35th Iranian Women Chess Championship

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103 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 21 Aug 2025 in Tehran, Iran. 11 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2056, and top seed was Anahita Zahedifar (🇮🇷 IRI, WIM, 2159).

Anahita Zahedifar (🇮🇷 IRI, WIM, 2159) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Mitra Asgharzadeh (7.5) and Sahar Masoumi (7.0). Zahedifar shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Nazanin Zahra Zare (1699) beat Setayesh Karimi (WFM, 2118), a +419-point gap.

Location

🇮🇷Tehran, Iran

Dates

15 Aug 2025 → 21 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇷WIMAnahita Zahedifar2159

Avg top 10

2,056

Participants

103

Titled players · 11

WIM×6

WFM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇷Iran×99

Top 3

🥇
WIMAnahita Zahedifar
🇮🇷IRI·2159
8.0pts·2258perf+18.0
🥈
WIMMitra Asgharzadeh
🇮🇷IRI·2088
7.5pts·2165perf+18.0
🥉
Sahar Masoumi
🇮🇷IRI·2017
7.0pts·2147perf+32.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WIM Anahita Zahedifar led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Zahedifar8Asgharzadeh7.5Ahmadi7Masoumi7Imani6.5Khosravi Mahmoei6.5— ex-leaders:Mahdianled R5–R6, #8

