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Iranian chess has experienced a remarkable upswing in recent years and has produced many talented players. However, the political and social conditions in the country have hindered the young players from advancing further internationally. For this reason, a number of professionals have left their home country, Alireza Firouzja being the most prominent of them.
Nevertheless, the Iranian National Championship, which is currently played in Tehran, can still has an impressively strong field with many young players.
Top seed and favourite is Former World Junior Champion Parham Maghsoodloo and so far he has more than lived up to this role. In the first 13 rounds Maghsoodloo won 11 games, drew twice, and with two rounds to go he now leads the field with 12.0/13. Half a point behind follows Pouya Idani, runner-up in the World Championship U16 in 2011 and World Junior Champion U18 in 2013.