Ahouran Standard Cup Tir 1404

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68 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 16 Jul 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 1843, and top seed was Mani Parham Asl (🇮🇷 IRI, 2056).

Mahdi Sherafat (🇮🇷 IRI, 1923) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Ali Mousivand (5.5) and Amir Hossein Yousefipour (5.5). Sherafat shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Helia Ansarifard (1413) beat Darya Mohammad Taghi (1636), a +223-point gap.

Location

🇮🇷Tehran, Iran

Dates

12 Jul 2025 → 16 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇷Mani Parham Asl2056

Avg top 10

1,843

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇷Iran×63

Top 3

🥇
Mahdi Sherafat
🇮🇷IRI·1923
5.5pts·2013perf+18.6
🥈
Ali Mousivand
🇮🇷IRI·2010
5.5pts·1997perf+4.4
🥉
Amir Hossein Yousefipour
🇮🇷IRI·1843
5.5pts·1868perf+6.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R4; 5 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Sherafat5.5Mousivand5.5Mahdizadeh5.5Yousefipour5.5Forouhar5.5Parham Asl5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

Mahdi Sherafat held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 5.5/7. Sherafat takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mahdi Sherafat drew with Ali Mousivand (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mahdi Sherafat	*	½	1	1
2Ali Mousivand	½	*	—	½
3Sadra Mahdizadeh	0	—	*	—
4Amir Hossein Yousefipour	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sherafat , Mahdi	1923	IRI	+39B	+21N	+19B	+4N	−6B	+3N	=2B	5.5	29.5	32.5	24.75	2013	+18.6
2	Mousivand, Ali	2010	IRI	+14N	+26B	+25N	=3B	+12N	=6B	=1N	5.5	29.0	33.0	25.00	1997	+4.4
3	Yousefipour, Amir Hossein	1843	IRI	+30B	+20N	+18B	=2N	+11N	−1B	+13B	5.5	28.0	32.0	23.75	1868	+6.0
4	Mahdizadeh, Sadra	1842	IRI	+36N	+28B	+50N	−1B	+25N	+10B	=6N	5.5	27.0	29.5	21.50	1898	+22.8
5	Forouhar, Pendar	1697	IRI	+43N	=24B	+13N	−12B	+18N	+14B	+11B	5.5	26.0	29.0	22.50	1720	+6.4
6	Parham Asl, Mani	2056	IRI	+49B	+48N	+17B	F	+1N	=2N	=4B	5.0	28.0	30.5	20.00	2078	+10.4
7	Kavyar, Kamran	1856	IRI	F	+22B	+32N	F	+19B	+9N	+16B	5.0	26.0	26.0	21.00	2429	+22.4
8	Esmaili, Arsha	1536	IRI	+67N	=12B	+24N	=11B	+23B	−13N	+17B	5.0	25.5	25.5	16.50	1803	+71.6
9	Sajadi Naeini, Seyed Soheil	1765	IRI	+38B	+55N	−11B	+29N	+21B	−7B	+26N	5.0	24.5	26.5	17.00	1873	+14.8
10	Haghighinia, Amir Ali	1598	IRI	+63B	−11N	+38B	+37N	+17B	−4N	+20B	5.0	24.0	25.0	15.00	1835	+58.8
11	Jalili, Mohammadparsa	0	IRI	+29B	+10B	+9N	=8N	−3B	+27B	−5N	4.5	30.0	34.0	20.50	1705	0.0
12	Zare, Ali	1701	IRI	+46B	=8N	+47B	+5N	−2B	−16N	+19B	4.5	27.5	30.0	17.50	1740	+7.2
13	Rahnemania, Abdossamad	1649	IRI	+45B	=47N	−5B	+48N	+40B	+8B	−3N	4.5	24.5	27.0	14.75	1687	+6.2
14	Rezaei, Sohrab	1507	IRI	−2B	+62N	+42B	=16N	+31B	−5N	+48B	4.5	24.5	25.5	12.25	1722	+66.8
15	Sheykhi, Mohamadreza	1444	IRI	+23B	−19N	−21B	+62N	+29B	=22B	+32N	4.5	23.5	24.5	14.50	1652	+68.4
