Borna Derakhshani (Persian: برنا درخشانی; born 2002) is an Iranian chess player. He has represented the United Kingdom in competition since April 2018.[1] He was awarded the title FIDE Master (FM) in 2016.[2]
Borna Derakhshani | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iran (until 2018) England (since 2018) |
| Born | 10 February 2002 Tehran, Iran |
| Title | FIDE Master (2016) |
| Peak rating | 2400 (November 2022) |
Career
editDerakhshani was a Chess Youth Champion in Iran,[3] and won a silver medal in the Individual Asian Chess Championship in 2012.[4] Derakhshani won several youth open international tournaments, including in Biel, Switzerland;[5] Abu Dhabi in 2013, 2014, and 2015;[6] the Youth International in Gibraltar in August 2017;[7] and the Asian Youth Team Chess Championship in China, 2016, with a silver medal on Board 2.[citation needed]
Conflict with Iranian Chess Federation
editIn February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation banned Derakhshani from playing for the Iranian youth national team or any other tournament in Iran because he played against Israeli grandmaster Alexander Huzman in the first round of the International Gibraltar Chess Tournament in January 2017.[8] The ban was implemented because Iran does not recognize Israel as a country.[9]
United Kingdom
editAfter the ban and receiving several bad press releases from the media and authorities, Derakhshani decided not to return to Iran.[10] He moved to the UK[10] where he switched to the English Chess Federation. He won the British Youth Chess Championship Under 16 category[11] in 2018 and won in the Under 18 category in 2019.[12] He won a silver medal and finished second in the Under 21 British Chess Championship.[13] Derakhshani represented the UK national team in 2019 at the European Team Youth Chess Championship where he finished second on Board 2.[14] He is a member of the 4NCL UK super league, playing for the Wood Green team.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Chess Ratings". FIDE Ratings and Statistics.
- ^ "Profile Info Derakhshani, Borna". International Chess Federation.
- ^ "رقابت هاي شطرنج قهرماني پسران كشور در انزلي پايان يافت". ایرنا.
- ^ "مسابقات شطرنج قهرمانی کشور پایان یافت". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency.
- ^ "Vinetum Youth Tournament – U13" (PDF). Biel International Chess Festival.
- ^ "Results Server Chess-results.com - 21ST Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival - Junior U16". Chess Results.
- ^ "2017: Strongest junior chess festival ever". Gibraltar Chronicle.
- ^ "Iran crowned Asian Nations Cup U-14 Chess Team Champion". Pars Today. 9 November 2016.
- ^ Chasmar, Jessica. "Iranian chess master booted from the national team for not wearing Islamic head covering". The Washington Times.
- ^ a b Low, Valentine. "Borna Derakhshani: banned Iranian chess player will play for England" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 105th British Championships". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Chess: Try your skill on the Levitt test. Michael Adams took five minutes | Chess | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Prizewinners List 2019 – British Chess Championships". www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk.
- ^ "European Youth Team U18/U12 in Pardubice … – Juniors". www.englishchess.org.uk.
- ^ "ECF Rating System". www.ecfrating.org.uk.
External links
edit- Borna Derakhshani rating card at FIDE
- Borna Derakhshani player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- FIDE Player transfers Player transfers in 2018
