Alekhine Nouri

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Alekhine Nouri
Country Philippines
Born (2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 17)
Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Title FIDE Master (2013)
Peak rating 2291 (April 2020) [1]

Alekhine Nouri (born December 12, 2005) is a Filipino FIDE Master. Named after Russian chess player Alexander Alekhine, Nouri became the youngest Filipino FIDE Master and the youngest FIDE Master in the world at the age of 7. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He is also the current Philippine Juniors Champion. [8]

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Biography

Alekhine Nouri was born in Negros, Philippines, on December 12, 2005, to parents Hamed and Roda. He began playing competitive chess at the age of five. His father Hamed, a FIDE Master himself, would bring him along to a local chess club in Escalante, Negros. Realizing his potential, his father quit his job and acted as his coach to give his son's chess career his full attention. They started practicing regularly, with the father keeping him away from such distractions as television and computer games. In December 2012, Nouri's family decided to move from Negros to Taguig to further develop his potential. He was granted an athletic scholarship by Far Eastern University, as a member of the school's elementary chess team. [2] [4] He has now transferred to University of Santo Tomas. [9]

Chess career

14th ASEAN Age Group Chess Championships 2013

In June 2013, during the 14th ASEAN Age Group Chess Championships 2013 in Thailand, Nouri claimed an outright FM title with his victory in the Open 8-under category, thus making him as the youngest Filipino FIDE Master and the then youngest FIDE Master in the world. [2] [3]

USM 24th Chess Individual Open 2018

In March 2018, Nouri finished with seven points and won via tiebreaker to bag the champion's trophy of USM 24th Chess Individual Open tournament in Penang, Malaysia. [5]

19th ASEAN Age Group Chess Championships 2018

In June 2018, Nouri won the gold in the under-16 blitz though he faltered in the standard and rapid category. [10]

Malaysian Chess Festival 2019

In August 2019, Nouri fell one game short of winning the championship, losing to tournament champion Russian IM Zhamsaran Tsydypov in the ninth round and slipped to fifth place in the blitz tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [11]

Philippine national squad roster selection 2020

In February 2020, the Philippine Sports Commission-National Chess Federation of the Philippines organized a players selection process for the Chess Olympiad via holding a tournament. Nouri, together with IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia, racked up seven points but Nouri ended up winning the men's division by tiebreak during the first round of the qualification tournament held in PACE headquarters, Quezon City. [12]

2021 Philippine National Juniors Chess Championship

Along with WNM Mhage Gerriahlou Sebastian, he won the National Juniors Championship held over-the-board on December 7, 2021, in Quezon City. [8]

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  6. ↑ Eljera, Bert (April 3, 2015). "Filipino chess prodigy Nouri makes it to '15 Millionaire Chess Open". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "The next Alekhine? Chess prodigy Nouri rules stacked Balinas tilt". Manila Bulletin. March 4, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Nouri, Sebastian overcome Mindanao rivals to rule national juniors chess". Rappler. December 8, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Alekhine Nouri rules Wilfredo Neri Memorial Cup". Manila Bulletin. October 5, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  10. ↑ Rappler.com (June 27, 2018). "PH rules blitz chess, but Vietnam reclaims overall ASEAN crown". Rappler. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  11. ↑ Villar, Joey (August 20, 2019). "Nouri falls short in Malaysia but emerges as top Philippines bet". Philippine Star.
  12. ↑ Satumbaga, Kristel (February 8, 2020). "Alekhine Nouri, Bernadette Galas rule chess tilt to boost spots in national squad". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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