The people behind the brief

Five people.
One side of the board.

Farzin Prep is an independent chess preparation team, separate from the Farzin product. Chess direction, AI research, training, operations and data work meet in one confidential preparation process.

The team · 01—05

Know the people
behind the work.

These roles and responsibilities come from the team. Public achievements are linked to their sources where available. Portrait spaces are reserved for photographs approved by each person.

01 / 05

AI engineering · chess research

Alireza Karkon

Founder & Head of Analysis

Leads the analysis practice and the work connecting computational research to practical chess preparation.

Author of a 2026 preprint on human-centered chess move classification. (Research preprint)
Works at the intersection of game evidence, AI engineering and human decision-making.

02 / 05

Grandmaster · competitive direction

GM Masoud Mosaddeghpour

Chess Director

Guides the chess direction of the preparation: candidate lines, practical choices and the quality of the final plan.

03 / 05

Federation coach · player preparation

Mohsen Mosaddeghpour

Training & Methodology

Translates analysis into a briefing and training process the player can understand, recall and use.

04 / 05

Information custody · delivery operations

Aida Fonouni

Operations & Coordination

Coordinates the work behind each brief, including file custody, server and infrastructure management, and delivery workflow.

Coordinates controlled access to project files and preparation outputs.
Maintains the delivery workflow and supporting infrastructure.

05 / 05

Game collection · research pipeline

Shayan Zarfeshan

Data & Research Analyst

Builds the evidence base for each project through game collection, data pipeline work and report production.

Collects and organizes game records for opponent research.
Supports report production and repeatable research workflows.

No client file, unnamed national-team identity or private preparation is shown in these profiles. Public research is described as a preprint, not a peer-reviewed publication.

Work at the board

Recent
collaborations.

During the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, we collaborated with one national team.

The national team is intentionally unnamed. The collaboration does not imply an endorsement or a particular tournament result.

Six months through October 2026

GM02Grandmasters01 / Player collaborations

WGM01Woman Grandmaster02 / Player collaborations

WIM04Woman International Masters03 / Player collaborations

CM01Candidate Master04 / Player collaborations

How the five roles connect

One brief.
Clear responsibility.

01Collect and verify games

Data and research

02Choose and test the plan

Analysis and chess direction

03Translate it for the player

Training and methodology

04Control access and delivery

Operations and coordination

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Your move

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We can explain who would do the work and check competitive conflicts before any private files are shared.

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Five people.One side of the board.

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