Aryan Gholami Explained

Country:	Iran
Birth Date:	26 July 2001
Birth Place:	Sari, Iran
Grandmaster (2020)^[1]
Peakrating:	2554 (October 2019)
Fideid:	12513342

Aryan Gholami (Persian: آرین غلامی; born 26 July 2001) is an Iranian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In November 2009, Gholami won the U8 section of the World Youth Chess Championship.^[2]

In 2015, Gholami was part of the Iranian team that won the Youth & Cadets Chess World Championship.^[3]

In February 2019, Gholami met with Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei after refusing to play against Israeli opponent Ariel Erenberg at the Rilton Cup Chess Tournament in Sweden. Gholami's refusal to play cost him the win in the tournament, but received praise from Khamenei.^[4]

In October 2019, Gholami was the tournament leader after the 7th round of the U18 World Youth Chess Championship.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
2. Web site: Winners and controversy at World Youth. August 31, 2011. Peter. Doggers.
3. Web site: Iran wins gold at 2015 Youth & Cadets Chess World Championship.
4. Web site: Iranian Chess Prodigy Aryan Gholami Meets Supreme Leader Khamenei after Refusing to Play an Israeli Rival. February 24, 2019.
5. Web site: World Youth Chess C’ship: Guha joins Praggnanandhaa in second position as Iranian Gholami takes lead. October 7, 2019.
6. Web site: R Praggnanandhaa wins, joins Aryan in lead in World Youth Chess Championship. October 10, 2019.
7. Web site: World Youth Chess Championship, 2019: Praggnanandhaa, Mitrabha Guha Move to Second Position in Round 7. October 8, 2019.