| Mehrshad Sharif | |
|---|---|
 Mehrshad Sharif in 1982 | |
| Country | Iran France |
| Born | 11 July 1952 |
| Title | International Master (IM) (1975) |
Mehrshad Sharif (born 11 July 1952) is an Iranian and French chess International Master (1975) and a six-time Iranian Chess Championship winner (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981).
From the mid-1970s to the beginning of the 1980s, Sharif was one of the leading Iranian chess players. He won the Iranian Chess Championship six times: in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, and 1981.
In the first half of the 1980s Sharif moved to France. He tied for first place in the French Chess Championship in 1985 but was beaten in the tiebreaker by Jean-Luc Seret, and he placed second in 1995 (behind Éric Prié).
Sharif played for Iran and France in the Chess Olympiads: [1]
Sharif played for France in the World Team Chess Championship: [2]
Sharif played for Iran in the World Student Team Chess Championships: [3]
Sharif played for France in the Men's Chess Mitropa Cup: [4]
In 1975, Sharif was awarded the FIDE International Master title.
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