Ehsan Ghaem Maghami
Ghaem-Maghami in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 August 1982 Tehran, Iran |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Iran |
| Title | Grandmaster (2000) |
| FIDE rating | 2447 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2633 (April 2005) |
| Peak ranking | No. 67 (April 2005) |
Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami (Persian: احسان قائممقامی; born 11 August 1982) is an Iranian chess grandmaster (2000). He is the record holder of the Iranian Chess Championship with 13 titles.
On the September 2011 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2583.
In 2004, he finished first in the Kish GM Tournament. In 2009, he won a 20-game combined match (four classical, four rapid and twelve blitz games) against Anatoly Karpov, played with the proviso that each game be played to mate or dead draw. The overall score was eight wins to Ghaem-Maghami, seven wins to Karpov, and five draws. In 2011, he finished first in the 10th Avicenna International Open Tournament in Hamadan, Iran.