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Atousa Pourkashiyan

Atousa Pourkashiyan (Persian: آتوسا پورکاشیان; Persian pronunciation: [ɒːtuːˈsɒː puːɾkɒːʃiˈyɒːn]; born 16 May 1988) is an Iranian-American chess player. She holds the title of Woman Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded her in 2009.[1] Pourkashiyan is seven-time Iranian women's champion (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014) and a record holder among Iranian women chess players.

Atousa Pourkashiyan
Pourkashiyan in 2010
CountryIran (until 2022)
United States (since 2022)
Born (1988-05-16) 16 May 1988 (age 35)
Tehran, Iran
Spouse
(m. 2023)
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2009)
FIDE rating2270 (March 2024)
Peak rating2374 (May 2011)
Medal record

She was born in Tehran.[2] Pourkashiyan won the World Youth Chess Championship of 2000 in the Girls U12 category.

In April 2010 Pourkashiyan won the Asian Women's Chess Championship in Subic Bay.[3] She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2006, 2008, 2012, 2017.

In team competitions, she has played for Iran at eight Women's Chess Olympiads (2000-2014), the Women's Asian Team Chess Championship, and the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad.[4]

In 2023, she won an individual silver medal on Board 5 in the FIDE Women's Team Championship, helping Team USA reach the semifinals. [5]

Personal life edit

Atousa married American grandmaster and five-time US Champion Hikaru Nakamura in 2023.[6]

She was in the news alongside Sarasadat Khademalsharieh when they competed at the World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2022, without a hijab, amidst the Mahsa Amini protests.[7] In December 2022, she changed her federation from Iran to the United States, where she currently resides.

References edit

  1. ^ "Titles approved at the 1st Quarter Presidential Board 2009". FIDE.com. from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Title Applications. 1st quarter Presidential Board, 5-8 March 2009, Istanbul, TUR". FIDE.com. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Asia Continental Chess Championships 2010". Chessdom.com. from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Atousa Pourkashiyan". Olimpbase.org. from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ US Chess (12 September 2023). "USA Finishes Fourth in FIDE Women's World Team Championship". US Chess. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  6. ^ Svensen (TarjeiJS), Tarjei J. (26 July 2023). "Hikaru Nakamura Finds His Queen, Marries Atousa Pourkashiyan". Chess.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Iranian chess players Sara Khadem and Atousa Pourkashiyan compete in international tournament without hijab". Sky News. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

External links edit

  • Atousa Pourkashiyan rating card at FIDE  
  • Atousa Pourkashiyan chess games at 365Chess.com
  • Atousa Pourkashiyan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
  • Atousa Pourkashiyan member profile at the Internet Chess Club
  • "روز هفتم: آتوسا پورکاشیان، قهرمان شطرنج نوجوانان آسيا و جهان" [Day 7: Atousa Pourkashiyan, Asian and world youth chess champion]. BBC Persian (in Persian). 11 June 2004. English translation.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Women's Asian Chess Champion
2010
Succeeded by


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