R9 · LEADER CHANGE21 Aug

WIM Anahita Zahedifar takes the sole lead (8.0/9).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIM Anahita Zahedifar drew with WIM Mitra Asgharzadeh (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WIM Anahita Zahedifar 3 wins (R7–R9)WIM Mitra Asgharzadeh 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WIMAnahita Zahedifar	*	½	—	1
2WIMMitra Asgharzadeh	½	*	—	—
3Seyedeh Malihe Ahmadi	—	—	*	—
4Sahar Masoumi	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zahedifar, AnahitaWIM	2159	IRI	+62B	+95N	=6B	+36N	+17B	=2N	+8B	+5N	+3N	8.0	47.5	49.5	42.50	2258	+18.0
2	Asgharzadeh, MitraWIM	2088	IRI	+41N	+29B	=13N	=23B	+19N	=1B	+6N	+17B	+7N	7.5	48.5	53.0	43.25	2165	+18.0
3	Masoumi, Sahar	2017	IRI	+31B	+61N	+48B	=18N	+59B	=5B	+28N	+12N	−1B	7.0	43.5	47.0	33.00	2147	+32.0
4	Ahmadi, Seyedeh Malihe	1884	IRI	+58N	+68B	−10N	+30B	+20N	=22B	=9N	+28B	+29B	7.0	42.5	46.0	34.00	2017	+32.0
5	Mahdian, AnoushaWIM	2071	IRI	+75B	+38N	+11B	+7N	+12B	=3N	=17B	−1B	=10N	6.5	49.5	52.5	35.25	2107	+12.8
6	Noorinezhad, Nafas	1905	IRI	+66N	+26B	=1N	=21B	+32N	=10B	−2B	+24N	+37B	6.5	47.5	51.0	33.75	2008	+55.2
7	Imani, Adrina	1958	IRI	+52N	+77B	+30N	−5B	=25N	+24B	+18N	+10B	−2B	6.5	45.5	48.5	31.75	1994	+26.0
8	Vatan, Parmis	1816	IRI	+56N	+94B	−28N	+16B	+21N	+59B	−1N	=13B	+17N	6.5	43.5	45.5	29.50	2037	+47.0
9	Khosravi Mahmoei, Hasti	1932	IRI	+45B	+37N	=59B	=69N	+39B	−12N	=4B	+18B	+19N	6.5	41.0	44.5	31.50	2003	+41.2
10	Behzad Nazif, ParvaWIM	2090	IRI	+44B	+27N	+4B	−17N	+18B	=6N	+40B	−7N	=5B	6.0	47.5	52.0	33.50	2015	-13.2
11	Najafi, Diana	1860	IRI	+63N	+14B	−5N	+68B	−22N	+16B	−29N	+20B	+31N	6.0	43.0	46.5	29.50	1826	-8.0
12	Hamedi Nia, VesalWIM	2010	IRI	+86N	+97B	+57N	+28B	−5N	+9B	=22N	−3B	=13N	6.0	43.0	44.5	25.25	2020	+5.2
13	Kargari Arian, Saba	1902	IRI	+81B	+50N	=2B	−59N	=36B	+39N	+32B	=8N	=12B	6.0	41.5	44.5	28.75	1921	+16.8
14	Mohammad Taghi, Darya	1621	IRI	+90B	−11N	−49B	+71N	+55B	=48B	+43N	=15N	+53B	6.0	36.0	38.5	23.50	1723	+41.2
15	Kosari, Sarina	1856	IRI	−64B	+55N	+62B	=60N	+91B	−18N	+30N	=14B	+34N	6.0	36.0	38.0	24.25	1728	-27.8
16	Abdollahi, Samin	1611	IRI	+83B	−48N	+99B	−8N	+76B	−11N	+64B	+33B	+32N	6.0	36.0	36.5	20.00	1744	+49.6
17	Khalafvand, Dorsa SadatWCM	1985	IRI	+91N	+24B	+43N	+10B	−1N	+57B	=5N	−2N	−8B	5.5	48.5	50.5	25.25	1959	0.0
18	Barat Pour, Daniz	1828	IRI	+46N	+88B	+22N	=3B	−10N	+15B	−7B	−9N	+35B	5.5	47.0	49.5	27.00	1909	+42.0
19	Sadati, Seyedeh Fatemeh	1831	IRI	+71B	−36N	+44B	+33N	−2B	=20N	+68B	+63N	−9B	5.5	40.5	44.0	22.75	1762	-12.4
20	Sodachi, Saba	1596	IRI	−59B	+67N	+95B	+48N	−4B	=19B	+25N	−11N	+38B	5.5	39.5	41.5	22.25	1873	+122.8
21	Masoumi, Sahel	1951	IRI	+100B	+51N	=36B	=6N	−8B	+60N	+38B	=37N	F	5.5	39.5	40.0	20.25	1850	-31.6
22	Jalali, ParimaWFM	2005	IRI	+89B	+60N	−18B	+61N	+11B	=4N	=12B	=23N	F	5.5	39.5	39.5	24.75	1953	-7.0
23	Aghadoust, Kimia	1874	IRI	+65B	+39N	=69B	=2N	−37B	+50N	+51B	=22B	F	5.5	39.0	42.5	24.25	1923	+26.8
24	Zare, Nazanin Zahra	1699	IRI	+102B	−17N	=65B	+49N	+42B	−7N	+59N	−6B	+46N	5.5	38.5	38.5	18.25	1766	+18.8
