Mohammad Hossein Farboud

Mohammad Hossein Farboud
Personal information
Native name
محمد حسین فربود
Chess career
CountryIran
Years active1962–1968

Mohammad Hossein Farboud (Persian: محمد حسین فربود) was an Iranian chess player active in the 1960s. He won the Iranian Chess Championship in the 1345 and 1346 solar years (1966/67 and 1967/68).[1][2]

Chess Olympiads

Opening ceremony at Habima Theatre during the 1964 Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv
Opening ceremony of the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv, 1964, in which Farboud competed

Farboud represented Iran at two Chess Olympiads. At the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna, Bulgaria (1962), he played on board two and scored 6/19 (+3, =6, −10); Iran finished 29th in Final Group C.[3] At the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (1964), he played as first reserve and scored 3½/8 (+3, =1, −4); Iran finished 36th in Final Group C.[3] His combined Olympiad record was 9½ points from 27 games.

References

  1. ↑ "تاریخچه شطرنج ایران" [History of Chess in Iran]. Iran Chess Federation (in Persian). Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Iranian Chess Championship". Gambiter. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Mohammad Hossein Farboud – Men's Chess Olympiads". OlimpBase. Retrieved 1 March 2026.