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Pouria Darini
P Darini 
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Number of games in database: 365
Years covered: 2006 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2399 (2582 rapid, 2498 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2548
Overall record: +127 -90 =99 (55.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 49 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (54) 
    B90 B28 B31 B30 B43
 Caro-Kann (28) 
    B12 B10 B13 B17
 Queen's Pawn Game (19) 
    A45 D02 D00
 Scotch Game (13) 
    C45
 Sicilian Najdorf (13) 
    B90 B96 B94 B98 B99
 Ruy Lopez (12) 
    C78 C65 C67 C70 C60
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (69) 
    B90 B22 B51 B62 B92
 Grunfeld (41) 
    D85 D76 D80 D94 D70
 Sicilian Najdorf (26) 
    B90 B92 B91 B94 B96
 King's Indian (12) 
    E62 E60 E70 E61 E81
 Queen's Pawn Game (10) 
    D02 A45 A40 A46
 English (9) 
    A15
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   P Darini vs H A Hussein Al-Ali, 2011 1-0
   K Arakhamia-Grant vs P Darini, 2012 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Iranian Championship (2011)
   Iranian Championship (2012)
   Iranian Championship (2020)
   Iranian Championship (2019)
   Iranian Championship (2023)
   Iranian Championship (2022)
   Iranian Championship (2021)
   Iranian Championship (2013)
   Nakhchivan Open (2015)
   Dubai Open (2019)
   Asian Nations Cup (2016)
   Istanbul Olympiad (2012)
   Sharjah Masters (2018)
   Isle of Man Masters (2018)
   Sharjah Masters (2019)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 FIDE World Cup
   P Darini vs F Berkes (Aug-01-23) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   F Berkes vs P Darini (Aug-01-23) 1-0, rapid
   F Berkes vs P Darini (Jul-31-23) 1-0
   P Darini vs F Berkes (Jul-30-23) 1-0
   H Tahmasebi vs P Darini (May-21-23) 0-1

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POURIA DARINI
(born Jan-24-1991, 34 years old) Iran

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IM (2010); GM (2013).

Master norms (1)

<International Master> Darini won his first IM norm at the World U18 Championship in November 2009 and a double IM norm at the 9th Asian Continental Championship that finished on 29 April 2010. (1) He thereby gained his IM title at the age of 19 years.

<Grandmaster> His first GM norm came from the 2012 Asian Nations Chess Cup in May 2012, and his second, a double GM norm, was acquired at the Istanbul Olympiad (2012), which finished on 9 September 2012. He was 21 years of age at the time.

Championships

Darini won the Iranian Semi Final Chess Championship in 2009. (2) After qualifying through Zonal 3.1, this Grandmaster lost to Dmitry Andreikin at the World Cup (2013) in the 1st round.

Standard Tournaments

Winner of the 9th Ebne Sina Open played in Hamedan, Iran in July 2010. He also won the 4th Sardaran Open 2015 in July 2015. (3)

References and sources

(1) http://ratings.fide.com/title_appli...; (2) http://www.chess-results.com/tnr259...; (3) http://www.theweekinchess.com/html/...

Wikipedia article: Pouria Darini

Last updated: 2023-10-21 16:50:21

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 page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 365  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E Ghaem Maghami vs P Darini 1-0382006Dubai OpenA30 English, Symmetrical
2. F Bistric vs P Darini  1-0382006Dubai OpenB01 Scandinavian
3. Y Habu vs P Darini  1-0522006Dubai OpenB01 Scandinavian
4. P Darini vs S Prathamesh  1-0452006Dubai OpenB20 Sicilian
5. S Semiev vs P Darini  ½-½452006Dubai OpenD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
6. P Darini vs F Velikhanli  0-1262006Dubai OpenB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
7. Swayams Mishra vs P Darini  ½-½472007Asia-ch U16C47 Four Knights
8. M Mendes vs P Darini  0-1422008Open 18-wyccB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. P Darini vs P Potapov  1-0222008Open 18-wyccA04 Reti Opening
10. Shankland vs P Darini  1-0392008Open 18-wyccB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
11. P Darini vs A Klimov  1-0302008Open 18-wyccE61 King's Indian
12. S Ter-Sahakyan vs P Darini  ½-½282008Open 18-wyccB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
13. P Darini vs L Paichadze  ½-½652008Open 18-wyccA15 English
14. H Toufighi vs P Darini  0-1242008Open 18-wyccB50 Sicilian
15. E Can vs P Darini  ½-½652008Open 18-wyccB22 Sicilian, Alapin
16. P Darini vs M Matlakov  ½-½642008Open 18-wyccA13 English
17. P Darini vs Manh Tien Tran  0-1422008Open 18-wyccA22 English
18. J Mustafaev vs P Darini  ½-½582008Open 18-wyccE15 Queen's Indian
19. E Ghaem Maghami vs P Darini  1-05420109th Asian ContinentalD72 Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line
20. P Darini vs L M De Leon  1-02720109th Asian ContinentalB30 Sicilian
21. E Torre vs P Darini  0-12920109th Asian ContinentalA45 Queen's Pawn Game
22. P Darini vs T Dao  ½-½6920109th Asian ContinentalB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
23. B Gundavaa vs P Darini  1-03120109th Asian ContinentalD80 Grunfeld
24. P Darini vs R Bitoon  1-02520109th Asian ContinentalB32 Sicilian
25. R Antonio vs P Darini 1-0520109th Asian ContinentalB40 Sicilian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-09-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Probably born 1990. Steep rating development curve. Winner of the Iranian Ch Semi-final in October 2009:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr259...

Jul-28-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Winner of the 9th Ebne Sina Open (Hamedan, Iran) 17-24 July 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr362..., congratulations!

Aug-14-13  Beholder: <This grandmaster meets Dmitry Andreikin at the 2013 FIDE World Cup in the 1st round.>

..., packs his suitcase, and returns to Iran.

Aug-06-15  BIDMONFA: Pouria Darini

DARINI, Pouria
http://www.bidmonfa.com/darini_pour...
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May-16-21  DarthStapler: I beat this guy in a simul, first time I have beaten a GM.

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