25	Talaneh, Motahareh	1737	IRI	+54B	−59N	+75B	+50N	=7B	−40N	−20B	+65N	+39B	5.5	36.0	39.0	22.25	1793	+12.8
26	Hekmatnejad, Mahtab	1672	IRI	+98B	−6N	+64B	=40N	−60B	+42N	=48B	=38N	+44B	5.5	35.5	36.5	20.00	1742	+24.4
27	Ghazaghi, Parmida	1736	IRI	+76N	−10B	−31N	−34B	+85N	=66B	+84N	+41B	+36N	5.5	34.5	37.0	19.25	1634	-20.2
28	Mohamadi, NiyoushaWIM	1983	IRI	+35B	+33N	+8B	−12N	+38B	+37N	−3B	−4N	F	5.0	45.5	45.5	25.50	1895	-25.2
29	Zendehboodi, Fariba	1728	IRI	+49B	−2N	+89B	−39N	+35B	+36N	+11B	F	−4N	5.0	43.0	45.5	22.00	1788	+12.2
30	Bakhtiyari, Sotoudeh	1682	IRI	+82B	+40N	−7B	−4N	+89B	+49N	−15B	−35N	+50B	5.0	40.0	42.5	18.00	1732	+23.6
31	Gholami, Reyhaneh	1534	IRI	−3N	+103B	+27B	−38N	+61B	−32N	+54B	+51N	−11B	5.0	39.5	39.5	17.00	1738	+89.6
32	Naser Jabari, Negar	1720	IRI	+72B	−69N	+45B	+81N	−6B	+31B	−13N	+50N	−16B	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.00	1719	-0.8
33	Abdollahi, Tanaz	1696	IRI	+92N	−28B	+58N	−19B	−52N	+56B	+91B	−16N	+63B	5.0	34.0	36.0	15.50	1619	-33.2
34	Sakhaei, Asal	1496	IRI	−48B	+83N	−51B	+27N	=62B	=91N	+75B	+60N	−15B	5.0	32.5	34.5	17.75	1689	+74.8
35	Poorvakili, Aysan	1527	IRI	−28N	−92B	+102N	+94B	−29N	+93B	+77N	+30B	−18N	5.0	29.5	29.5	12.00	1700	+38.4
36	Darabi, Bahar	1611	IRI	+85N	+19B	=21N	−1B	=13N	−29B	=46N	+45B	−27B	4.5	44.5	47.0	20.50	1727	+41.2
37	Majed, Negin	1673	IRI	+78N	−9B	+92N	+43B	+23N	−28B	F	=21B	−6N	4.5	40.5	42.5	17.75	1807	+17.6
38	Eydazha, Sevil	1722	IRI	+103N	−5B	+70N	+31B	−28N	+53B	−21N	=26B	−20N	4.5	40.5	40.5	15.25	1698	-7.0
39	Daneshpour, Aram	1626	IRI	+93N	−23B	+85N	+29B	−9N	−13B	=45N	+66B	−25N	4.5	39.0	41.0	15.25	1644	+0.4
40	Yousefian, MaedehWFM	1946	IRI	+47N	−30B	+88N	=26B	+77N	+25B	−10N	F	F	4.5	37.0	37.0	18.25	1819	-34.0
41	Karami Fard, Maede	1585	IRI	−2B	−54N	+72B	+67N	−49B	=55N	+73B	−27N	+64B	4.5	35.5	39.0	16.00	1516	-35.6
42	Taheri, Asal	0	IRI	−88N	=46B	+47N	+63B	−24N	−26B	+70N	+43B	F	4.5	35.0	37.5	18.25	1585	0.0
43	Beigi amin, Bisan	1538	IRI	+67B	+99N	−17B	−37N	=75B	+65N	−14B	−42N	+76B	4.5	33.5	34.0	12.00	1605	+19.6
44	Fekri, Faranak	1593	IRI	−10N	+84B	−19N	−56B	+78N	=80B	+79N	+85B	−26N	4.5	33.0	35.5	13.00	1442	-20.8
45	Abbaszade, Maahak	1524	IRI	−9N	+78B	−32N	=85B	=80N	+92B	=39B	−36N	+72B	4.5	32.5	34.5	13.50	1508	-9.6
46	Davoodi, Mehrsa	1478	IRI	−18B	=42N	+100B	−91N	+86B	=75N	=36B	+62N	−24B	4.5	31.0	31.5	12.50	1610	+50.4
47	Dehghani Zadeh, Sanaz	1516	IRI	−40B	=82N	−42B	−86N	+74B	−76N	+101B	+73N	+67B	4.5	28.0	28.0	12.00	1413	-32.4
48	Kiani, Rahil	1836	IRI	+34N	+16B	−3N	−20B	+65B	=14N	=26N	F	F	4.0	42.5	42.5	20.25	1696	-22.0
49	Ansarifard, Helia	1435	IRI	−29N	+53B	+14N	−24B	+41N	−30B	−61B	+75N	F	4.0	37.5	40.5	17.50	1642	+85.2
50	Mohammadzadeh , Melisa	1649	IRI	+87N	−13B	+94N	−25B	+56N	−23B	+52N	−32B	−30N	4.0	37.5	39.5	12.50	1542	-42.8
51	Kazemi, Niloofar	1689	IRI	+79N	−21B	+34N	−57B	+66N	+52B	−23N	−31B	F	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.50	1624	-21.9
