2nd Betav International Open Chess Tournament - A

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102 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Bitlis, Turkey. 32 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2364, and top seed was Amirreza Pour Agha Bala (🇮🇷 IRI, IM, 2465).

Amirreza Pour Agha Bala (🇮🇷 IRI, IM, 2465) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Seyed Kian Poormosavi (7.0) and Arshia Alaghehmand (7.0). Pour Agha Bala shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Erdal Arslan (CM, 1903) beat Urfan Sevdimaliyev (GM, 2329), a +426-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Bitlis, Turkey

Dates

02 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇷IMAmirreza Pour Agha Bala2465

Avg top 10

2,364

Participants

102

Titled players · 32

GM×2

IM×9

FM×12

CM×7

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×46

🇮🇷Iran×30

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×13

🇮🇶Iraq×7

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×3

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1

🇸🇾Syria×1

🇬🇪Georgia×1

Top 3

🥇
IMAmirreza Pour Agha Bala
🇮🇷IRI·2465
7.0pts·2407perf-3.3
🥈
IMSeyed Kian Poormosavi
🇮🇷IRI·2379
7.0pts·2352perf-1.7
🥉
CMArshia Alaghehmand
🇮🇷IRI·2103
7.0pts·2308perf+91.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Pour Agha Bala7Poormosavi7Alaghehmand7Ebrahimi Herab6.5Hosseinzadeh6.5Omonov6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE05 Sept

