Hasan Abbasifar
Hasan Abbasifar | |
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| Born | August 11, 1972 Shiraz, Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Chess grandmaster, chess coach, author |
| Known for | First international grandmaster from Shiraz and Fars province; member of Iran's national chess team; multiple provincial champion; chess coach and author |
Hasan Abbasifar (; born 11 August 1972) is a chess grandmaster holding dual Iranian and Spanish nationality, having received the grandmaster title in 2013. He formerly played as a member of Iran's national chess team.
Awards
Abbasifar holds the distinction of being the inaugural international grandmaster originating from Shiraz and the Fars province, where he secured the provincial championship titles in both 1990 and 1991. By 1994, he advanced to the final round of the national championship, which led to his selection for Iran's team at the Chess Olympiad held in Russia. During 1994–95, he achieved second place in the country's semi-rapid chess championship.
In the 1999–2000 season, Abbasifar led the Iranian league with a commanding victory margin of 1.5 points. That same year, he earned an individual gold medal at the World Student Chess Championship hosted in the Netherlands and represented Iran at the Asian Games in China.
He once more reached the final stage of Iran’s national championship in 2001, resulting in another Olympiad team appointment. Additionally, he regained the student chess champion title and participated in the World Student Championship conducted in Malaysia.
Other chess activities
Abbasifar has contributed as a coach for Iran’s national youth chess team during international competitions held in Turkey, India, and at the Asian Games in Singapore. He served as head of Fars province’s chess federation for eight years and was instrumental in founding its first dedicated chess academy. Moreover, he has authored multiple books on chess.
Tournaments
- Karoun Masters Cup 2019
- 13th Dubai Open
- Aeroflot Open B
- 14th Fajr Open