Yousof Safvat
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Yousof Safvat | |
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Country | Iran |
Born | Tehran, Iran | 15 February 1940
Died | 29 January 2003 Tehran, Iran | (aged 72)
Peak rating | 2270 (July 1971)[1] |
Yousof (Younnus, Younus) Safvat (15 February 1940 in Tehran – 29 January 2003[citation needed] in Tehran) was an Iranian chess player. He was the first official chess champion and national master of Iran.
He was a five-time winner (first time at the age of 15) of the Iranian Chess Championship (1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1965), and represented Iran in Chess Olympiads at Moscow 1956, Munich 1958, Varna 1962, Tel Aviv 1964, and Siegen 1970.[2][3]
References
- ^ Yousof Safvat Rating and Chess Federation history
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Yousof Safvat". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Younnus Safvat chess games". 365Chess. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
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