Iranian Youth Chess Championship 2025 (Girls U14)

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46 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Sept 2025 to 20 Sept 2025 in Mashhad, Iran. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1841, and top seed was Rosha Akbari (🇮🇷 IRI, WFM, 2072).

Sana Shadanpour (🇮🇷 IRI, 1735) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Rosha Akbari (6.5) and Nafas Noorinezhad (6.5). Shadanpour took the lead from round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Narges Modanloo (1707) beat Rosha Akbari (WFM, 2072), a +365-point gap.

Location

🇮🇷Mashhad, Iran

Dates

14 Sept 2025 → 20 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇷WFMRosha Akbari2072

Avg top 10

1,841

Participants

Titled players · 2

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇷Iran×42

Top 3

🥇
Sana Shadanpour
🇮🇷IRI·1735
7.5pts·2118perf+132.8
🥈
WFMRosha Akbari
🇮🇷IRI·2072
6.5pts·1979perf-26.6
🥉
Nafas Noorinezhad
🇮🇷IRI·1958
6.5pts·1900perf-11.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Sana Shadanpour led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Shadanpour7.5Noorinezhad6.5Akbari6.5Modanloo6.5Soleymani6.5Najafi6

R8 · LEADER CHANGE19 Sept

Sana Shadanpour takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Sana Shadanpour beat Nafas Noorinezhad (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Sana Shadanpour 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)Nafas Noorinezhad 3 wins (R4–R6)WFM Rosha Akbari 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Sana Shadanpour	*	1	1	—
2Nafas Noorinezhad	0	*	0	1
3WFMRosha Akbari	0	1	*	0
4Narges Modanloo	—	0	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Shadanpour, Sana	1735	IRI	+31B	+23N	+3B	=13B	=9N	+6N	+14B	+2B	=4N	7.5	45.5	49.5	41.00	2118	+132.8
2	Akbari, RoshaWFM	2072	IRI	+16B	+29N	=6B	+4N	+13B	+9N	+3B	−1N	−5B	6.5	48.5	52.5	35.50	1979	-26.6
3	Noorinezhad, Nafas	1958	IRI	+41N	+8B	−1N	+5N	+22B	+7B	−2N	+13B	=6N	6.5	48.0	50.0	33.00	1900	-11.6
4	Soleymani, DibaWCM	1922	IRI	+17N	+12B	=7N	−2B	+11N	=14B	+15N	+9B	=1B	6.5	46.5	51.5	35.75	1874	-7.6
5	Modanloo, Narges	1707	IRI	+28N	+21B	=9N	−3B	+27N	−13N	+25B	+7B	+2N	6.5	43.0	47.0	32.75	1881	+82.0
6	Najafi, Diana	1819	IRI	+34N	+18B	=2N	=7B	+8N	−1B	=13N	+12B	=3B	6.0	48.0	51.5	32.00	1836	+10.3
7	Noroozian, Mahtab	1695	IRI	+30B	+26N	=4B	=6N	+21B	−3N	+22B	−5N	+16B	6.0	44.0	48.0	28.75	1750	+23.2
8	Jafari Naeimi, Hasti	1599	IRI	+33B	−3N	+34B	+41N	−6B	+21N	−9B	+19N	+23B	6.0	39.5	41.5	23.50	1699	+30.4
9	Taghizadeh Andarabi, Taraneh	1954	IRI	+32B	+22N	=5B	+15N	=1B	−2B	+8N	−4N	=10B	5.5	48.0	52.0	29.25	1793	-57.2
10	Paymard, Saba	1667	IRI	−23B	+11N	+17B	=27N	−15B	+30N	+29B	=22N	=9N	5.5	38.5	42.5	25.75	1699	+12.8
11	Gholami, Reyhaneh	1640	IRI	=24N	−10B	+32N	+28B	−4B	−23N	+36B	+29N	+22B	5.5	37.5	40.0	21.25	1715	+24.0
12	Khorshidiyan, Artemis	1552	IRI	+36B	−4N	−30B	+29N	=17B	+42N	+18B	−6N	+21B	5.5	37.5	39.0	20.00	1679	+36.4
13	Barat Pour, Daniz	1874	IRI	+19B	+27N	+20B	=1N	−2N	+5B	=6B	−3N	F	5.0	48.0	52.5	27.75	1834	-8.6
14	Bonabi, Hasti	1617	IRI	−26B	+46N	+19B	+16N	+30B	=4N	−1N	=20B	F	5.0	42.5	42.5	19.75	1716	+25.6
15	Rezaei, Mobina	1607	IRI	+35N	+42B	=24N	−9B	+10N	=20B	−4B	−16N	+28B	5.0	39.0	40.5	18.75	1624	+0.8
16	Hashemi Nejad, Ava	1447	IRI	−2N	+38B	+37N	−14B	+24N	−22N	+28B	+15B	−7N	5.0	37.5	39.5	17.50	1494	+9.2
17	Naem, Setayesh	1436	IRI	−4B	+36N	−10N	+40B	=12N	=28B	+35N	+25B	−20N	5.0	36.5	38.5	16.75	1484	+9.6
