GMPouya Idani

FRA Born 1995 (Age ≈31) Male
FIDE ID
12510130

About Pouya Idani

Pouya Idani was born in Iran in 1995 and won the country's under-18 championship in 2011. He became World Under-18 Champion in 2013 and a grandmaster in 2014. His tournament victories include the 2018 Goa Open. Show more

Pouya Idani was born in Iran in 1995 and won the country's under-18 championship in 2011. He became World Under-18 Champion in 2013 and a grandmaster in 2014. His tournament victories include the 2018 Goa Open. At the 2021 World Cup he defeated Ziaur Rahman, David Antón Guijarro and Evgeny Tomashevsky before losing to eventual champion Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the fourth round. He reached the third round of the 2025 World Cup. After settling in Brest in 2023, Idani announced in September 2026 that he would represent France.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2616.0

Published FIDE

Rapid

2526

Published FIDE

Blitz

2535

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#115
National rank · FRA
#5

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2647 Sep 2022
Recorded years
2007–2026
Archived games
500

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
151 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Early chess.com INT 1 Pouya Idani Seyed Kian Ghoreishi Amiri Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
152 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Late chess.com INT 11 Pouya Idani Artem Odegov Won: 1-0 60 Open
153 2024-11-12 Titled Tue 12th Nov Late chess.com INT 10 David Paravyan Pouya Idani Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
154 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Late chess.com INT 9 Pouya Idani Eric Rosen Won: 1-0 43 Open
155 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 8 Vedant Nitin vekhande Pouya Idani Lost: 1-0 68 Open
156 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Late chess.com INT 8 Dmitry Goltsev Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 45 Open
157 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 7 Pouya Idani Bagwe Gaurang Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
158 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Late chess.com INT 7 Pouya Idani Grigoriy Oparin Draw: 1/2-1/2 82 Open
159 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 6 Itay Sitbon Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 34 Open
160 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Late chess.com INT 6 Fabiano Caruana Pouya Idani Lost: 1-0 38 Open
161 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 5 Pouya Idani Guillermo Baches Garcia Won: 1-0 59 Open
162 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Late chess.com INT 5 Benjamin Bok Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 79 Open
163 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 4 Pouya Idani Liya Kurmangaliyeva Lost: 0-1 38 Open
164 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Late chess.com INT 4 Pouya Idani Alireza Firouzja Won: 1-0 53 Open
165 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Late chess.com INT 3 Deniz Arman Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 31 Open
166 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 3 Vladimir Maslovskiy Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 31 Open
167 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 2 Pouya Idani Mikhail Spizharny Lost: 0-1 50 Open
168 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Late chess.com INT 2 Pouya Idani Ricardo D. D`Arruda Won: 1-0 26 Open
169 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Late chess.com INT 1 Marco Cattaneo Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 32 Open
170 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Early chess.com INT 1 Niclas Huschenbeth Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 42 Open
171 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Late chess.com INT 11 Aleksandar Indjic Pouya Idani Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
172 2024-11-05 Titled Tue 5th Nov Late chess.com INT 10 Pouya Idani Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara Lost: 0-1 54 Open
173 2024-09-25 Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In chess.com INT 9 Pouya Idani Vincent Keymer Lost: 0-1 35 Open
174 2024-09-25 Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In chess.com INT 8 Pouya Idani Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder Won: 1-0 42 Open
175 2024-09-25 Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In chess.com INT 7 Fidel Corrales Jimenez Pouya Idani Draw: 1/2-1/2 100 Open
176 2024-09-25 Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In chess.com INT 6 Alexey Sarana Pouya Idani Lost: 1-0 35 Open
177 2024-09-25 Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In chess.com INT 5 Pouya Idani Yago De Moura Santiago Won: 1-0 54 Open
178 2024-09-25 Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In chess.com INT 4 Jeffery Xiong Pouya Idani Lost: 1-0 26 Open
179 2024-09-25 Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In chess.com INT 3 Pouya Idani Arman Mikaelyan Won: 1-0 46 Open
180 2024-09-25 Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In chess.com INT 2 Pavel V. Tregubov Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 50 Open
181 2024-09-25 Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In chess.com INT 1 Pouya Idani Ivan Rozum Lost: 0-1 38 Open
182 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 9 Pouya Idani Sanan Sjugirov Won: 1-0 40 Open
183 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 8 Alan Pichot Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 22 Open
184 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 7 Aleksandra Goryachkina Pouya Idani Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
185 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 6 Pouya Idani Khagan Ahmad Won: 1-0 56 Open
186 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 5 Pouya Idani Matthias Bluebaum Lost: 0-1 33 Open
187 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 4 David Anton Guijarro Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 54 Open
188 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 3 Pouya Idani Shakked Tifferet Won: 1-0 71 Open
189 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 2 Pouya Idani Roman Gavrilin Won: 1-0 46 Open
190 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 1 Simon Thorhallsson Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 38 Open
191 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 11 Dmitrij Kollars Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 27 Open
192 2024-09-03 Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late chess.com INT 10 Hikaru Nakamura Pouya Idani Lost: 1-0 30 Open
193 2024-07-23 Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early chess.com INT 9 Pouya Idani Zaven Andriasian Won: 1-0 73 Open
194 2024-07-23 Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early chess.com INT 8 Qingyu Yuan Pouya Idani Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
195 2024-07-23 Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early chess.com INT 7 Pouya Idani Renato Terry Lost: 0-1 40 Open
