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GM Pouya Idani

Pouya Idani

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Full name

Pouya Idani

Born

1/1/1995 (age 29)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Iran

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 (2602) Stefan Kindermann (2444)	1-0	47	2024
Pouya Idani (2602) Daniel Molina Carretero (2174)	1-0	25	2024
Pouya Idani (2602) Zhu Jin'er (2463)	1-0	45	2024
Pouya Idani (2602) Edgar Mamedov (2317)	1-0	40	2024
Pouya Idani (2847) Christopher Yoo (2998)	1-0	45	2024
Pouya Idani (2826) Pavel Toropov (2625)	1-0	13	2024
Pouya Idani (2829) Rushan Bogaudinov (2489)	1-0	28	2024
Pouya Idani (2859) Levy Rozman (2732)	1-0	38	2024
Pouya Idani (2630) Sankalp Gupta (2538)	1-0	39	2024
Pouya Idani (2619) Ivan Morovic Fernandez (2494)	1-0	48	2024

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