Tehran chess championship boy -16
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41 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Aug 2025 to 29 Aug 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 1672, and top seed was Sorena Nouri (🇮🇷 IRI, 1768).
Mobin Rafiei (🇮🇷 IRI, 1630) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Shayan Farahani (5.5) and Amir Taha Abdolahi (5.5). Rafiei took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Shayan Farahani (1485) beat Sorena Nouri (1768), a +283-point gap.
Location
🇮🇷Tehran, Iran
Dates
24 Aug 2025 → 29 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇷Iran×34
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMobin Rafiei led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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Rafiei6Abdolahi5.5Farahani5.5Nouri5.5Khorshidi5Hossein Beik Araghi4.5— ex-leaders:Rafieiled R6–R7, #10
R6 · LEADER CHANGE28 Aug
Mobin Rafiei takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mobin Rafiei beat Amir Taha Abdolahi (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Mobin Rafiei 3 wins (R4–R6)Amir Taha Abdolahi 5 wins (R1–R5)Shayan Farahani 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mobin Rafiei | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Amir Taha Abdolahi | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Shayan Farahani | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Sorena Nouri | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafiei, Mobin | 1630 | IRI | +35B | +33N | =20N | +29B | +6N | +3B | =2B | 6.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 21.00 | 1899 | +39.6 |
| 2 | Farahani, Shayan | 1485 | IRI | +27B | +4N | +5B | +6B | −3N | +8B | =1N | 5.5 | 31.0 | 34.0 | 25.50 | 1879 | +122.0 |
| 3 | Abdolahi, Amir Taha | 1751 | IRI | +16B | +30N | +7B | +8N | +2B | −1N | =4B | 5.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 23.75 | 1786 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Nouri, Sorena | 1768 | IRI | +25N | −2B | +32B | +9N | +7B | +5N | =3N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 22.25 | 1800 | +11.2 |
| 5 | Khorshidi, Kiyan | 1699 | IRI | +40N | +13B | −2N | +20B | +24N | −4B | +10B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 16.00 | 1611 | -18.4 |
| 6 | Mousavizad, Poya | 1650 | IRI | +22B | +15N | +12B | −2N | −1B | +16N | =7B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 17.75 | 1452 | -43.6 |
| 7 | Hossein Beik Araghi, Amir Mahdi | 1571 | IRI | +19N | +23B | −3N | +18B | −4N | +21B | =6N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 16.75 | 1680 | +25.2 |
| 8 | Shirizadeh, Arash | 1622 | IRI | +36B | +26N | +11B | −3B | +23N | −2N | =9B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 14.75 | 1297 | -48.4 |
| 9 | Sahraei, Barbod | 1481 | IRI | −11N | +41B | +38N | −4B | +26N | +23B | =8N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 11.25 | 1503 | +1.2 |
| 10 | Ahmadnezhad Difani, Reza | 1596 | IRI | −12N | +39B | =13N | +34B | +29N | +20B | −5N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1686 | +9.2 |
| 11 | Shafie Sadigh, Mohammad Parsa | 0 | IRI | +9B | +?N | −8N | −24B | =30N | +29B | +22N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 11.75 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Jadidi, Amir Ali | 0 | IRI | +10B | +?N | −6N | =21B | −17B | =13N | +24N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.25 | 1640 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Abdollahi, Mohammad Soheil | 0 | IRI | +?B | −5N | =10B | −32N | +25B | =12B | +28N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1376 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hadavand Khani, Sobhan | 1554 | IRI | −23N | +19B | +40N | +22B | −21N | +24B | F | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 11.50 | 1639 | +9.2 |
| 15 | Bash Afshar, Amirali | 1459 | IRI | +28N | −6B | −21N | −19B | +41N | +26B | +23N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 870 | -18.4 |
| 16 | Bayat, Sina | 0 | IRI | −3N | +37B | −24N | +41B | +19N | −6B | +34N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Alinezhad, Parham | 1557 | IRI | +31B | F | +25N | −23B | +12N | −18B | +27N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 12.50 | 746 | -20.8 |
| 18 | Ahmadi Hasan Abad, Amir Masoud | 1546 | IRI | −20B | +31N | +33B | −7N | +37B | +17N | F | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.50 | 1572 | +2.8 |
| 19 | Moheb Jalali, Monib | 0 | IRI | −7B | −14N | +?B | +15N | −16B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Seyfi, Artin | 0 | IRI | +18N | F | =1B | −5N | +32B | −10N | +21B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 13.00 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Khosroabadi, Sam | 1689 | IRI | −33B | +35N | +15B | =12N | +14B | −7N | −20N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 12.00 | 1657 | -4.4 |
| 22 | Esfandiar, Kamyar | 0 | IRI | −6N | +28B | +?B | −14N | =?B | +30N | −11B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sadri, Sajad | 0 | IRI | +14B | −7N | +30B | +17N | −8B | −9N | −15B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 10.50 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Baazpasin, Pedram | 1591 | IRI | −26B | +36N | +16B | +11N | −5B | −14N | −12B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 10.50 | 827 | -36.0 |
| 25 | Anvari, Sepehr | 0 | IRI | −4B | +27N | −17B | =31N | −13N | =38B | +36N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 7.25 | 865 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kompani Saied, Amirhossein | 0 | IRI | +24N | −8B | F | +?N | −9B | −15N | +33B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Shadpour, Ali | 0 | IRI | −2N | −25B | =39N | +36B | +31B | =?N | −17B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 1285 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 536083097 | 0 | — | −15B | −22N | −31B | +?N | +39B | +35N | −13B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Dehghanzadeh, Nikan | 0 | IRI | +34B | =32N | +?B | −1N | −10B | −11N | F | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.25 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ramezani, Radman | 1470 | IRI | +37B | −3B | −23N | +33N | =11B | −22B | F | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 945 | -6.8 |
| 31 | FIDE 42537665 | 0 | — | −17N | −18B | +28N | =25B | −27N | +40B | F | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Khalili, Taha | 1648 | IRI | +38N | =29B | −4N | +13B | −20N | F | F | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.25 | 969 | -13.2 |
| 33 | Chekideh, Hirbod | 0 | IRI | +21N | −1B | −18N | −30B | −34N | +41B | −26N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 4.50 | 1361 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Aliaskari, Behrad | 1671 | IRI | −29N | −38B | F | −10N | +33B | +37N | −16B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 802 | -24.0 |
| 35 | Hadi, Amirmahdi | 0 | IRI | −1N | −21B | −41N | +39B | +40N | −28B | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 860 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 536083062 | 0 | — | −8N | −24B | −37N | −27N | +?B | +39N | −25B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 536083089 | 0 | — | −30N | −16N | +36B | +40B | −18N | −34B | −?N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Ghasemzadeh, Amirali | 0 | IRI | −32B | +34N | −9B | −?N | =?B | =25N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 536083054 | 0 | — | −?B | −10N | =27B | −35N | −28N | −36B | +40N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 536083038 | 0 | — | −5B | +?N | −14B | −37N | −35B | −31N | −39B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 536083070 | 0 | — | −?B | −9N | +35B | −16N | −15B | −33N | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Farahani, ShayanIRI+122.05.5 pts · #2
- 2Rafiei, MobinIRI+39.66.0 pts · #10
- 3Hossein Beik Araghi, Amir MahdiIRI+25.24.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Shirizadeh, ArashIRI-48.44.5 pts · #25
- 2Mousavizad, PoyaIRI-43.64.5 pts · #16
- 3Baazpasin, PedramIRI-36.03.0 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R2+283 Elo gap
- R3+214 Elo gap
- R4+165 Elo gap