TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) Pouya Idani of Iran won the World Youth Chess Championship 2013 held in Al Ain, the United Arab Emirates on Saturday. The Iranian international master won the Under-18 category with 8 points after 11 rounds, following a half point draw with the second best Nijat Abasov of Azerbaijan. Its the first time an Iranian chess player ...

Tehran, Dec 24, IRNA Three Iranian chess players continued their brilliant performance at the 13th World Youth Chess Championships, winning their sixth point in seven consecutive matches after beating rivals. Ali-Reza Firouzja (in the U-10 open category for boys), Pouya Idani (in U-18 open category for boys) and Sara Sadat Khadem-Sharieh (in U-16 ...