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Atousa Pourkashiyan
A Pourkashiyan 
 

Number of games in database: 862
Years covered: 1997 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2291 (2225 rapid, 2225 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2374
Overall record: +258 -225 =170 (52.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 209 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (204) 
    B92 B33 B43 B32 B83
 Ruy Lopez (55) 
    C78 C65 C95 C80 C72
 French Defense (46) 
    C01 C05 C03 C11 C00
 Sicilian Najdorf (45) 
    B92 B90 B93 B96 B94
 Caro-Kann (27) 
    B13 B18 B17 B12 B16
 Sicilian Kan (24) 
    B43 B42 B41
With the Black pieces:
 Petrov (85) 
    C42 C43
 Sicilian (78) 
    B42 B43 B40 B28 B41
 Queen's Gambit Declined (57) 
    D37 D35 D31 D36 D30
 Sicilian Kan (40) 
    B42 B43 B41
 Queen's Pawn Game (36) 
    D02 A45 D05 E00 A46
 Giuoco Piano (24) 
    C53 C50
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Pourkashiyan vs M Fierro, 2008 1/2-1/2
   A Pourkashiyan vs F Al-Jelda, 2010 1-0
   A Pourkashiyan vs N Medvegy, 2008 1/2-1/2
   A Pourkashiyan vs E A Perez, 2006 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Bled Olympiad (Women) (2002)
   16th Asian Games (Women Teams) (2010)
   World Junior Championship (Girls) (2006)
   Asia Classical 15th (2006)
   World Junior Championship (Girls) (2005)
   Calvia Olympiad (Women) (2004)
   Dresden Olympiad (Women) (2008)
   8th Asian Continental Chess Championship (2009)
   Istanbul Olympiad (Women) (2012)
   13th Dubai Open (2011)
   Baku Olympiad (Women) (2016)
   Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (Women) (2010)
   Gibraltar Masters (2017)
   Gibraltar Masters (2016)
   Tromso Olympiad (Women) (2014)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 World Blitz Championship (Women)
   A Pourkashiyan vs L Sevcikova (Dec-30-24) 1-0, blitz
   D Belenkaya vs A Pourkashiyan (Dec-30-24) 0-1, blitz
   Sarah Sima Derlich vs A Pourkashiyan (Dec-30-24) 0-1, blitz
   A Muzychuk vs A Pourkashiyan (Dec-30-24) 1-0, blitz
   B Assaubayeva vs A Pourkashiyan (Dec-30-24) 1-0, blitz

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ATOUSA POURKASHIYAN
(born May-16-1988, 36 years old) Iran (federation/nationality United States of America)

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Atousa Pourkashiyan holds the title of Woman Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded her in 2009. She is six-time Iranian women's champion (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014). She moved to the United States in approximately 2020, and in December 2022 switched her federation to the United States. In July 2023, she married Hikaru Nakamura.

She was born in Tehran. Pourkashiyan won the World Youth Chess Championship of 2000 in the Girls U12 category.

In April 2010 Pourkashiyan won the Asian Women's Chess Championship in Subic Bay. She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2006, 2008, 2012, and 2017.

In team competitions, she has played for Iran at eight Women's Chess Olympiads (2000-2014), the Women's Asian Team Chess Championship, and the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad.