IM Amirreza Pour Agha Bala takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Pour Agha Bala takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Amirreza Pour Agha Bala 4 wins (R4–R7)IM Seyed Kian Poormosavi 3 wins (R7–R9)CM Arshia Alaghehmand 6 wins (R3–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMAmirreza Pour Agha Bala	*	—	½	1
2IMSeyed Kian Poormosavi	—	*	—	—
3CMArshia Alaghehmand	½	—	*	1
4FMHamidreza Ebrahimi Herab	0	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pour Agha Bala, AmirrezaIM	2465	IRI	=13N	+20B	=22N	+54B	+28N	+5B	+11B	=6N	=3B	7.0	47.5	51.5	39.25	2407	-3.3
2	Poormosavi, Seyed KianIM	2379	IRI	+32B	+67N	=10B	−4N	+53B	=16N	+34B	+33N	+14B	7.0	43.5	47.0	34.50	2352	-1.7
3	Alaghehmand, ArshiaCM	2103	IRI	=90N	−24B	+70N	+76B	+30N	+72N	+25B	+5B	=1N	7.0	38.5	40.5	31.00	2308	+91.6
4	Hosseinzadeh, NimaFM	2171	IRI	+59B	=9N	+23B	+2B	=12N	+14B	=5N	=8N	=6B	6.5	50.0	54.0	38.00	2429	+62.0
5	Ebrahimi Herab, HamidrezaFM	2385	IRI	+34B	+28N	+25B	+75N	+8B	−1N	=4B	−3N	+19B	6.5	47.5	50.5	33.25	2360	-0.9
6	Abdurakhmonov, MukhammadaliIM	2363	UZB	+29B	−10N	+78B	+18N	+75B	=7N	+9B	=1B	=4N	6.5	46.0	49.0	33.00	2328	-0.5
7	Zeynalli, RashadFM	2296	AZE	=24N	+30B	=27N	+21B	+19N	=6B	=13N	=17B	+18N	6.5	44.5	49.5	35.50	2206	-12.2
8	Gasimov, ParvizIM	2336	AZE	+54N	=22B	+15N	+58B	−5N	=27B	+31N	=4B	+17N	6.5	43.5	47.5	32.75	2263	-5.0
9	Omonov, AsrorjonIM	2366	UZB	+31N	=4B	−75N	+43B	+24N	+22B	−6N	+23B	+13N	6.5	43.5	46.5	33.75	2252	-8.5
10	Khalesi, VahidFM	2135	IRI	+36N	+6B	=2N	=11B	−14N	=39B	+24N	+21B	=12N	6.0	47.0	52.0	34.00	2272	+33.2
11	Hasanzade, ToghrulIM	2291	AZE	+38B	=23N	+16B	=10N	+29B	+12B	−1N	−13B	+27N	6.0	46.0	51.0	32.50	2253	-2.5
12	Mohammadian sechani, ArshiaFM	2320	IRI	+18N	=27B	+24N	+55B	=4B	−11N	+16B	=19N	=10B	6.0	45.5	49.5	32.00	2217	-18.6
13	Habibifard, Parham	2093	IRI	=1B	=56N	+76B	+66N	+25B	=26N	=7B	+11N	−9B	6.0	43.5	46.5	28.75	2294	+58.0
14	Bagaturov, GiorgiGM	2314	GEO	−23B	+50N	+69B	+96N	+10B	−4N	+35B	+15N	−2N	6.0	43.5	45.5	27.00	2185	-10.7
15	Azimov, YasinCM	2129	AZE	=56B	+53N	−8B	+45N	=20B	+41N	+26B	−14B	+37N	6.0	41.5	45.5	28.25	2188	+19.0
16	Al-Ali, Hussein Ali HusseinIM	2127	IRQ	=30N	+90B	−11N	+64B	+58N	=2B	−12N	+61B	+26B	6.0	41.0	43.0	25.00	2213	+11.0
17	Aysoy, Veysi	1820	TUR	+82B	−38N	−53B	+59N	+32B	+29N	+28B	=7N	−8B	5.5	41.0	44.0	25.25	2096	+61.0
