Atousa Pourkashiyan
Armenia - Iran, Chess Olympiad 2012
| Atousa Pourkashiyan | |
|---|---|
 Atousa Pourkashiyan, 2010 | |
| Country | Iran |
| Born |
May 16, 1988 Tehran, Iran |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster |
| Peak rating | 2374 (May 2011) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Iran
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| Chess | ||
| Asian Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 Doha | Team classical |
| Asian Indoor Games | ||
| | 2009 Quang Ninh | Team blitz |
| Asian Chess Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 Subic Bay | {{{2}}} |
Atousa Pourkashiyan (Persian: آتوسا پورکاشیان; born 16 May 1988 in Tehran)[1] is an Iranian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster[2] and six-time Iranian women's champion (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014).
She won the World Youth Under-12 Girls Championship of 2000 in Oropesa del Mar. She played for Iran in the Women's Asian Team Chess Championships of 2003, 2005 and 2008,[3] Women's World Chess Championship 2012. In April 2010 Pourkashiyan won the Asian Women's Chess Championship in Subic Bay.[4]
Her handle on the Internet Chess Club is "Atousa".[5]
References
- ↑ WGM title application FIDE
- ↑ FIDE: Titles approved at the 1st Quarter Presidential Board 2009
- ↑ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Asian Team Chess Championship: Atousa Pourkashiyan". OlimpBase. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ↑ "Asia Continental Chess Championships 2010". Chessdom. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ↑ "Atousa". Internet Chess Club. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
External links
- Atousa Pourkashiyan rating card at FIDE
- Atousa Pourkashiyan chess games at 365Chess.com
- Atousa Pourkashiyan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Interview with BBC Persian (Persian)
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