Wikipedia article: Atousa Pourkashian

Last updated: 2023-09-08 12:10:14

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 page 1 of 35; games 1-25 of 862  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Pourkashiyan vs J Garcia  1-0521997Wch U10 GirlsB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
2. A Pourkashiyan vs Lagno  1-0432000Wch U12 GirlsC42 Petrov Defense
3. D Carraro vs A Pourkashiyan  0-1232000Wch U12 GirlsC42 Petrov Defense
4. E Ambrosi vs A Pourkashiyan  0-1252000Wch U12 GirlsC42 Petrov Defense
5. A Pourkashiyan vs D Tarleva  0-1212000Wch U12 GirlsC01 French, Exchange
6. D Yanjindulam vs A Pourkashiyan  0-1282000Wch U12 GirlsC42 Petrov Defense
7. A Pourkashiyan vs B C Yildiz Kadioglu  1-0242000Wch U12 GirlsB50 Sicilian
8. A Pourkashiyan vs V Nebolsina  ½-½302000Wch U12 GirlsC42 Petrov Defense
9. Xu Tong vs A Pourkashiyan  0-1472000Wch U12 GirlsC42 Petrov Defense
10. I Rivera vs A Pourkashiyan  0-1562000Wch U12 GirlsC24 Bishop's Opening
11. A Pourkashiyan vs H N Luong  1-0502000Wch U12 GirlsB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
12. M Xue vs A Pourkashiyan  1-0242000Wch U12 GirlsB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
13. Leah Bernardo vs A Pourkashiyan  1-0452000Istanbul Olympiad (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
14. A Pourkashiyan vs G Nakedi  1-0212000Istanbul Olympiad (Women)C01 French, Exchange
15. Dina Castillo Melendez vs A Pourkashiyan  ½-½172000Istanbul Olympiad (Women)C42 Petrov Defense
16. C Munoz Solis vs A Pourkashiyan  ½-½482000Istanbul Olympiad (Women)C42 Petrov Defense
17. A Pourkashiyan vs T Tuominen  0-1632000Istanbul Olympiad (Women)C42 Petrov Defense
18. A Pourkashiyan vs I Berezina  ½-½732000Istanbul Olympiad (Women)B83 Sicilian
19. A Pourkashiyan vs S Barth Stanford  ½-½962000Istanbul Olympiad (Women)B33 Sicilian
20. E Hansen vs A Pourkashiyan  1-0682000Istanbul Olympiad (Women)A14 English
21. A Zakiah vs A Pourkashiyan  0-1332000Istanbul Olympiad (Women)D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. L Zsiltzova-Lisenko vs A Pourkashiyan  1-0652000Istanbul Olympiad (Women)C42 Petrov Defense
23. A Pourkashiyan vs T Korsakova  1-0412000Istanbul Olympiad (Women)B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
24. A Pourkashiyan vs S Paridar  0-1502001Zone 3.1a WomenB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
25. A Pourkashiyan vs I Al-Rufaye  0-1482001Zone 3.1a WomenC53 Giuoco Piano
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-13-06  EmperorAtahualpa: A photo of her taken during the Women's World Chess Championships: http://www.womenchess.com/images/ga...
Jan-05-08  Udit Narayan: Another pic:
http://www.chessbase.com/news/2007/...
Mar-30-08  Karpova: She became Iranian Women's Chess Champion in 2008 with 8.5/11.

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Nov-17-08  whiteshark: Atousa Pourkashiyan @ Dresden 2008: http://chessbase.de/2008/dresdenoly...
Dec-02-08  Karpova: The "Tehran Times" celebrates her WGM title: http://www.tehrantimes.com/Index_vi...
Nov-28-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: WGM Atousa Pourkashian, Iran, born 16 May 1988. Now rated 2306, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

WGM in 2009. Rated 2329 in 2006. ICC: Atousa

World U12 champion 2000. Played in the olympiads 2000 (board 2), 2002 (board 1), 2004 (board 2), 2006 (board 1), and 2008 (board 1).

Student of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at Tehran University. She earned the WGM title in Dresden olympiad 2008 after gaining 8 points in 11 games. She competed with 4 GM's and 5 IM's in the event.

Champion of Iran 2008 and 2009:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Biography:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atousa...

Pictures:
http://www.abudhabichess.com/2009/W... http://www.chessbase.com/ESPANOLA/i... http://photo.chessdom.com/albums/us...

Apr-28-10  Wild Bill: With one round to go, Atousa leads the Women's Group at the Asian Continental Championships in Subic Bay by a half point over Wang Yu and Ding Yixin.

[Event "9th Asian Championships"]
[Site "Subic Bay"]
[EventDate "2010.04.21"]
[Date "2010.04.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Pourkashiyan, Atousa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D07"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.d5 Ne5 5.Bf4 Ng6 6.Bg3 e6 7.e4 Nf6 8.dxe6 Bxe6 9.f4 Qxd1+ 10.Rxd1 Bg4 11.Rc1 Bb4 12.e5 Nd5 13.h3 Bf5 14.Ne2 O-O-O 15.a3 Ba5 16.Bf2 Ndxf4 17.Nxf4 Nxf4 18.Bxc4 Bd3 19.Bg3 Nxg2+ 20.Kf2 Bxc4 21.Kxg2 Bxc3 22.Rxc3 Bd5+ 0-1

Apr-29-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: She won today the Asian Continental Championship in Subic Bay, Philippines:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr331..., congratulations!

Oct-10-10  Udit Narayan: Atousa Pourkashiyan, Iran

http://www.chessbase.com/news/2010/...

Jan-25-17  BIDMONFA: Atousa Pourkashiyan

POURKASHIYAN, Atousa
http://www.bidmonfa.com/pourkashian...
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Jul-16-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  yiotta: The Mar-13-06 post has a link with a really good photo of Atousa Pourkashiyan. It would be nice if it was posted on her bio.
Dec-27-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  yiotta: Atousa is 3-1 at the Women's World Rapid Championship. Her first round victory was 82 moves much of which was a winning queen and pawn ending. Her last move was a loser, allowing a skewer to win her queen. Her opponent's clock must have fallen, but was the move a true blunder in a time scramble or does Atousa have a mean streak?
Jul-26-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: She has married Hikaru Nakamura. https://www.chess.com/news/view/nak...

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