Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (Persian: سارا سادات خادمالشریعه; born 10 March 1997),[1] also known as Sara Khadem, is an Iranian chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
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Full name | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh |
Country | Iran |
Born | (1997-03-10) 10 March 1997 (age 25) Tehran, Iran |
Title | International Master (2015) Woman Grandmaster (2013) |
FIDE rating | 2490 (November 2022) |
Peak rating | 2494 (January 2020) |
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh was born on 10 March 1997 in Tehran. She liked various sports while growing up such as tennis and basketball. After being introduced to chess by one of her classmates at eight years old, she had her parents put her in a chess class. Although her parents do not play chess, she has credited them with being very supportive of her career. She also credits one of her friends for introducing her to Khosro Harandi, an Iranian International Master (IM) and coach, as a pivotal step in furthering her career.[2][3][4] Later on as a teenager, she was coached by Robin van Kampen, a Dutch Grandmaster (GM).[5]
Born in Tehran, she won the Asian Under-12 Girls Championship in 2008,[6] the World Under-12 Girls Championship in 2009,[7] the Asian Under-16 Girls Blitz Championship in 2012,[8] and the World U16 Girls Blitz Championship in 2013.[9] In 2014, she finished runner-up in the World Junior Girls Championship.[10]
Khademalsharieh played for the Iranian team at the Women's Chess Olympiads of 2012, 2014 and 2016.[11]
She won the Iranian women's championship of 2015, held in January 2016.[12]
Khademalsharieh qualified for the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16 as host city nominee after winning a qualifying match against Atousa Pourkashiyan in Tehran.[13] In the Grand Prix stage held in her home city, although being the lowest rated player in the field, she finished in second place[14] and achieved her first Grandmaster norm.[15]
She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship 2017, but was eliminated in the first round by Sopiko Guramishvili. 2018 Saint Petersburg Rapid and Blitz World Chess Championship 2018 from the 2nd place in rapid 2nd place in the blitz
In September 2017, Khademalsharieh married Iranian Internet show presenter and film director Ardeshir Ahmadi.[16] In January 2020, she announced her resignation from national team.[17] However, she came back to the team in May.[18]