18	Herdem, Talha	1977	TUR	−12B	+60N	+77B	−6B	=48N	+57N	+47B	+36N	−7B	5.5	41.0	44.0	22.75	2056	+22.7
19	Primbetov, KazbekFM	2142	KAZ	−78B	+51N	+45B	+60N	−7B	+44N	+56B	=12B	−5N	5.5	40.5	43.5	24.50	2121	-1.8
20	Gulumov, Muthat	1952	AZE	+72B	−1N	+86B	=68B	=15N	−25N	=49B	+66N	+43B	5.5	37.5	40.5	21.50	2134	+74.1
21	Ozcan, Kadir Kutay	1916	TUR	−67B	+98N	+33B	−7N	=66B	+77N	+53B	−10N	+46B	5.5	36.0	37.5	19.75	2061	+32.8
22	Maruflu, Enes Yusuf	2153	TUR	+41B	=8N	=1B	+37N	=26B	−9N	=43B	+56N	F	5.0	44.5	48.5	25.50	2237	+18.2
23	Maras, Huseyin Kayra	1975	TUR	+14N	=11B	−4N	+98B	=68N	=28B	+39N	−9N	=36B	5.0	43.5	45.0	22.25	2175	+82.0
24	Alhaj,Mohamad Saleh Ahmad.	1959	SYR	=7B	+3N	−12B	+77N	−9B	+66N	−10B	=43N	+85N	5.0	43.0	46.0	22.00	2087	+50.8
25	Hamidi, Amir MohammadFM	2230	IRI	+96B	+78N	−5N	+39B	−13N	+20B	−3N	+35B	F	5.0	43.0	45.0	20.50	2127	-17.4
26	Mammadov, SadigIM	2379	AZE	−75N	+43B	+44N	+35B	=22N	=13B	−15N	+38B	−16N	5.0	42.0	45.0	24.50	2097	-28.0
27	Umarov, Bekhruz	2111	UZB	+69B	=12N	=7B	+84N	=72B	=8N	−33B	+41N	−11B	5.0	42.0	45.0	22.75	2183	+35.0
28	Zerey, DemhatFM	2164	TUR	+61N	−5B	+36N	+81B	−1B	=23N	−17N	=39B	+64N	5.0	42.0	45.0	21.00	2040	-50.0
29	Seker, Gokhan	2035	TUR	−6N	+42B	+80N	+40B	−11N	−17B	+48N	+55B	F	5.0	41.5	44.5	21.50	2027	-3.2
30	Rezaeii , Amirreza	1907	IRI	=16B	−7N	+99B	+47N	−3B	−79N	+62B	+49N	=32B	5.0	40.5	42.0	20.00	1977	+14.2
31	Roshantab, Sadra	2036	IRI	−9B	=76N	+65B	+85N	=41B	+37N	−8B	+63N	F	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.00	2077	+13.6
32	Alizadeh, Amirhosein	2020	IRI	−2N	=80B	+48N	=46B	−17N	+84B	=50N	+52B	=30N	5.0	38.5	41.5	20.50	1930	-41.8
33	Asgari, MortezaFM	2187	IRI	+44N	−75B	−21N	+86N	+63B	+61B	+27N	−2B	F	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.50	2096	-15.0
34	Gurbanov, IsmayilCM	2084	AZE	−5N	=58B	+42N	+80B	+55N	=68B	−2N	+79B	F	5.0	38.0	41.0	18.75	2104	+6.0
35	Vahidi, MohammadFM	1993	IRI	=37B	=68B	+101N	−26N	+49B	+46B	−14N	−25N	+60B	5.0	37.5	39.0	18.75	2092	+18.8
36	Arslan, ErdalCM	1903	TUR	−10B	+83N	−28B	=62N	+40N	+80B	+68N	−18B	=23N	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.00	2006	+21.0
37	Mahmoody, Mohammad Sadegh	1904	IRI	=35N	=93B	+71N	−22B	+81N	−31B	+40N	+54B	−15B	5.0	36.5	38.5	19.00	1965	+13.8
38	Avsar, Muhammed	1819	TUR	−11N	+17B	−55N	−48B	+94N	+91B	+42N	−26N	+57B	5.0	36.0	38.0	18.50	1932	+44.0
39	Mursalzade, Javad	1884	AZE	+57B	−72N	+83B	−25N	+67B	=10N	−23B	=28N	+87B	5.0	35.0	38.0	19.00	2062	+74.4
