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Morteza Mahjoob
M Mahjoob 
 

Number of games in database: 263
Years covered: 2000 to 2018
Last FIDE rating: 2329 (2363 rapid, 2410 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2546
Overall record: +85 -73 =80 (52.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 25 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (34) 
    B22 B30 B48 B33 B53
 French Defense (16) 
    C05 C07 C03 C11 C00
 French Tarrasch (12) 
    C05 C03 C07 C09
 King's Indian (11) 
    E97 E92 E94 E81 E83
 Queen's Pawn Game (10) 
    E00 D02 E10 A45
 Caro-Kann (8) 
    B17 B18 B10 B16 B14
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (45) 
    B43 B42 B40 B22 B32
 Sicilian Kan (20) 
    B43 B42 B41
 Dutch Defense (16) 
    A81 A86 A85 A88
 Caro-Kann (15) 
    B10 B12 B18 B13 B17
 Queen's Pawn Game (7) 
    A46 D05 E10 A40 E00
 King's Indian Attack (6) 
    A07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D Khamrakulov vs M Mahjoob, 2010 0-1
   M Mahjoob vs Azmaiparashvili, 2004 1-0
   M Mahjoob vs S Alavi, 2001 1-0
   M Mahjoob vs A Nguyen, 2006 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Marianske Lazne GM (2006)
   Iranian Championship (2001)
   Iranian Championship (2011)
   Iranian Championship (2013)
   16th Asian Games (Men Teams) (2010)
   Dubai Open (2001)
   Bled Olympiad (2002)
   World Junior Championship (2000)
   Turin Olympiad (2006)
   Asian Individual Championship (2007)
   Dresden Olympiad (2008)
   8th Asian Continental Chess Championship (2009)
   Calvia Olympiad (2004)
   Asian Championship (2001)
   Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (2010)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Fuad Jafarov Mem
   M Mahjoob vs I Shahaliyev (Jan-06-18) 1/2-1/2
   M Mahjoob vs A Suleymanli (Jan-05-18) 1-0
   G Kumar vs M Mahjoob (Aug-20-17) 1-0
   S Phadke vs M Mahjoob (Aug-19-17) 1-0
   M Mahjoob vs A H Abdulgalil Saleh (Aug-19-17) 1/2-1/2

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MORTEZA MAHJOOB
(born Mar-20-1980, 45 years old) Iran

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Grandmaster and FIDE Senior Trainer. In August 2009, Mahjoob broke Kiril Georgiev 's world simul record by playing 500 boards achieving a result of +397 =90 -13 for a winning percentage of 88.4%.* This record stood until 2010 when Israeli GM Alik Gershon in turn broke the record.

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

Wikipedia article: Morteza Mahjoub

Last updated: 2025-03-20 08:41:46

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 page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 263  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Vladimirov vs M Mahjoob  ½-½572000Asia Cities-ch 12thA81 Dutch
2. A Iljushin vs M Mahjoob  1-0432000World Junior ChampionshipA80 Dutch
3. M Mahjoob vs N Croad  1-0352000World Junior ChampionshipC47 Four Knights
4. E Ghaem Maghami vs M Mahjoob  ½-½242000World Junior ChampionshipC10 French
5. D Svetushkin vs M Mahjoob  1-0452000World Junior ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
6. M Mahjoob vs I Jakic  1-0622000World Junior ChampionshipB53 Sicilian
7. M Mahjoob vs E Berg  ½-½232000World Junior ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
8. Fedorchuk vs M Mahjoob  0-1462000World Junior ChampionshipB42 Sicilian, Kan
9. S Halkias vs M Mahjoob  1-0352000World Junior ChampionshipA80 Dutch
10. M Mahjoob vs H Kallio  ½-½512000World Junior ChampionshipB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
11. M Mahjoob vs R Fontaine  1-0582000World Junior ChampionshipB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
12. D de Vreugt vs M Mahjoob  1-0662000World Junior ChampionshipB42 Sicilian, Kan
13. M Mahjoob vs V Akobian  ½-½342000World Junior ChampionshipD33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
14. G Mateuta vs M Mahjoob  1-0262000World Junior ChampionshipA81 Dutch
15. M Mahjoob vs J Albis  1-0362000Istanbul OlympiadB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
16. J Degraeve vs M Mahjoob  ½-½642000Istanbul OlympiadB40 Sicilian
17. M Mahjoob vs G Vescovi  0-1762000Istanbul OlympiadB53 Sicilian
18. T Matsuo vs M Mahjoob  ½-½392000Istanbul OlympiadB42 Sicilian, Kan
19. G West vs M Mahjoob  ½-½342000Istanbul OlympiadB42 Sicilian, Kan
20. M Mahjoob vs P Cramling  0-1462000Istanbul OlympiadB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
21. V Bogdanovski vs M Mahjoob  ½-½432000Istanbul OlympiadA81 Dutch
22. M Mahjoob vs M Simonet ½-½652000Istanbul OlympiadA07 King's Indian Attack
23. M Mahjoob vs K Khatib  1-0192000Istanbul OlympiadC47 Four Knights
24. P Motwani vs M Mahjoob  1-0632000Istanbul OlympiadA07 King's Indian Attack
25. M Belli Pino vs M Mahjoob  1-0322000Istanbul OlympiadA81 Dutch
 page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 263  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-10-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Joshka: Good luck to this fellow, attempting to break the simul record in Iran this Thursday!! 500 players!....they say he needs to win 80% of the games to qualify for the record.
Aug-10-09  Augalv: Official website:

http://www.iran500.ir/en/home.html

Aug-17-09  Augalv: Mahjoob did it.

http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/m...

Aug-31-09  Whitehat1963: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Impressive display of endurance.

Aug-31-09  wordfunph: Congrats Iranian GM Mahjoob Morteza for smashing the Guinness simul chess world record against 500 with +397 =90 -13 or 88.4%!
Aug-31-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Open Defence: wow, I thought he might go the way of Ostap Bender....
Sep-04-09  BIDMONFA: Morteza Mahjoob

MAHJOOB, Morteza
http://www.bidmonfa.com/mahjoob_mor...
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Jul-08-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Interesting article about Mahjoob's attempts to raise the profile of chess in Iran:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/af...

Aug-29-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: <wordfunph>Congrats Iranian GM Mahjoob Morteza for smashing the Guinness simul chess world record against 500 with +397 =90 -13 or 88.4%!

<wordfunph>,
Here is an article about the exhibition:

http://www.payvand.com/news/09/aug/...

Aug-29-10  SugarDom: GM Jayson Gonzales will attempt to break the record with 600 opponents this coming sep 11.
Mar-20-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Morteza Manjoob.

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