Mehrshad Sharif
| Mehrshad Sharif | |
|---|---|
 Mehrshad Sharif in 1982 | |
| Country | Iran France |
| Born | 11 July 1952 |
| Title | International Master (IM) (1975) |
Mehrshad Sharif (born 11 July 1952) is an Iranian and French chess International Master (IM) (1975), six-times Iranian Chess Championship winner (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981).
Biography[]
From the mid-1970s to the begin 1980s Mehrshad Sharif was one of the leading Iranian chess players. He six times won Iranian Chess Championship: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, and 1981.
In the first half of the 1980s Mehrshad Sharif moved to France. In France, he shared 1st-2nd in the French Chess Championship in 1985 (beaten in the tie by Jean-Luc Seret) and 2nd in 1995 (victory of Éric Prié).
Mehrshad Sharif played for Iran and France in the Chess Olympiads:[1]
- In 1970, at second reserve board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+0, =2, -3),
- In 1972, at fourth board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+8, =6, -7),
- In 1974, at second board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+12, =4, -3),
- In 1976, at first board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+4, =5, -4),
- In 1986, at second reserve board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai (+2, =2, -0),
Mehrshad 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).
Mehrshad 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).
Mehrshad 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, Mehrshad Sharif was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
References[]
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Mehrshad Sharif". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: World Team Chess Championship :: Mehrshad Sharif". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Mehrshad Sharif". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Mitropa Cup :: Mehrshad Sharif". www.olimpbase.org.
External links[]
- Mehrshad Sharif rating card at FIDE
- Mehrshad Sharif player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Mehrshad Sharif chess games at 365chess.com
  | This biographical article relating to an Iranian chess figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Chess International Masters
- Iranian chess players
- French chess players
- Chess Olympiad competitors
- 20th-century chess players
- Asian chess biography stubs
- Iranian sportspeople stubs