52	Sharifpour, Parvaneh	1527	IRI	−7B	+101N	−61B	+83N	+33B	−51N	−50B	+54N	F	4.0	34.0	34.0	12.00	1565	+3.6
53	Khorshidiyan, Artemis	1548	IRI	−69B	−49N	+74B	+54N	+95B	−38N	+76B	F	−14N	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.50	1577	+4.4
54	Khosh Talat Shanjani, Anahita	1449	IRI	−25N	+41B	−68N	−53B	+90N	+70B	−31N	−52B	+94N	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.50	1423	-14.4
55	Garoosi, Benita	1476	IRI	−57N	−15B	+87N	+88B	−14N	=41B	−66N	=80B	+93N	4.0	32.0	34.0	10.75	1472	-4.8
56	Kani, Negin	1463	IRI	−8B	−62N	+101B	+44N	−50B	−33N	+93N	+91B	F	4.0	31.5	31.5	8.50	1522	+16.0
57	Abbaspoorrad, Nikoo	1816	IRI	+55B	+64N	−12B	+51N	+69B	−17N	F	F	F	4.0	31.0	31.0	15.00	1904	+16.2
58	Karamali Nazer, Baran	1513	IRI	−4B	+96N	−33B	−95N	+83B	=61N	−67B	=72N	+82B	4.0	30.5	32.5	11.50	1470	-23.2
59	Karimi, SetayeshWFM	2118	IRI	+20N	+25B	=9N	+13B	−3N	−8N	−24B	F	F	3.5	42.5	42.5	20.25	1834	-90.8
60	Aboutalebi, Elham	1708	IRI	+74N	−22B	+66N	=15B	+26N	−21B	−63N	−34B	F	3.5	38.0	40.5	15.50	1612	-39.2
61	Garousian, Vania	1716	IRI	F	−3B	+52N	−22B	−31N	=58B	+49N	+67N	F	3.5	37.5	37.5	13.50	1645	-27.2
62	Zafari Yekta, Niyousha	1599	IRI	−1N	+56B	−15N	+84B	=34N	−63B	+80N	−46B	F	3.5	37.0	39.5	12.50	1505	-43.2
63	Amini, Fateme	1499	IRI	−11B	F	=77N	−42N	+73B	+62N	+60B	−19B	−33N	3.5	34.5	37.0	12.00	1674	+46.8
64	Asadi Kalam, Mahdis	1497	IRI	+15N	−57B	−26N	=97B	+79N	=77B	−16N	=87B	−41N	3.5	34.5	36.0	12.50	1548	+15.2
65	Sabahi, Maryam	1500	IRI	−23N	+93B	=24N	+80B	−48N	−43B	+88N	−25B	F	3.5	32.5	32.5	10.25	1522	+0.6
66	Falah, Sadina	1520	IRI	−6B	+98N	−60B	+99N	−51B	=27N	+55B	−39N	F	3.5	32.0	32.5	8.25	1497	-11.2
67	Alimohammadi, Asal	1455	IRI	−43N	−20B	+90N	−41B	+94N	=88B	+58N	−61B	−47N	3.5	31.5	33.5	9.75	1351	-46.8
68	Marvi, Targol	1637	IRI	+96B	−4N	+54B	−11N	+81B	=69N	−19N	F	F	3.5	31.0	31.0	10.75	1707	+14.8
69	Alavi, MahsaWFM	2020	IRI	+53N	+32B	=23N	=9B	−57N	=68B	F	F	F	3.5	28.5	28.5	16.75	1824	-50.4
70	Gharib Gorgani, Sarina	1500	IRI	F	+72N	−38B	−76N	+87B	−54N	−42B	+90N	=74B	3.5	28.0	28.0	10.25	1315	-40.0
71	Shirkhani , Sabriyeh	1488	IRI	−19N	−85B	+78N	−14B	−93N	+96B	−87N	=82B	+86B	3.5	27.0	29.0	9.00	1515	+2.0
72	Khanmohammad, Elaheh	1409	IRI	−32N	−70B	−41N	−79B	+101N	+94B	+99N	=58B	−45N	3.5	27.0	27.0	4.50	1204	-39.2
73	Esmaeili, Fargol	0	IRI	−97N	=86B	+79N	−77B	−63N	+78B	−41N	−47B	+96N	3.5	26.0	27.5	9.25	1189	0.0
74	Faraji, Roksana	0	IRI	−60B	−89N	−53N	−78B	−47N	+102B	+96N	+99B	=70N	3.5	23.5	23.5	4.25	1194	0.0
75	Vashaei Natanzi, Leily	1561	IRI	−5N	+76B	−25N	+92B	=43N	=46B	−34N	−49B	−80N	3.0	36.0	38.0	9.50	1427	-56.4
76	Nosrati, Zhina	1443	IRI	−27B	−75N	F	+70B	−16N	+47B	−53N	+81B	−43N	3.0	34.0	36.0	11.00	1481	+12.0
77	Pishdar, Farzaneh	1694	IRI	+101B	−7N	=63B	+73N	−40B	=64N	−35B	F	F	3.0	30.0	30.0	7.00	1444	-32.2
78	Mansoorifard, Fatemeh	0	IRI	−37B	−45N	−71B	+74N	−44B	−73N	−90B	+102N	+92B	3.0	28.5	28.5	5.50	770	0.0
79	Khanbaz, Helia	0	IRI	−51B	=100N	−73B	+72N	−64B	+82N	−44B	=84B	F	3.0	28.0	28.5	8.25	1463	0.0
80	Faghiri, Fateme	0	IRI	F	=91B	F	−65N	=45B	=44N	−62B	=55N	+75B	3.0	27.5	27.5	10.50	1490	0.0
