Atousa Pourkashiyan
Atousa Pourkashiyan (Persian: آتوسا پورکاشیان; Persian pronunciation: [ɒːtuːˈsɒː puːɾkɒːʃiˈyɒːn]; born 16 May 1988) is an Iranian-American chess player. She holds the title of Woman Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded her in 2009. Pourkashiyan is seven-time Iranian women's champion (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014) and a record holder among Iranian women chess players.
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Pourkashiyan in 2010 | |
| Country | Iran (until 2022) United States (since 2022) |
| Born | 16 May 1988 Tehran, Iran |
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| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2009) |
| FIDE rating | 2270 (March 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2374 (May 2011) |
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She was born in Tehran. Pourkashiyan won the World Youth Chess Championship of 2000 in the Girls U12 category.
In April 2010 Pourkashiyan won the Asian Women's Chess Championship in Subic Bay. She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2006, 2008, 2012, 2017.
In team competitions, she has played for Iran at eight Women's Chess Olympiads (2000-2014), the Women's Asian Team Chess Championship, and the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad.
In 2023, she won an individual silver medal on Board 5 in the FIDE Women's Team Championship, helping Team USA reach the semifinals.