40	Aslanhan, Halis	1741	TUR	+70B	−69N	+51B	−29N	−36B	+74N	−37B	+76N	+56B	5.0	34.0	37.0	18.50	1942	+47.6
41	Kilic, Nurullah	1886	TUR	−22N	=55B	+94N	+93B	=31N	−15B	+71N	−27B	+83N	5.0	33.5	35.5	15.00	1956	+14.8
42	Cam, Vedat	1825	TUR	+66B	−29N	−34B	−67N	+87B	+89N	−38B	+59N	+54N	5.0	33.0	35.0	16.50	1959	+29.6
43	Cecen, Kuay Kam	1892	TUR	+62B	−26N	=57B	−9N	+98N	+70B	=22N	=24B	−20N	4.5	38.5	40.0	16.00	1976	+30.0
44	Darvishi, Matin	1947	IRI	−33B	+48N	−26B	+65N	+84B	−19B	=46N	+47N	−50B	4.5	37.5	40.5	18.25	1946	-6.0
45	Allahverdi, Omid	1884	IRI	=71N	+47B	−19N	−15B	−57N	+98B	+70N	−46B	+66B	4.5	35.0	36.5	14.75	1852	-9.0
46	Bicen, Ada	1811	TUR	+79B	−96N	=59B	=32N	+78B	−35N	=44B	+45N	−21N	4.5	34.5	36.5	17.25	1918	+49.0
47	Sousanabadi Farahani, Ramin	1727	IRI	=85B	−45N	+95N	−30B	+76N	+58B	−18N	−44B	+74N	4.5	33.0	35.0	14.00	1881	+36.8
48	Dulger, Batuhan Ihsan	1825	TUR	+102N	−44B	−32B	+38N	=18B	+60N	−29B	+53N	F	4.5	33.0	33.0	15.75	1964	+29.8
49	Bogaakca, Mehmet	1841	TUR	+81N	−54B	−66N	+97B	−35N	+93B	=20N	−30B	+67B	4.5	31.5	33.5	13.25	1880	+8.2
50	Ulu, Yusuf Ihsan	1883	TUR	+84B	−14B	−81N	−89N	+99B	+82N	=32B	F	+44N	4.5	30.0	31.5	14.50	1924	+14.4
51	Celebi, Orhan	1880	TUR	+91N	−19B	−40N	=82B	−79N	+86B	−52N	+92B	+71N	4.5	29.5	31.5	12.00	1790	-22.2
52	Seyrek, Dilsad	1758	TUR	−76B	−63N	−82B	+100N	+95B	=59N	+51B	−32N	+69B	4.5	29.0	30.5	13.50	1867	+25.6
53	Mohandesi, ShahinIM	2001	IRI	=68N	−15B	+17N	+57B	−2N	+71B	−21N	−48B	=62N	4.0	40.0	43.5	16.75	1926	-20.0
54	Yamakoglu, Mustafa Ege	2015	TUR	−8B	+49N	+85B	−1N	=60B	+62N	=79B	−37N	−42B	4.0	39.0	42.0	15.00	1898	-58.8
55	Citil, Feyzullah	1761	TUR	+63B	=41N	+38B	−12N	−34B	=67N	+78B	−29N	F	4.0	37.5	40.5	16.25	1993	+43.4
56	Seyidli, MirsalehCM	1910	AZE	=15N	=13B	−68N	+73B	+91N	+75B	−19N	−22B	−40N	4.0	37.5	39.5	14.50	1977	+23.9
57	Kosari, Sarina	1765	IRI	−39N	+87B	=43N	−53N	+45B	−18B	=76N	+58B	−38N	4.0	35.5	38.5	15.25	1832	+31.2
58	Acar, Sadullah	1833	TUR	+89B	=34N	+67B	−8N	−16B	−47N	=77B	−57N	+82B	4.0	35.5	37.5	12.50	1882	+6.8
59	Dyar, Jaza BakirCM	1933	IRQ	−4N	=101B	=46N	−17B	+73N	=52B	=80N	−42B	+84B	4.0	35.5	37.0	13.25	1799	-32.6
60	Soleymani, Parham	1833	IRI	+92N	−18B	+79N	−19B	=54N	−48B	=67B	+77N	−35N	4.0	34.0	36.0	11.75	1883	+19.2
61	Saemi, Sina	1923	IRI	−28B	+65N	−72B	+99N	+89B	−33N	+85B	−16N	F	4.0	32.5	34.0	10.50	1988	+10.8
