Tehran chess championship girl -12
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Aug 2025 to 29 Aug 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 930, and top seed was Sotoudeh Bakhtiyari (🇮🇷 IRI, 1679).
Darya Mohammad Taghi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1621) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sotoudeh Bakhtiyari (4.5) and Helia Khanbaz (4.0). Mohammad Taghi shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Mohammad Taghi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
Darya Mohammad Taghi drew with Sotoudeh Bakhtiyari (Black).
Darya Mohammad Taghi 3 wins (R1–R3)Sotoudeh Bakhtiyari 3 wins (R1–R3)Helia Khanbaz 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Darya Mohammad Taghi | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Sotoudeh Bakhtiyari | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Helia Khanbaz | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Mehrsa Davoodi | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Taghi, Darya | 1621 | IRI | +12B | +3N | +4B | =2N | +5B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 14.25 | 1844 | +32.0 |
| 2 | Bakhtiyari, Sotoudeh | 1679 | IRI | +7N | +6B | +9N | =1B | +4N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 1813 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Khanbaz, Helia | 0 | IRI | +5N | −1B | +6N | +?B | +9N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Parkhyal, Asal | 1524 | IRI | +8N | +13B | −1N | +7B | −2B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 850 | -25.6 |
| 5 | Falah, Sadina | 1522 | IRI | −3B | +12N | +10B | +11N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1553 | +3.6 |
| 6 | Davoodi, Mehrsa | 1478 | IRI | +15B | −2N | −3B | +13N | +10B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1582 | +10.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 536083690 | 0 | — | −2B | +15N | +13B | −4N | +14B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 428081587 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −11N | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Shakibaei Matin, Barana | 0 | IRI | +?B | +?N | −2B | =10N | −3B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1389 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sodagar, Dorsa | 1479 | IRI | +14N | +11B | −5N | =9B | −6N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 703 | -38.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 536013897 | 0 | — | F | −10N | +8B | −5B | +12N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 536083704 | 0 | — | −1N | −5B | +?B | +?N | −11B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sayevand, Anita | 0 | IRI | +?B | −4N | −7N | −6B | +15N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 536083747 | 0 | — | −10B | F | −?N | +15B | −7N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 536083755 | 0 | — | −6N | −7B | F | −14N | −13B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mohammad Taghi, DaryaIRI+32.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Bakhtiyari, SotoudehIRI+18.04.5 pts · #2
- 3Davoodi, MehrsaIRI+10.03.0 pts · #4
- 1Sodagar, DorsaIRI-38.02.5 pts · #11
- 2Parkhyal, AsalIRI-25.63.0 pts · #8
- 3Khanbaz, HeliaIRI0.04.0 pts · #3