16	Tahawwori, Mohammad Amin	1601	IRI	F	+52N	+39B	=14B	+24N	+12B	−7N	4.5	23.5	23.5	16.25	1771	+44.0
17	Safaei, Rasoul	1733	IRI	+34N	+41B	−6N	+26B	−10N	+28B	−8N	4.0	26.5	29.5	14.50	1666	-24.8
18	Ghadir Pour, Seyed Mohammad	0	IRI	+31B	+42N	−3N	+32B	−5B	+21N	F	4.0	26.0	29.0	14.00	1693	0.0
19	Asadimanesh, Mohammad	1629	IRI	+56N	+15B	−1N	+41B	−7N	+33B	−12N	4.0	26.0	28.0	13.00	1679	+19.2
20	Shojapour, Mahan	1556	IRI	+35N	−3B	+57N	=27B	=32N	+25B	−10N	4.0	25.5	27.5	13.25	1586	+14.0
21	Shahabi Gharib, Shervin	1576	IRI	+58N	−1B	+15N	+50B	−9N	−18B	+38N	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.00	1651	+6.4
22	Sobhani, Alireza	1567	IRI	+64B	−7N	+45B	−23N	+30B	=15N	=27N	4.0	24.5	25.5	12.25	1541	-9.6
23	Shayegan, Arshan	1643	IRI	−15N	+56B	+33N	+22B	−8N	+41B	F	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.50	1629	-4.0
24	Teymorian, Ali	1535	IRI	+57B	=5N	−8B	+47N	−16B	=31N	+40B	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.00	1592	+18.4
25	Motamedzadeh, Kourosh	1617	IRI	+44B	+37N	−2B	+55N	−4B	−20N	+39B	4.0	24.0	26.0	11.00	1639	+2.0
26	Ejlali, Amirsam	1574	IRI	+61B	−2N	+46B	−17N	+39B	+55N	−9B	4.0	22.5	23.5	9.00	1666	+24.0
27	Mohammad Taghi, Darya	1636	IRI	−37B	+44N	+49B	=20N	+43B	−11N	=22B	4.0	21.5	24.0	12.50	1566	-18.0
28	Hemmati, Alireza	1555	IRI	+59B	−4N	−37B	+44N	+51B	−17N	+45B	4.0	21.0	23.0	10.50	860	-44.8
29	Vashaei Natanzi, Leily	1574	IRI	−11N	+65B	+61N	−9B	−15N	+56B	+46N	4.0	20.0	21.0	7.00	1522	-11.2
30	Delgoshad, Amin	1485	IRI	−3N	−35B	+65N	+61B	−22N	+53B	+42N	4.0	19.5	20.5	7.50	1548	+3.4
31	Fatahipour, Esehagh	1597	IRI	−18N	+53B	=36N	+34B	−14N	=24B	=33N	3.5	23.0	25.5	11.50	1499	-13.6
32	Ahmad Abadi, Erfan	1589	IRI	+62B	+51N	−7B	−18N	=20B	+47N	−15B	3.5	22.5	23.5	8.00	1502	-21.6
33	Karamali Nazer, Baran	1526	IRI	−51B	+63N	−23B	+52N	+37B	−19N	=31B	3.5	19.5	20.5	8.25	1480	-10.8
34	Ahmadi Niri, Amirabbas	1469	IRI	−17B	+59N	=40B	−31N	−38B	+51N	+47B	3.5	18.5	20.5	8.50	1436	-5.2
35	Mohammadi, Mahan	0	IRI	−20B	+30N	−55B	+38N	=49B	−48N	+56B	3.5	18.0	20.0	10.25	1504	0.0
36	Mikaeili, Elshan	1481	IRI	−4B	+64N	=31B	−40N	−47B	+63N	+49B	3.5	18.0	19.0	6.25	1465	-7.2
37	Ansarifard, Helia	1413	IRI	+27N	−25B	+28N	−10B	−33N	+66B	F	3.0	23.5	24.5	9.00	1514	+27.2
38	Khosh Talat Shanjani, Anahita	1472	IRI	−9N	+68B	−10N	−35B	+34N	+52B	−21B	3.0	23.5	23.5	6.00	1404	-14.8
39	Alavizadeh, Hasti	1501	IRI	−1N	+58B	−16N	+63B	−26N	+44B	−25N	3.0	23.0	24.0	6.00	876	-48.4
40	Ahmadi Niri, Ali	1587	IRI	+65N	−50B	=34N	+36B	−13N	=43B	−24N	3.0	21.0	22.0	7.75	1444	-39.2
41	Vatankhah Sharabiani, Amir Abbas	1539	IRI	+60B	−17N	+51B	−19N	+46B	−23N	F	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.00	1425	-23.6
42	Shahry, Shayan	1606	IRI	+53N	−18B	−14N	F	+62B	+49N	−30B	3.0	20.5	21.5	6.00	1377	-36.8
43	Sahraei, Barbod	1463	IRI	−5B	+60N	=48B	F	−27N	=40N	+55B	3.0	20.0	21.5	6.25	1538	+19.2
44	Agah, Tamim	0	IRI	−25N	−27B	+54N	−28B	+61N	−39N	+59B	3.0	19.5	20.5	5.50	780	0.0
45	Torabzade Jahromi, Hossein	1449	IRI	−13N	+66B	−22N	−57B	+58N	+50B	−28N	3.0	19.0	20.0	5.50	791	0.0