81	Najmi nia, Aynaz	1529	IRI	−13N	+87B	+97N	−32B	−68N	F	+92B	−76N	F	3.0	26.5	26.5	6.00	1444	-23.6
82	Maleki, Reyhaneh	0	IRI	−30N	=47B	F	F	+102N	−79B	+86B	=71N	−58N	3.0	24.5	24.5	6.50	1472	+10.8
83	Shakibaei Matin, Barana	0	IRI	−16N	−34B	+103N	−52B	−58N	−87B	+98N	−93B	+101B	3.0	24.5	24.5	1.00	1273	0.0
84	Pourebrahim, Zahra	1453	IRI	−95B	−44N	+98B	−62N	+96B	=89N	−27B	=79N	F	3.0	24.0	24.0	5.75	1279	-32.8
85	Taghipour, Aida	0	IRI	−36B	+71N	−39B	=45N	−27B	+86N	F	−44N	F	2.5	33.0	35.5	8.25	1484	0.0
86	Baklou, Akram	1529	IRI	−12B	=73N	F	+47B	−46N	−85B	−82N	+98B	−71N	2.5	30.5	31.5	7.25	1328	-54.4
87	Najafi, Delsa	1446	IRI	−50B	−81N	−55B	F	−70N	+83N	+71B	=64N	F	2.5	28.0	28.0	8.25	1329	0.0
88	Kohansal, Nasim	1600	IRI	+42B	−18N	−40B	−55N	+98B	=67N	−65B	F	F	2.5	26.5	26.5	7.25	1284	-35.6
89	Yazdanpanah, Fatemeh	1529	IRI	−22N	+74B	−29N	+93B	−30N	=84B	F	F	F	2.5	26.5	26.5	7.00	1375	-14.4
90	FIDE 536007560	0	—	−14N	F	−67B	+101N	−54B	F	+78N	−70B	=99N	2.5	24.0	24.0	3.25	719	0.0
91	Kazemi, Mantra	1528	IRI	−17B	=80N	F	+46B	−15N	=34B	−33N	−56N	F	2.0	36.0	36.0	8.50	1460	-27.2
92	Haji Taghi, Zahra	0	IRI	−33B	+35N	−37B	−75N	+99B	−45N	−81N	−94B	−78N	2.0	30.0	30.5	5.50	1313	0.0
93	Pourheydari, Mahshid	0	IRI	−39B	−65N	F	−89N	+71B	−35N	−56B	+83N	−55B	2.0	30.0	30.0	6.50	1205	0.0
94	Seyedi , Helen	0	IRI	F	−8N	−50B	−35N	−67B	−72N	+102B	+92N	−54B	2.0	28.5	28.5	2.00	758	0.0
95	Davoodi, Yasaman	1768	IRI	+84N	−1B	−20N	+58B	−53N	F	F	F	F	2.0	24.5	24.5	7.00	1584	-25.2
96	FIDE 536082074	0	—	−68N	−58B	F	+102B	−84N	−71N	−74B	+101N	−73B	2.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	723	0.0
97	Shabaniyan, Faranak	1716	IRI	+73B	−12N	−81B	=64N	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	16.0	16.0	5.25	1403	-23.6
98	Mirzayiaghdam, Ilnaz	0	IRI	−26N	−66B	−84N	+103B	−88N	F	−83B	−86N	F	1.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	1259	0.0
99	FIDE 536082082	0	—	F	−43B	−16N	−66B	−92N	F	−72B	−74N	=90B	0.5	26.5	26.5	1.25	720	0.0
100	Sadati, Seyede Delara	1526	IRI	−21N	=79B	−46N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	13.0	13.0	1.50	905	-25.2
101	FIDE 536063770	0	—	−77N	−52B	−56N	−90B	−72B	F	−47N	−96B	−83N	0.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	720	0.0
102	Geranmayeh, Parisa	0	IRI	−24N	F	−35B	−96N	−82B	−74N	−94N	−78B	F	0.0	25.0	25.0	0.00	752	0.0
103	Harirpoosh, Roya	1415	IRI	−38B	−31N	−83B	−98N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	827	-19.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sodachi, SabaIRI
+122.8
5.5 pts · #20
2Gholami, ReyhanehIRI
+89.6
5.0 pts · #26
3Ansarifard, HeliaIRI
+85.2
4.0 pts · #35

Top rating losers

1Karimi, SetayeshWFMIRI
-90.8
3.5 pts · #45
2Vashaei Natanzi, LeilyIRI
-56.4
3.0 pts · #67
3Baklou, AkramIRI
-54.4
2.5 pts · #86

Biggest upsets

R7+419 Elo gap
Zare, Nazanin Zahra1699 beat WFMKarimi, Setayesh2118
R1+359 Elo gap
Asadi Kalam, Mahdis1497 beat Kosari, Sarina1856
R6+302 Elo gap
Vatan, Parmis1816 beat WFMKarimi, Setayesh2118