62	Abak, Tuana	1781	TUR	−43N	−66B	+102N	=36B	+90N	−54B	−30N	+70B	=53B	4.0	31.5	31.5	10.00	1835	+26.0
63	Sahin, Senol	1891	TUR	−55N	+52B	−91N	+83B	−33N	+92B	+75N	−31B	F	4.0	29.5	31.5	12.50	1884	-2.6
64	Sara Masood AbdullahWCM	1859	IRQ	−83B	+89N	=98B	−16N	−77B	=88N	+82B	+84N	−28B	4.0	28.0	29.5	10.25	1795	-17.2
65	Karakurt, Mirac	1819	TUR	+87N	−61B	−31N	−44B	−92N	=73B	+98N	=81B	+89N	4.0	27.0	28.5	9.75	1784	-16.3
66	Golipour, Saba	1730	IRI	−42N	+62N	+49B	−13B	=21N	−24B	+90N	−20B	−45N	3.5	40.0	42.0	13.25	1826	+40.0
67	Arslan, Muhammed EminFM	2149	TUR	+21N	−2B	−58N	+42B	−39N	=55B	=60N	=71B	−49N	3.5	39.0	42.5	16.25	1814	-71.6
68	Sevdimaliyev, UrfanGM	2329	AZE	=53B	=35N	+56B	=20N	=23B	=34N	−36B	F	F	3.5	38.0	38.0	16.25	1981	-26.9
69	Akyuz, Murat	1906	TUR	−27N	+40B	−14N	−71B	=83N	−76B	+93N	+73B	−52N	3.5	33.5	35.5	12.00	1786	-32.2
70	Kutay, Ahmet	1826	TUR	−40N	+92B	−3B	=88N	+86B	−43N	−45B	−62N	+99N	3.5	33.0	34.5	8.00	1739	-22.8
71	Hasirci, Ali Eren	1774	TUR	=45B	=99N	−37B	+69N	+96B	−53N	−41B	=67N	−51B	3.5	32.0	33.5	10.25	1845	+27.6
72	Nikookar, MahdiFM	2267	IRI	−20N	+39B	+61N	+91B	=27N	−3B	F	F	F	3.5	28.5	28.5	13.50	2030	-30.0
73	Golipour Noghlebari, Reza	1789	IRI	=86B	−77N	=88B	−56N	−59B	=65N	+99B	−69N	+100N	3.5	26.0	27.5	8.00	1730	-15.2
74	Pola Azad Saber	1875	IRQ	−98N	−81B	+100N	=79B	=82N	−40B	=92N	+88N	−47B	3.5	25.0	26.5	8.50	1659	-52.8
75	Poormosavi, Seyed Kanan	2049	IRI	+26B	+33N	+9B	−5B	−6N	−56N	−63B	F	F	3.0	40.5	40.5	16.50	2162	+30.8
76	Ali Farhad Ali	1853	IRQ	+52N	=31B	−13N	−3N	−47B	+69N	=57B	−40B	F	3.0	39.5	42.5	12.50	1804	-13.0
77	Ashrafi, Saber	1756	IRI	=95N	+73B	−18N	−24B	+64N	−21B	=58N	−60B	F	3.0	34.5	36.5	10.50	1790	+5.8
78	Buker, MuhittinCM	1915	TUR	+19N	−25B	−6N	+94B	−46N	+81B	−55N	−83B	F	3.0	34.5	36.5	10.50	1858	-17.4
79	Israfilov, Emil	1728	AZE	−46N	F	−60B	=74N	+51B	+30B	=54N	−34N	F	3.0	34.5	34.5	13.25	1865	+22.2
80	Amirpour, Saman	1830	IRI	+100B	=32N	−29B	−34N	+88B	−36N	=59B	−87N	F	3.0	33.0	34.5	9.00	1809	-7.2
81	Baghirova, KhatunWFM	1754	AZE	−49B	+74N	+50B	−28N	−37B	−78N	=88B	=65N	F	3.0	32.5	35.5	11.50	1801	+6.2
82	Tasdemir, Ibrahim	1730	TUR	−17N	−91B	+52N	=51N	=74B	−50B	−64N	+90B	−58N	3.0	32.5	34.5	10.50	1718	-3.0
83	Kocacik, Dogukan	1759	TUR	+64N	−36B	−39N	−63N	=69B	=90B	F	+78N	−41B	3.0	31.5	33.5	9.75	1806	+18.4
84	Hasanli, Rza	1773	AZE	−50N	+102B	+90N	−27B	−44N	−32N	+89B	−64B	−59N	3.0	31.0	31.0	4.00	1780	-0.4
