Prepare against Seyed Kanan Poormosavi

CM · IRN · World #8,514 classical · FIDE ID 42581168

Our database contains 89 games by Seyed Kanan Poormosavi, covering Jan 2018 to Aug 2026. Below you'll find Seyed Kanan Poormosavi's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Seyed Kanan Poormosavi before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.

Ratings

Performance record

Move-by-move preparation stats

Straight from the preparation tree built over all of Seyed Kanan Poormosavi's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Seyed Kanan Poormosavi's side.

First moves as White (40 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.d4 — 93% of White games, 55.4% score
  • …Nf6 (57% of these games) — Poormosavi usually continues c4 (42.9% score)
  • …d5 (35% of these games) — Poormosavi usually continues c4 (73.1% score)
  • …d6 (5% of these games) — Poormosavi usually continues c4 (50.0% score)
• 1.e4 — 8% of White games, 16.7% score
  • …c6 (67% of these games) — Poormosavi usually continues d4 (0.0% score)
  • …c5 (33% of these games) — Poormosavi usually continues Nf3 (50.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (23 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (15 games)

Seyed Kanan Poormosavi's chess games

All 89 games by Seyed Kanan Poormosavi in the Chess.ceo database (Jan 2018 - Aug 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 39 wins, 12 draws, 38 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Seyed Kanan Poormosavi's chess games?

89 games by Seyed Kanan Poormosavi, from Jan 2018 to Aug 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Seyed Kanan Poormosavi has played.

What does Seyed Kanan Poormosavi play on the first move as White?

Across 40 games with White in our database, Seyed Kanan Poormosavi opens with 1.d4 (93% of games), 1.e4 (8% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Seyed Kanan Poormosavi answers 1...c5 (96% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...d5 (53% of games), 1...Nf6 (40% of games).

What openings does Seyed Kanan Poormosavi play as White?

As White, Seyed Kanan Poormosavi's most-played openings in our database are: Indian Defense (12 games, 25.0% win rate); Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein System (7 games, 57.1% win rate); Slav Defense (5 games, 80.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 40 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Seyed Kanan Poormosavi play as Black?

As Black, Seyed Kanan Poormosavi most often plays: Slav Defense (9 games, 22.2% win rate); Sicilian: Rossolimo (6 games, 33.3% win rate); English Opening: Slav Setup (5 games, 40.0% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 49 games.

What is Seyed Kanan Poormosavi's FIDE rating?

Seyed Kanan Poormosavi is currently rated 2,196 in classical chess, 2,141 in rapid and 2,170 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,216 (Jul 2026).

How many games has Seyed Kanan Poormosavi played?

Our database contains 89 games by Seyed Kanan Poormosavi, covering Jan 2018 to Aug 2026. Overall record: 39 wins, 12 draws, 38 losses (43.8% win rate).

How do I prepare against Seyed Kanan Poormosavi?

89 games by Seyed Kanan Poormosavi reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.

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