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GM Pouya Idani

Pouya Idani
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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
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