Shahrokh Mojtabaei is an authorized dentist in Denmark, graduated from Tehran Medical Sciences University. As a chess enthusiast, he enjoys chess by playing, training, writing articles and reporting chess news. He plays chess in tournaments and has been a team member of K41 Club at the first division of Danish League. He has written a bunch of articles in the only Iranian chess magazine, "Mahname Shatranj". He also reports chess news and articles for Unity Chess Club in Arizona, USA.
2/3/2019 – Prior to 2018, there were few world-class chess tournaments dominated by Iranian players — just the odd youth championship. Now Iran is climbing the list of the top countries in the world — currently at number 25, with the average rating of the top ten players rising by the month. The country's 15 GMs, 23 IMs, and 125 total titled players obscures the fact that among the top ten, only two were born before 1995. SHAHROKH MOJTABAEI takes a look at the recent history. | Pictured: Coach Ivan Sokolov with Masoud Mosadeghpour, Alireza Firouzja, Parham Maghsoodloo, Pouya Idani, Seyed Mohammad Amin Tabatabaei | Photo: Iranian Chess Federation
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