GM Pouya Idani Photo: Chess.com member page. Full name Pouya Idani Born 1995 (age 31) Place of birth Federation Iran Profiles #113 World Ranking 2602 Classical 2539 Rapid 2535 Blitz Rating Bio Pouya Idani as a grandmaster from Iran who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup. Most Played Openings White Pieces Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (16 games) Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (11 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation (10 games) Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (10 games) Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (9 games) Black Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (28 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (16 games) Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (12 games) English Opening: Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical Line (11 games) Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (8 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Pouya Idani (2612) Dawit Schengelia (2480) 1-0 44 2026 Pouya Idani (2985) Mario Muskardin (2584) 1-0 36 2026 Pouya Idani (2966) Giga Goderdzishvili (2779) 1-0 58 2026 Pouya Idani (2983) Andrey Tkachuk (2704) 1-0 34 2026 Pouya Idani (2980) Gennady Kozlov (2705) 1-0 37 2026 Pouya Idani (2956) Konstantin Begunov (2561) 1-0 47 2026 Pouya Idani (2963) Shamsiddin Vokhidov (3107) 1-0 51 2026 Pouya Idani (2960) Purushottam Silwal (2721) 1-0 24 2026 Pouya Idani (2961) Gennady Kozlov (2739) 1-0 13 2026 Pouya Idani (2958) Erik Golubovic (2712) 1-0 32 2026 Show All Games