46	Matini Sharif, Ali	1465	IRI	−12N	+67B	−26N	+60B	−41N	+57B	−29B	3.0	19.0	19.0	3.50	798	-52.0
47	Shafiei, Ali	1528	IRI	+66N	=13B	−12N	−24B	+36N	−32B	−34N	2.5	23.5	24.5	6.75	1375	-48.0
48	Kazemi, Mantra	1576	IRI	F	−6B	=43N	−13B	+50N	+35B	−14N	2.5	23.0	25.5	7.50	1327	-49.6
49	Zare, Sina	1515	IRI	−6N	+54B	−27N	+53B	=35N	−42B	−36N	2.5	21.5	24.0	6.75	860	-53.6
50	Zahedipour, Samyar	0	IRI	+52B	+40N	−4B	−21N	−48B	−45N	=54N	2.5	20.5	23.0	6.75	1452	0.0
51	Yarandi, Seyed Kian	0	IRI	+33N	−32B	−41N	+56B	−28N	−34B	=52N	2.5	20.0	22.0	6.75	1387	0.0
52	Alinaghian, Mohammad Erfan	0	IRI	−50N	−16B	+58N	−33B	+60N	−38N	=51B	2.5	18.0	19.5	4.75	733	0.0
53	Alborz, Mahan	0	IRI	−42B	−31N	+59B	−49N	+64B	−30N	=60N	2.5	16.5	17.5	3.75	751	0.0
54	FIDE 428092740	0	—	F	−49N	−44B	+67B	−56N	+64N	=50B	2.5	13.5	13.5	2.25	663	0.0
55	Azizi Tafreshi, Ali Akbar	1544	IRI	F	−9B	+35N	−25B	+57N	−26B	−43N	2.0	21.5	21.5	5.50	805	-34.0
56	Asghari Tabari, Mohammad	1410	IRI	−19B	−23N	+64B	−51N	+54B	−29N	−35N	2.0	20.5	21.5	3.50	813	-29.2
57	Shakouri, Ayli	0	IRI	−24N	F	−20B	+45N	−55B	−46N	+58B	2.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	717	0.0
58	FIDE 428004167	0	—	−21B	−39N	−52B	+59N	−45B	+67N	−57N	2.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	743	0.0
59	Moradi Deli, Mohammad	0	IRI	−28N	−34B	−53N	−58B	+65N	+61B	−44N	2.0	16.0	17.0	2.00	702	0.0
60	FIDE 428092783	0	—	−41N	−43B	F	−46N	−52B	+62N	=53B	1.5	15.0	15.0	2.25	689	0.0
61	Hosseini, Sogol	0	IRI	−26N	F	−29B	−30N	−44B	−59N	+63B	1.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	744	0.0
62	Ghojabagli, Mahdi	0	IRI	−32N	−14B	+66N	−15B	−42N	−60B	F	1.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	736	0.0
63	Dehghani, Tanaz	0	IRI	−10N	−33B	+67N	−39N	−66B	−36B	−61N	1.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	728	0.0
64	Karami, Arshan	0	IRI	−22N	−36B	−56N	+65B	−53N	−54B	F	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	686	0.0
65	FIDE 428065425	0	—	−40B	−29N	−30B	−64N	−59B	F	+66N	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	748	0.0
66	FIDE 36700053	0	—	−47B	−45N	−62B	F	+63N	−37N	−65B	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	667	0.0
67	Shaker Hosseini, Erfan	0	IRI	−8B	−46N	−63B	−54N	F	−58B	F	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	700	0.0
68	Shahrokhi, Seyed Ahmad	0	IRI	F	−38N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	672	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Esmaili, ArshaIRI
+71.6
5.0 pts · #21
2Sheykhi, MohamadrezaIRI
+68.4
4.5 pts · #15
3Rezaei, SohrabIRI
+66.8
4.5 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Zare, SinaIRI
-53.6
2.5 pts · #60
2Matini Sharif, AliIRI
-52.0
3.0 pts · #61
3Kazemi, MantraIRI
-49.6
2.5 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R1+223 Elo gap
Ansarifard, Helia1413 beat Mohammad Taghi, Darya1636
R1+199 Elo gap
Sheykhi, Mohamadreza1444 beat Shayegan, Arshan1643
R7+197 Elo gap
Esmaili, Arsha1536 beat Safaei, Rasoul1733