Khosro (Hosrov) Sheikh Harandi (1 September 1950 – 8 January 2019) was the first Iranian chess International Master and 3-time Iran chess champion. He was a member of the national team in five Chess Olympiads.[2]

Khosro Sheikh Harandi
1974 West Asian chess championship, Tehran
Country Iran
Born(1950-09-01)1 September 1950
Tehran, Iran
Died8 January 2019(2019-01-08) (aged 68)
Tehran, Iran
TitleInternational Master (1975)
Peak rating2430 (January 1988)[1]

He represented Iran at first board in 19th World Student Team Chess Championship at Graz 1972 (+6 –3 =3).[3]

Harandi won twice zonal FIDE tournaments held in Tehran (1975 and 1978).[4] He tied for 18-20th at Manila 1976 (interzonal; Henrique Mecking won).[5] In 1977, he tied for 1st-3rd in Netanya. In 1978, he tied for 4-5th in Baguio. In 1979, he took 15th place (drew with Huebner & Timman as well as scored a victory over Sax) in Rio de Janeiro (interzonal; Lajos Portisch, Tigran Petrosian and Robert Hübner won).[6]

He was awarded the International Master title in 1975 and FIDE Senior Trainer title in 2009.[citation needed]

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