Sarasadat Khademalsharieh

Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (Persian: سارا سادات خادم‌الشریعه; born March 10, 1997 in Tehran)[1] also known as Sara Khadem, is an Iranian chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

Sara-sadat Khadem al-Sharieh
Khademalsharieh in 2018
Full nameSarasadat Khademalsharieh
CountryIran
Born (1997-03-10) March 10, 1997
Tehran, Iran
TitleInternational Master (2015)
Woman Grandmaster (2013)
FIDE rating2494 (February 2021)
Peak rating2494 (January 2020)

Career

She won the Asian Under-12 Girls Championship in 2008,[2] the World Under-12 Girls Championship in 2009,[3] the Asian Under-16 Girls Blitz Championship in 2012,[4] and the World U16 Girls Blitz Championship in 2013.[5] In 2014, she finished runner-up in the World Junior Girls Championship.[6]

Khademalsharieh played for the Iranian team at the Women's Chess Olympiads of 2012, 2014 and 2016.[7]

She won the Iranian women's championship of 2015, held in January 2016.[8]

Khademalsharieh qualified for the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16 as host city nominee after winning a qualifying match against Atousa Pourkashiyan in Tehran.[9] In the Grand Prix stage held in her home city, although being the lowest rated player in the field, she finished in second place[10] and achieved her first Grandmaster norm.[11]

She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship 2017, but was eliminated in the first round by Sopiko Guramishvili.

Personal life

In September 2017, Khademalsharieh married Iranian Internet show presenter and film director Ardeshir Ahmadi.[12] In January 2020 she announced her resignation from national team. [13] Although she came back to the team in May.[14]

References

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