Pouria Darini (; born January 24, 1991) is an Iranian

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player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by

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in 2013.

Chess career

He represented his country in the 2012 Chess Olympiad and played in the

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, where he was defeated in the first round by

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. Darini won the Iranian Semi-final Chess Championship in 2009. He won the 9th Ebne Sina Open Chess Tournament in

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in 2010. He won the 4th Sardaran Open in 2015. Darini tied 3rd to 8th place in the 18th Dubai Open in 2016 with Mikhail Al. Antipov, Lazaro Bruzon Batista,

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, and

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. He achieved 4th place in the 2020 Iranian championship.

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Pouria Darini
chess games at 365Chess.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Darini, Pouria 1991 births Living people Chess Grandmasters Iranian chess players Sportspeople from Kerman province Chess Olympiad competitors