Mehrdad Ardeshi
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CountryIran
Born1 January 1979
Tehran, Iran
Tehran, Iran
TitleInternational Master (2007)[1]
Peakrating2421 (January 2007)
Mehrdad Ardeshi | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iran |
| Born | 1 January 1979 Tehran, Iran |
| Title | International Master (2007)[1] |
| Peak rating | 2421 (January 2007) |
Mehrdad Ardeshi (Persian: مهرداد اردشی) is an Iranian chess International Master born on January 1, 1979, in Tehran, Iran.[2] He is also the coach of the Iranian national youth chess team.
Mehrdad Ardeshi was interested in chess since he was a teenager, but his father strongly forbid him from doing so that as not to damage his studies, but he continued to try. After the death of his father in 1997,[3] he continued in this field with the support of his mother, and after marriage, his wife became his second supporter in this field.[4] He is also a close friend of Morteza Mahjoub and uncle of Iranian filmmaker Danial Hajibarat.
