Mehrshad Sharif

Mehrshad Sharif
Mehrshad Sharif in 1982
CountryIran
France
Born (1952-07-11) 11 July 1952 (age 72)
TitleInternational Master (1975)
Peak rating2500 (January 1996)

Mehrshad Sharif (born 11 July 1952) is an Iranian and French chess International Master (1975) and a six-time Iranian Chess Championship winner (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981).

Biography

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From the mid-1970s to the beginning of the 1980s, Sharif was one of the leading Iranian chess players. He won the Iranian Chess Championship six times: in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, and 1981.

In the first half of the 1980s Sharif moved to France. He tied for first place in the French Chess Championship in 1985 but was beaten in the tiebreaker by Jean-Luc Seret, and he placed second in 1995 (behind Éric Prié).

Sharif played for Iran and France in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Sharif played for France in the World Team Chess Championship:[2]

  • In 1985, at fourth board in the 1st World Team Chess Championship in Lucerne (+0, =2, -2).

Sharif played for Iran in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[3]

  • In 1972, at third board in the 19th World Student Team Chess Championship in Graz (+5, =5, -3),
  • In 1976, at first board in the 21st World Student Team Chess Championship in Caracas (+6, =2, -2).

Sharif played for France in the Men's Chess Mitropa Cup:[4]

  • In 1985, at first board in the 10th Chess Mitropa Cup in Aranđelovac (+1, =4, -1),
  • In 1988, at first board in the 12th Chess Mitropa Cup in Aosta (+1, =4, -1).

In 1975, Sharif was awarded the FIDE International Master title.

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Mehrshad Sharif". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Team Chess Championship :: Mehrshad Sharif". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Mehrshad Sharif". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Mitropa Cup :: Mehrshad Sharif". www.olimpbase.org.
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