Ghazal Hakimifard

Iranian chess player

Ghazal Hakimifard

Country| Iran (until May 2020)
Switzerland (since June 2020)
Born|  (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30)
Title| Woman Grandmaster (2016)
Peak rating| 2308 (September 2016)

Ghazal Hakimifard (Persian: غزل حکیمی‌فرد; born 14 April 1994) is an Iranian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2016). She is an Iranian Women's Chess Championship winner (2010).

## Biography

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In 2007, Hakimifard won bronze medal in Asian Youth Chess Championship in U14 girl's age group.[1] She is multiple medalist of Iranian Women's Chess Championship: gold (2010),[2] silver (2012)[3] and bronze (2011).[4]

She played for Iran in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]

* In 2010, at reserve board in the 39th Chess Olympiad (women) in Khanty-Mansiysk (+5, =0, -2),
* In 2012, at fourth board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+6, =2, -0),
* In 2014, at fourth board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in Tromsø (+5, =0, -2),
* In 2016, at fourth board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+5, =4, -1).[6]

Hakimifard played for Iran and Iran 2 teams in the Women's Asian Team Chess Championships:[7]

* In 2005, at first reserve board in the 4th Asian Team Chess Championship (women) in Isfahan (+2, =1, -1) and won team bronze medal,
* In 2014, at fourth board in the 8th Asian Women's Nations Chess Cup in Tabriz (+0, =2, -1) and won team bronze medal.

She played for Iran in the Asian Games:[8]

* In 2010, at fourth board in the 16th Asian Games (chess - women) in Guangzhou (+2, =2, -1).

In 2011, Hakimifard received the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title,[9] and in 2016, she received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "Asian Youth Championship - Girls U14". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
2. ^ "Iranian Chess Championships". Chessdom.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
3. ^ "Asian Zonal 3.1 Women Championship 2011". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
4. ^ "Iran Women Championship 2012". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
5. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Ghazal Hakimifard". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
6. ^ "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
7. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Ghazal Hakimifard". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
8. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Asian Games (chess - women) :: Ghazal Hakimifard". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
9. ^ "Title Applications (WIM)". ratings.FIDE.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
10. ^ "Title Applications (WGM)". ratings.FIDE.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

## External links

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* Ghazal Hakimifard rating card at FIDE
* Ghazal Hakimifard player profile and games at Chessgames.com
* Ghazal Hakimifard chess games at 365Chess.com
* Ghazal Hakimifard on Instagram

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