Mehrdad Ardeshi

Mehrdad Ardeshi (Persian: مهرداد اردشی) is an Iranian chess International Master born on January 1, 1979, in Tehran, Iran.^[2] He is also the coach of the Iranian national youth chess team.

Mehrdad Ardeshi
Country	Iran
Born	(1979-01-01) 1 January 1979 (age 46) Tehran, Iran
Title	International Master (2007)[1]
Peak rating	2421 (January 2007)

Early life

Mehrdad Ardeshi was interested in chess since he was a teenager, but his father strongly forbid him from doing so that as not to damage his studies, but he continued to try. After the death of his father in 1997,^[3] he continued in this field with the support of his mother, and after marriage, his wife became his second supporter in this field.^[4] He is also a close friend of Morteza Mahjoub and uncle of Iranian filmmaker Danial Hajibarat.

Professional activity

Ardeshi is the head coach of the Iranian Chess national youth team,^[5] and in 2020, won the third place in the World Junior Chess Championship held online in Georgia.^[6] He is the chairman of the training committee of the Iranian Chess Federation, a member of the Iranian national team, and a participant in the World Chess Olympiad that It was the last year that Garry Kasparov was present.

Mehrdad Ardeshi is Champion of the West Asian Qualifiers,^[7] the first joint winner of the international competitions of the Fajr decade, two years champion of the Iranian Premier League with Bahman and Railway teams, 4 years individual champion of the Iranian Premier League.^[8]