In a ceremony in the Indian city of Chennai, Paridar received the honor along with 13 other female coaches in various fields of chess.
Paridar is the vice president of Iran’s Chess Federation and the head coach of the Iranian women’s national team in the 44th Chess Olympiad currently underway in Chennai.
She started playing chess at the age of 7 and is the first Iranian female chess player who is ranked as a grandmaster.
