and June 30, 1974, in Nice, France.-References:* OlimpBase...
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(+10 –6 =4); - In 1976, at second board in 22nd Chess Olympiad22nd Chess OlympiadThe 22nd Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 26 and November 10, 1976, in Haifa, Israel.-References:* OlimpBase...
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(+5 –3 =5); - In 1990, at first board in 29th Chess Olympiad29th Chess OlympiadThe 29th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between November 16 and December 4, 1990, in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.-References:...
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(+4 –3 =6).
He also represented Iran at first board in 19th World Student Team Chess Championship at Graz
Graz
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1972 (+6 –3 =3).
Harandi won twice zonal FIDE tournaments held in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
(1975 and 1978). He tied for 18-20th at Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
1976 (interzonal; Henrique Mecking
Henrique Mecking
Henrique Mecking was a leading Brazilian chess Grandmaster in the 1970s. He was a very strong player at an early age , drawing comparisons to Bobby Fischer, although he did not achieve the International Grandmaster title until 1971...
won). In 1977, he tied for 1st-3rd in Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
. In 1978, he tied for 4-5th in Baguio. In 1979, he took 15th place in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
(interzonal; Lajos Portisch
Lajos Portisch
Lajos Portisch is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned him the nickname, the "Hungarian Botvinnik"...
, Tigran Petrosian
Tigran Petrosian
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his playing style because of his almost impenetrable defence, which emphasised safety above all else...
and Robert Hübner
Robert Hübner
Robert Hübner is a respected German chess Grandmaster, chess writer, and papyrologist . At eighteen, he was joint winner of the West German Chess Championship...
won).
He was awarded the International Master title in 1975 and FIDE Senior Trainer title in 2009.
External links
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