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
301 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 5 Pouya Idani Denis Khismatullin Lost: 0-1 38 Open
302 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 4 Matvey Galchenko Pouya Idani Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
303 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 3 Pouya Idani Veronika Shubenkova Won: 1-0 38 Open
304 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 2 Uku Valner Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 65 Open
305 2023-11-21 Titled Tue 21st Nov Early chess.com INT 1 Pouya Idani Michal Kopczynski Won: 1-0 45 Open
306 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 9 Panagiotis Christodoulou Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 39 Open
307 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 8 Pouya Idani Nihal Sarin Lost: 0-1 52 Open
308 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 7 Mahdi Gholami Orimi Pouya Idani Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
309 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 6 Pouya Idani Daniil Dubov Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
310 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 5 M. Amin Tabatabaei Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 50 Open
311 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 4 Pouya Idani Chithambaram VR. Aravindh Won: 1-0 48 Open
312 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 3 Pouya Idani Raem Sherman Won: 1-0 63 Open
313 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 2 Nikolaos Aggelis Pouya Idani Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
314 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 1 Pouya Idani Jack Mizzi Won: 1-0 46 Open
315 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 11 Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus Pouya Idani Lost: 1-0 54 Open
316 2023-11-14 Titled Tue 14th Nov Early chess.com INT 10 Pouya Idani V Pranav Draw: 1/2-1/2 107 Open
317 2023-09-18 AI Cup Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 9 Pouya Idani Max Warmerdam Won: 1-0 57 Open
318 2023-09-18 AI Cup Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 8 Ray Robson Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 39 Open
319 2023-09-18 AI Cup Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 7 Pouya Idani Maciej Klekowski Draw: 1/2-1/2 79 Open
320 2023-09-18 AI Cup Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 6 Jon Ludvig Hammer Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 32 Open
321 2023-09-18 AI Cup Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 5 Pouya Idani Ediz Gurel Won: 1-0 42 Open
322 2023-09-18 AI Cup Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 4 Gata Kamsky Pouya Idani Draw: 1/2-1/2 84 Open
323 2023-09-18 AI Cup Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 3 Pavel Eljanov Pouya Idani Lost: 1-0 46 Open
324 2023-09-18 AI Cup Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 2 Pouya Idani Teimour Radjabov Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
325 2023-09-18 AI Cup Play-In 2023 chess.com INT 1 Pouya Idani Erigaisi Arjun Draw: 1/2-1/2 67 Open
326 2023-09-18 AI Cup Play-In Match 2023 chess.com INT 1.2 Pouya Idani Alexey Sarana Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
327 2023-09-18 AI Cup Play-In Match 2023 chess.com INT 1.1 Alexey Sarana Pouya Idani Lost: 1-0 57 Open
328 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Late chess.com INT 9 Renato Terry Pouya Idani Lost: 1-0 86 Open
329 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Early chess.com INT 8 Pouya Idani Anastasia Bodnaruk Lost: 0-1 24 Open
330 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Late chess.com INT 8 Pouya Idani Alexander Reprintsev Won: 1-0 33 Open
331 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Late chess.com INT 7 Ali Mortazavi Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 63 Open
332 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Early chess.com INT 7 Feliks Tulchynskyi Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 29 Open
333 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Late chess.com INT 6 Vladimir Fedoseev Pouya Idani Lost: 1-0 57 Open
334 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Early chess.com INT 6 Pouya Idani Luiz Antonio Coel Araujo Filho Won: 1-0 26 Open
335 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Early chess.com INT 5 Ekaterina Fomkina Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 32 Open
336 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Late chess.com INT 5 Pouya Idani Damir Ismagilov Won: 1-0 41 Open
337 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Late chess.com INT 4 Candela Be Francisco Guecamburu Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 33 Open
338 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Early chess.com INT 4 Pouya Idani Cristian-Gabriel Voiteanu Won: 1-0 48 Open
339 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Early chess.com INT 3 Trisha Kanyamarala Pouya Idani Lost: 1-0 43 Open
340 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Late chess.com INT 3 Pouya Idani Kanan Hajiyev Won: 1-0 36 Open
341 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Late chess.com INT 2 Alexey Evdokimov Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 44 Open
342 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Early chess.com INT 2 Pouya Idani Viktor Berezin Lost: 0-1 38 Open
343 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Late chess.com INT 11 Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez Pouya Idani Draw: 1/2-1/2 87 Open
344 2023-09-05 Titled Tue 5th Sep Late chess.com INT 10 Pouya Idani Andrei Ioan Trifan Won: 1-0 43 Open
345 2023-08-01 Titled Tue 1st Aug Early chess.com INT 9 Pouya Idani V Pranav Lost: 0-1 54 Open
346 2023-08-01 Titled Tue 1st Aug Early chess.com INT 8 Roman Zhenetl Pouya Idani Won: 0-1 68 Open
