Morteza Mahjoub

Morteza Mahjoob (born March 20, 1980) is an Iranian chess grandmaster. He won Iranian Chess Championship in 2005 and 2008.

Morteza Mahjoub
Morteza Mahjoob, 2010
Country Iran
Born (1980-03-20) March 20, 1980
TitleGrandmaster
Morteza Mahjoub
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Chess
Asian Indoor Games
2009 Quang Ninh Team blitz

In 2005 his rating was 2442 and in 2016 his rating was 2354. In 2007 he became grandmaster.

In September 2005 he won Iranian Chess Championship with the score 9.5 points out of 11.

Mahjoob previously held the world record for simultaneous exhibition, which he set on August 13, 2009. He walked 18 hours and won 397 of the games, 90 draws and 13 loses.

  • Morteza Mahjoub player profile and games at Chessgames.com
  • "ROOK x ROOKS, 500". Iran500.ir. Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  • "Guinness Simultaneous Chess World Record attempt – in Tehran!". ChessBase.com. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  • "Iranian GM smashes Guinness simultaneous chess world record". ChessBase.com. 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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