Atousa Pourkashiyan became a member of the US national chess team
Shadi Paridar, the vice president of the Iranian Chess Federation, announced in a social media post that Pourkashiyan has joined the US national team
In 2021, Pourkashiyan was one of the three female chess players with a rating above 2300. After Khademalsharieh and Alinasab, she was recognized as the third top chess player in Iran