| Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami | |
|---|---|
 Ghaem-Maghami in 2018 | |
| Country | Iran |
| Born | 11 August 1982 Tehran, Iran |
| Title | Grandmaster (2000) |
| FIDE rating | 2434 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2633 (April 2005) |
| Peak ranking | No. 67 (April 2005) |
Medal record | |
Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami (Persian: احسان قائممقامی; born 11 August 1982) is an Iranian chess grandmaster (2000).[1] He is the record holder of the Iranian Chess Championship with 13 titles.
On the September 2011 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2583.
In 2004, he finished first in the Kish GM Tournament.[2] In 2009, he won a 20-game combined match (four classical, four rapid and twelve blitz games) against Anatoly Karpov, played with the proviso that each game be played to mate or dead draw. The overall score was eight wins to Ghaem-Maghami, seven wins to Karpov, and five draws.[3] In 2011, he finished first in the 10th Avicenna International Open Tournament in Hamadan, Iran.[4]
- ^ Akbarinia, Arash (5 January 2007). "Iran emerges as a chess nation". ChessBase.
- ^ "Archive. Tournament report April 2004: Kish GM". World Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Ghaem Maghami beats Karpov in 'Mate of the King'". ChessBase. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ "GM Ehsan Ghaemmaghami dominates another tournament". Chessdom. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2011.