196 2024-07-23 Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early chess.com INT 6 Andrii Punin Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 32 Open
197 2024-07-23 Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early chess.com INT 5 Pouya Idani Ramil Sadykov Won: 1-0 27 Open
198 2024-07-23 Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early chess.com INT 4 Pouya Idani Le Thao Nguyen Pham Won: 1-0 30 Open
199 2024-07-23 Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early chess.com INT 3 Tom Decuigniere Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 25 Open
200 2024-07-23 Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early chess.com INT 2 Pouya Idani Semetei Tologon tegin Lost: 0-1 40 Open
  1. vs Seyed Kian Ghoreishi AmiriDraw · ½–½White · 2024-11-12 · Round 1Titled Tue 12th Nov Early
  2. vs Artem OdegovWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-12 · Round 11Titled Tue 12th Nov Late
  3. vs David ParavyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-12 · Round 10Titled Tue 12th Nov Late
  4. vs Eric RosenWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-05 · Round 9Titled Tue 5th Nov Late
  5. vs Vedant Nitin vekhandeLost · 1-0Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 8Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
  6. vs Dmitry GoltsevWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 8Titled Tue 5th Nov Late
  7. vs Bagwe GaurangDraw · ½–½White · 2024-11-05 · Round 7Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
  8. vs Grigoriy OparinDraw · ½–½White · 2024-11-05 · Round 7Titled Tue 5th Nov Late
  9. vs Itay SitbonWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 6Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
  10. vs Fabiano CaruanaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 6Titled Tue 5th Nov Late
  11. vs Guillermo Baches GarciaWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-05 · Round 5Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
  12. vs Benjamin BokWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 5Titled Tue 5th Nov Late
  13. vs Liya KurmangaliyevaLost · 0-1White · 2024-11-05 · Round 4Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
  14. vs Alireza FirouzjaWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-05 · Round 4Titled Tue 5th Nov Late
  15. vs Deniz ArmanWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 3Titled Tue 5th Nov Late
  16. vs Vladimir MaslovskiyWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 3Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
  17. vs Mikhail SpizharnyLost · 0-1White · 2024-11-05 · Round 2Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
  18. vs Ricardo D. D`ArrudaWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-05 · Round 2Titled Tue 5th Nov Late
  19. vs Marco CattaneoWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 1Titled Tue 5th Nov Late
  20. vs Niclas HuschenbethWon · 0-1Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 1Titled Tue 5th Nov Early
  21. vs Aleksandar IndjicDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-05 · Round 11Titled Tue 5th Nov Late
  22. vs Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraLost · 0-1White · 2024-11-05 · Round 10Titled Tue 5th Nov Late
  23. vs Vincent KeymerLost · 0-1White · 2024-09-25 · Round 9Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In
  24. vs Rodrigo Vasquez SchroederWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-25 · Round 8Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In
  25. vs Fidel Corrales JimenezDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-09-25 · Round 7Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In
  26. vs Alexey SaranaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-25 · Round 6Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In
  27. vs Yago De Moura SantiagoWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-25 · Round 5Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In
  28. vs Jeffery XiongLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-25 · Round 4Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In
  29. vs Arman MikaelyanWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-25 · Round 3Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In
  30. vs Pavel V. TregubovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-09-25 · Round 2Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In
  31. vs Ivan RozumLost · 0-1White · 2024-09-25 · Round 1Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In
  32. vs Sanan SjugirovWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-03 · Round 9Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  33. vs Alan PichotWon · 0-1Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 8Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  34. vs Aleksandra GoryachkinaDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 7Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  35. vs Khagan AhmadWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-03 · Round 6Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  36. vs Matthias BluebaumLost · 0-1White · 2024-09-03 · Round 5Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  37. vs David Anton GuijarroWon · 0-1Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 4Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  38. vs Shakked TifferetWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-03 · Round 3Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  39. vs Roman GavrilinWon · 1-0White · 2024-09-03 · Round 2Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  40. vs Simon ThorhallssonWon · 0-1Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 1Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  41. vs Dmitrij KollarsWon · 0-1Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 11Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  42. vs Hikaru NakamuraLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 10Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late
  43. vs Zaven AndriasianWon · 1-0White · 2024-07-23 · Round 9Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early
  44. vs Qingyu YuanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-07-23 · Round 8Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early
  45. vs Renato TerryLost · 0-1White · 2024-07-23 · Round 7Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early
  46. vs Andrii PuninWon · 0-1Black · 2024-07-23 · Round 6Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early
  47. vs Ramil SadykovWon · 1-0White · 2024-07-23 · Round 5Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early
  48. vs Le Thao Nguyen PhamWon · 1-0White · 2024-07-23 · Round 4Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early
  49. vs Tom DecuigniereWon · 0-1Black · 2024-07-23 · Round 3Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early
  50. vs Semetei Tologon teginLost · 0-1White · 2024-07-23 · Round 2Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-091. Schachbundesliga 2026-2027 Oktober 2026Classical1½

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