347 2023-08-01 Titled Tue 1st Aug Early chess.com INT 7 Pouya Idani Renato Terry Won: 1-0 35 Open
348 2023-08-01 Titled Tue 1st Aug Early chess.com INT 6 Pouya Idani Slaven Pastar Won: 1-0 48 Open
349 2023-08-01 Titled Tue 1st Aug Early chess.com INT 5 Vladimir Goncharov Pouya Idani Draw: 1/2-1/2 96 Open
350 2023-08-01 Titled Tue 1st Aug Early chess.com INT 4 Pouya Idani Roman Gavrilin Won: 1-0 29 Open
  1. vs Denis KhismatullinLost · 0-1White · 2023-11-21 · Round 5Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  2. vs Matvey GalchenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-11-21 · Round 4Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  3. vs Veronika ShubenkovaWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-21 · Round 3Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  4. vs Uku ValnerWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-21 · Round 2Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  5. vs Michal KopczynskiWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-21 · Round 1Titled Tue 21st Nov Early
  6. vs Panagiotis ChristodoulouWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-14 · Round 9Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  7. vs Nihal SarinLost · 0-1White · 2023-11-14 · Round 8Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  8. vs Mahdi Gholami OrimiDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-11-14 · Round 7Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  9. vs Daniil DubovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-11-14 · Round 6Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  10. vs M. Amin TabatabaeiWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-14 · Round 5Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  11. vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-14 · Round 4Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  12. vs Raem ShermanWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-14 · Round 3Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  13. vs Nikolaos AggelisDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-11-14 · Round 2Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  14. vs Jack MizziWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-14 · Round 1Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  15. vs Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusLost · 1-0Black · 2023-11-14 · Round 11Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  16. vs V PranavDraw · ½–½White · 2023-11-14 · Round 10Titled Tue 14th Nov Early
  17. vs Max WarmerdamWon · 1-0White · 2023-09-18 · Round 9AI Cup Play-In 2023
  18. vs Ray RobsonWon · 0-1Black · 2023-09-18 · Round 8AI Cup Play-In 2023
  19. vs Maciej KlekowskiDraw · ½–½White · 2023-09-18 · Round 7AI Cup Play-In 2023
  20. vs Jon Ludvig HammerWon · 0-1Black · 2023-09-18 · Round 6AI Cup Play-In 2023
  21. vs Ediz GurelWon · 1-0White · 2023-09-18 · Round 5AI Cup Play-In 2023
  22. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-09-18 · Round 4AI Cup Play-In 2023
  23. vs Pavel EljanovLost · 1-0Black · 2023-09-18 · Round 3AI Cup Play-In 2023
  24. vs Teimour RadjabovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-09-18 · Round 2AI Cup Play-In 2023
  25. vs Erigaisi ArjunDraw · ½–½White · 2023-09-18 · Round 1AI Cup Play-In 2023
  26. vs Alexey SaranaDraw · ½–½White · 2023-09-18 · Round 1.2AI Cup Play-In Match 2023
  27. vs Alexey SaranaLost · 1-0Black · 2023-09-18 · Round 1.1AI Cup Play-In Match 2023
  28. vs Renato TerryLost · 1-0Black · 2023-09-05 · Round 9Titled Tue 5th Sep Late
  29. vs Anastasia BodnarukLost · 0-1White · 2023-09-05 · Round 8Titled Tue 5th Sep Early
  30. vs Alexander ReprintsevWon · 1-0White · 2023-09-05 · Round 8Titled Tue 5th Sep Late
  31. vs Ali MortazaviWon · 0-1Black · 2023-09-05 · Round 7Titled Tue 5th Sep Late
  32. vs Feliks TulchynskyiWon · 0-1Black · 2023-09-05 · Round 7Titled Tue 5th Sep Early
  33. vs Vladimir FedoseevLost · 1-0Black · 2023-09-05 · Round 6Titled Tue 5th Sep Late
  34. vs Luiz Antonio Coel Araujo FilhoWon · 1-0White · 2023-09-05 · Round 6Titled Tue 5th Sep Early
  35. vs Ekaterina FomkinaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-09-05 · Round 5Titled Tue 5th Sep Early
  36. vs Damir IsmagilovWon · 1-0White · 2023-09-05 · Round 5Titled Tue 5th Sep Late
  37. vs Candela Be Francisco GuecamburuWon · 0-1Black · 2023-09-05 · Round 4Titled Tue 5th Sep Late
  38. vs Cristian-Gabriel VoiteanuWon · 1-0White · 2023-09-05 · Round 4Titled Tue 5th Sep Early
  39. vs Trisha KanyamaralaLost · 1-0Black · 2023-09-05 · Round 3Titled Tue 5th Sep Early
  40. vs Kanan HajiyevWon · 1-0White · 2023-09-05 · Round 3Titled Tue 5th Sep Late
  41. vs Alexey EvdokimovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-09-05 · Round 2Titled Tue 5th Sep Late
  42. vs Viktor BerezinLost · 0-1White · 2023-09-05 · Round 2Titled Tue 5th Sep Early
  43. vs Jose Carlos Ibarra JerezDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-09-05 · Round 11Titled Tue 5th Sep Late
  44. vs Andrei Ioan TrifanWon · 1-0White · 2023-09-05 · Round 10Titled Tue 5th Sep Late
  45. vs V PranavLost · 0-1White · 2023-08-01 · Round 9Titled Tue 1st Aug Early
  46. vs Roman ZhenetlWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-01 · Round 8Titled Tue 1st Aug Early
  47. vs Renato TerryWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-01 · Round 7Titled Tue 1st Aug Early
  48. vs Slaven PastarWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-01 · Round 6Titled Tue 1st Aug Early
  49. vs Vladimir GoncharovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-01 · Round 5Titled Tue 1st Aug Early
  50. vs Roman GavrilinWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-01 · Round 4Titled Tue 1st Aug Early

FIDE tournaments

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

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