18	Baratian Tajodin, Samane	1516	IRI	+45B	−6N	+23B	−30N	−19B	+26N	−12N	+35B	+31N	5.0	36.5	37.5	17.00	805	-46.0
19	Alimohammadi, Asal	1433	IRI	−13N	+39B	−14N	+37B	+18N	−25N	+30B	−8B	+24N	5.0	36.0	38.0	17.50	1375	-19.2
20	Noorani, Fatima	1670	IRI	+38N	+37B	−13N	−21B	F	=15N	+23B	=14N	+17B	5.0	33.0	35.0	18.50	1535	-36.4
21	Sahraei, Melika	1505	IRI	+43B	−5N	+26B	+20N	−7N	−8B	+31N	=24B	−12N	4.5	42.0	43.5	17.25	1403	-22.8
22	Bohluoli, Nirvana	1533	IRI	+40N	−9B	+35N	+24B	−3N	+16B	−7N	=10B	−11N	4.5	41.5	43.5	17.25	1527	-12.0
23	Minaei, Yasaman	0	IRI	+10N	−1B	−18N	=42B	+38N	+11B	−20N	+32B	−8N	4.5	40.5	42.0	17.75	1558	0.0
24	Mirshir, Mahla	0	IRI	=11B	+25N	=15B	−22N	−16B	+44N	+27B	=21N	−19B	4.5	38.5	39.5	17.50	1475	0.0
25	Gholian, Solaleh	1506	IRI	−37N	−24B	+39N	+35B	+31N	+19B	−5N	−17N	=26B	4.5	34.5	36.5	16.25	1405	-16.8
26	Mohammadzadeh, Alma	0	IRI	+14N	−7B	−21N	+38B	−28N	−18B	+44B	+36N	=25N	4.5	33.5	34.5	12.75	1346	0.0
27	Bagherzadeh, Sogand	1464	IRI	+44N	−13B	+40N	=10B	−5B	−29N	−24N	+42B	+35N	4.5	32.0	33.0	10.25	1374	-16.4
28	Changizi, Armita	0	IRI	−5B	+43N	=29B	−11N	+26B	=17N	−16N	+39B	−15N	4.0	37.5	39.0	12.50	1289	-36.8
29	Eslami Dehkordi, Vesta	1556	IRI	+39N	−2B	=28N	−12B	+43N	+27B	−10N	−11B	=32N	4.0	37.5	39.0	12.00	1432	-48.0
30	Darini, Sarina	0	IRI	−7N	+44B	+12N	+18B	−14N	−10B	−19N	−31B	+42N	4.0	37.5	38.5	13.00	1454	0.0
31	Faraji, Roksana	1401	IRI	−1N	−40B	+36N	+44B	−25B	+37N	−21B	+30N	−18B	4.0	32.0	33.0	9.50	762	0.0
32	Navi, Elena	1441	IRI	−9N	−35B	−11B	+45N	=36B	+33N	+42B	−23N	=29B	4.0	30.5	31.5	9.75	1402	-7.6
33	FIDE 536033030	0	—	−8N	−41B	−44N	−36B	+45N	−32B	+38N	+34N	+39B	4.0	23.0	24.0	8.50	1284	0.0
34	Sedighi, Melika	1422	IRI	−6B	+45N	−8N	=43B	−42N	−35B	+37N	−33B	+36N	3.5	26.5	27.5	6.25	910	-13.6
35	Montahaei, Viana	0	IRI	−15B	+32N	−22B	−25N	+40B	+34N	−17B	−18N	−27B	3.0	36.0	38.0	9.50	1296	0.0
36	Parvaneh, Elina	0	IRI	−12N	−17B	−31B	+33N	=32N	+43B	−11N	−26B	−34B	2.5	36.0	37.5	7.50	1131	0.0
37	Shiravand, Zahra	0	IRI	+25B	−20N	−16B	−19N	+39N	−31B	−34B	F	F	2.0	30.0	30.0	6.50	1258	0.0
38	FIDE 428090616	0	—	−20B	−16N	+45B	−26N	−23B	−40N	−33B	+44N	F	2.0	27.0	27.0	2.00	759	0.0
39	FIDE 536021210	0	—	−29B	−19N	−25B	+46N	−37B	+45B	F	−28N	−33N	2.0	26.5	26.5	1.00	680	0.0
40	Rastbood, Fateme	0	IRI	−22B	+31N	−27B	−17N	−35N	+38B	F	F	F	2.0	25.0	25.0	6.00	681	0.0
41	Rahzad, Reyhane	1445	IRI	−3B	+33N	+42N	−8B	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	23.0	23.0	5.50	924	-14.8
42	Zereh Poush, Faezeh	0	IRI	F	−15N	−41B	=23N	+34B	−12B	−32N	−27N	−30B	1.5	33.0	33.0	5.75	1214	0.0
43	Vatani, Sarina	0	IRI	−21N	−28B	+46B	=34N	−29B	−36N	F	F	F	1.5	19.5	19.5	1.75	1151	0.0
44	FIDE 536091472	0	—	−27B	−30N	+33B	−31N	F	−24B	−26N	−38B	−45N	1.0	28.5	28.5	4.00	664	0.0
45	Shakouri, Ayli	0	IRI	−18N	−34B	−38N	−32B	−33B	−39N	F	F	+44B	1.0	24.0	25.0	1.00	655	0.0
46	Heravi, Fatemeh	0	IRI	F	−14B	−43N	−39B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	817	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Shadanpour, SanaIRI
+132.8
7.5 pts · #6
2Modanloo, NargesIRI
+82.0
6.5 pts · #3
3Khorshidiyan, ArtemisIRI
+36.4
5.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Taghizadeh Andarabi, TaranehIRI
-57.2
5.5 pts · #7
2Eslami Dehkordi, VestaIRI
-48.0
4.0 pts · #20
3Baratian Tajodin, SamaneIRI
-46.0
5.0 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R9+365 Elo gap
Modanloo, Narges1707 beat WFMAkbari, Rosha2072
R8+337 Elo gap
Shadanpour, Sana1735 beat WFMAkbari, Rosha2072
R3+223 Elo gap
Shadanpour, Sana1735 beat Noorinezhad, Nafas1958