Ghaem Maghami Ehsan (11.08.1982)

Iranian Grandmaster (2001). Graduate of Law School. Ehsan Ghaem Maghami was the first Grandmaster in Iranian chess history.

Ehsan won 14 Asian medals, including the individual and team Asian club championship. Best Iranian player with 9 national titles, the last one in 2010. Tenth at the U20 World Junior Championship 2000.

Best results: won or shared first at Rasht Iran 2001, 1^st; Dubai Intl (closed) 2004, 1^st; Yemen Pres. Cup 2004, 1^st; Saipa Teheran 2004, 1^st; Isle of Man 2004, 1^st; United Insurance Dhaka 2007, 1^st; ZMD Dresden Open 2007 and 2008, 1^st; Fajr Open 2008, 1^st; Dubai Open 2008, 1-4^th; Subic Open 2009, 1^st; Parsvnath International Open Tournament 2010, 1^st; Tehran Open Chess Championship 2012 1st;  Ramezan Open 2012, 1st; World Open 1-5th; Fajr Open 2017, 1st.
In match, he lost to Nigel Short 2-4 in 2003 and beat Anatoly Karpov (rapid games and blitz) 10½-9½ in 2009.

Ehsan set a new world record of 604 boards for Simultaneous Chess Exhibition by an individual. The simultaneous exhibition took 25 hours from 8th to 9th February 2011 at the sports stadium of the Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran. The final results were 580 wins, 16 draws and 8 losses for a total score of 588 out of 604 or 97.35 percent.

Ghaem is married with Women International Master Shayesteh Ghaderpour.

Peak rating: 2633 in 2005.