85	Gokcan, Bora	1804	TUR	=47N	+88B	−54N	−31B	=93N	+97B	−61N	F	−24B	3.0	30.5	32.5	8.25	1763	-22.0
86	Veismoradi, Kasra	1721	IRI	=73N	+95B	−20N	−33B	−70N	−51N	=94B	+91B	F	3.0	29.0	31.0	6.75	1785	+20.0
87	Yusufoglu, Ferit	1729	TUR	−65B	−57N	−89B	F	−42N	+94B	+91N	+80B	−39N	3.0	27.0	27.0	7.00	1718	-3.4
88	Karabas, Mahsum	1714	TUR	=99B	−85N	=73N	=70B	−80N	=64B	=81N	−74B	=92N	3.0	25.5	27.0	8.75	1683	-14.4
89	Gokcen, Fatih	1752	TUR	−58N	−64B	+87N	+50B	−61N	−42B	−84N	F	−65B	2.0	31.5	33.5	7.50	1638	-22.8
90	Cicek, Cemil	1905	TUR	=3B	−16N	−84B	+95N	−62B	=83N	−66B	−82N	F	2.0	31.5	33.5	7.00	1663	-51.0
91	Akkus, Mehmet Azat	1772	TUR	−51B	+82N	+63B	−72N	−56B	−38N	−87B	−86N	F	2.0	30.0	31.5	7.00	1663	-48.0
92	Dogru, Ibrahim Halil	1749	TUR	−60B	−70N	−97N	F	+65B	−63N	=74B	−51N	=88B	2.0	28.5	28.5	7.25	1627	-48.4
93	Ozu, Sunguralp	1701	TUR	+94B	=37N	−96B	−41N	=85B	−49N	−69B	F	F	2.0	27.0	29.0	6.00	1708	0.0
94	Dehghanzadeh, Akbar	1791	IRI	−93N	+100B	−41B	−78N	−38B	−87N	=86N	=95B	F	2.0	25.0	26.5	4.00	1602	-39.2
95	MUSTAFA KAMAL JALALDEEN AL-BARBA	1848	IRQ	=77B	−86N	−47B	−90B	−52N	=99N	=100B	=94N	F	2.0	22.5	24.0	4.00	1580	-56.4
96	Onay, Emrah	1928	TUR	−25N	+46B	+93N	−14B	−71N	F	F	F	F	2.0	21.0	21.0	6.50	1894	-7.8
97	Demir, Halil Ibrahim	1725	TUR	−101N	F	+92B	−49N	+100B	−85N	F	F	F	2.0	15.5	15.5	3.50	1716	-1.2
98	Tutumlu, Ali	1765	TUR	+74B	−21B	=64N	−23N	−43B	−45N	−65B	−100N	F	1.5	33.0	34.5	5.50	1620	-27.4
99	Alpaslan, Ayhan	1785	TUR	=88N	=71B	−30N	−61B	−50N	=95B	−73N	F	−70B	1.5	29.0	29.0	4.25	1582	-39.4
100	Ahmed Farhad Ali	1744	IRQ	−80N	−94N	−74B	−52B	−97N	F	=95N	+98B	−73B	1.5	22.0	22.0	2.50	1547	-38.2
101	Sekerci, Berkin	1804	TUR	+97B	=59N	−35B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	11.0	11.0	4.00	1884	+6.4
102	Mihciyazgan, Can	1731	TUR	−48B	−84N	−62B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	993	-24.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Alaghehmand, ArshiaCMIRI
+91.6
7.0 pts · #3
2Maras, Huseyin KayraTUR
+82.0
5.0 pts · #32
3Mursalzade, JavadAZE
+74.4
5.0 pts · #28

Top rating losers

1Arslan, Muhammed EminFMTUR
-71.6
3.5 pts · #69
2Yamakoglu, Mustafa EgeTUR
-58.8
4.0 pts · #59
3MUSTAFA KAMAL JALALDEEN AL-BARBAIRQ
-56.4
2.0 pts · #89

Biggest upsets

R7+426 Elo gap
CMArslan, Erdal1903 beat GMSevdimaliyev, Urfan2329
R7+344 Elo gap
Aysoy, Veysi1820 beat FMZerey, Demhat2164
R1+339 Elo gap
Maras, Huseyin Kayra1975 beat GMBagaturov, Giorgi2314