Topic: Morteza Mahjoob

Iranian Grand Master Morteza practiced for his simultaneous matches against 500 opponents in 2009 as if he were preparing for a marathon. Far from everything coming out of Iran is a matter of embarrassment, regression or skull-crushing. On April 23, 2009, at ...

Grandmaster's next move: A chess revival in Iran

Iranian chess grandmaster Morteza Mahjoob, who holds the world record for the most number of simultaneous matches, is bent on reviving old Persia's passion for the ancient game.Chess was outlawed for nearly a decade after the 1979 Islamic revolution that overthrew the ...