What is Mehrdad Ardeshi?
{{Infobox chess player |name = Mehrdad Ardeshi |image = |caption = Mehrdad Ardeshi 2020 |birthname = |country = [[Iran]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|1|1|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Tehran]] |death_date = |death_place = |title = [[Chess master titles|International Master]] (2007)<ref>{{cite web| url= https://ratings.fide.com/profile/12502030|title=Mehrdad Ardeshi on FIDE| last=| first=|date=January 5, 2020| publisher=}}</ref> |worldchampion = |womensworldchampion = |peakrating = |FideID = 12502030 }} '''Mehrdad Ardeshi''' ({{lang-fa| مهرداد اردشی}}, born January 1, 1979) is an [[Iran]]ian [[chess]] [[Chess master titles|International Master]]. He was born in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.365chess.com/players/Mehrdad_Ardeshi|title=Mehrdad Ardeshi on 365chess| last=| first=|date=July 18, 2016| publisher=}}</ref> He is also the [[Coach (sport)|coach]] of the Iranian Chess national youth team,<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.pana.ir/news/1141021|title=Mehrdad Ardeshi on PANA News| last=| first=|date=December 3, 2020| publisher=}}</ref> and in 2020, won the third place in the [[:en:World Junior Chess Championship|World Junior Chess Championship]] held online in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://kayhan.ir/en/news/85789/iran-ranked-3rd-in-world-junior-chess-championship|title=Mehrdad Ardeshi on Keyhan News| last=| first=|date=December 24, 2020| publisher=}}</ref> He is the chairman of the training committee of the Iranian Chess Federation, a member of the Iranian national team, and a participant in the World [[Chess Olympiad]] that It was the last year that [[Garry Kasparov]] was present. Mehrdad Ardeshi is Champion of the West Asian Qualifiers,<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1397/09/21/1897179/%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%DA%A9%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B4-%D9%81%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AC-%D8