Iranian Youth Chess Championship 2025 (Girls U16)
24 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Sept 2025 to 20 Sept 2025 in Mashhad, Iran. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1811, and top seed was Asal Ebrahimi Rashti (🇮🇷 IRI, 2019).
Asal Ebrahimi Rashti (🇮🇷 IRI, 2019) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mahsa Alavi (7.0) and Maedeh Yousefian (7.0). Ebrahimi Rashti took the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Setayesh Heydari (1564) beat Hasti Taj Dini (1717), a +153-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R8; 4 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
WFM Mahsa Alavi takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
4 players finish on 7.0/9. Ebrahimi Rashti takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (43.5).
Asal Ebrahimi Rashti drew with WFM Maedeh Yousefian (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Asal Ebrahimi Rashti | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2WFMMaedeh Yousefian | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3WFMMahsa Alavi | ½ | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4WIMNiyousha Mohamadi | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ebrahimi Rashti, Asal | 2019 | IRI | +5B | =15N | +7B | +4N | =2B | =3B | +6N | +16N | =8B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 35.50 | 1995 | -1.1 |
| 2 | Alavi, MahsaWFM | 1970 | IRI | +21B | +11N | +9B | =3B | =1N | +5B | +8N | −4N | +7B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 31.50 | 1974 | +11.8 |
| 3 | Yousefian, MaedehWFM | 1912 | IRI | +18N | +8B | +4B | =2N | +15B | =1N | =7B | =9N | +5B | 7.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 34.50 | 1975 | +33.8 |
| 4 | Mohamadi, NiyoushaWIM | 1974 | IRI | +13N | +16B | −3N | −1B | +22N | +9B | +5N | +2B | +11N | 7.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 28.50 | 1954 | +3.2 |
| 5 | Heydari, Setayesh | 1564 | IRI | −1N | +20B | +16N | +10B | +7B | −2N | −4B | +17N | −3N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 17.00 | 1745 | +42.8 |
| 6 | Abdollahi, Tanaz | 1678 | IRI | +19B | −7N | +21B | −11N | +13B | +15N | −1B | −8N | +14B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 16.00 | 1663 | -8.0 |
| 7 | Taj Dini, Hasti | 1717 | IRI | +10N | +6B | −1N | +9B | −5N | +16B | =3N | −11B | −2N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 20.50 | 1729 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Ostovari, Tarannom | 1693 | IRI | +17B | −3N | +13B | −15N | F | +11N | −2B | +6B | =1N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 19.50 | 1782 | +32.0 |
| 9 | Sharif Mashhadi, Hasti | 1648 | IRI | F | +23B | −2N | −7N | +19B | −4N | +17B | =3B | +12N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 14.00 | 1713 | +11.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 536081710 | 0 | — | −7B | +19N | =17B | −5N | −14B | −12N | +24B | +22N | +20B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 7.00 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Majidi, Armita | 1686 | IRI | +24N | −2B | +12N | +6B | −16N | −8B | F | +7N | −4B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 13.50 | 1665 | -9.2 |
| 12 | Zahed, Atena | 0 | IRI | F | +14N | −11B | −21N | −18B | +10B | +20N | +19N | −9B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 13.00 | 1320 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Neyestani, Arshida | 1505 | IRI | −4B | +22N | −8N | +18B | −6N | +14B | F | F | +24N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 8.00 | 1574 | +11.6 |
| 14 | Shaban, Raha | 1467 | IRI | −23N | −12B | =18N | =20B | +10N | −13N | +22B | +24B | −6N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 1277 | -34.4 |
| 15 | Zare, Nazanin Zahra | 1704 | IRI | +20N | =1B | +23N | +8B | −3N | −6B | F | F | F | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 11.00 | 1803 | +23.6 |
| 16 | Garousian, Vania | 1707 | IRI | +22B | −4N | −5B | +17N | +11B | −7N | F | −1B | F | 3.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 8.00 | 1552 | -40.8 |
| 17 | Khorasani, Elena | 0 | IRI | −8N | =18B | =10N | −16B | +20N | +19B | −9N | −5B | F | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 8.25 | 1251 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Fallah Faz, Reyhaneh | 1487 | IRI | −3B | =17N | =14B | −13N | +12N | +22B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1351 | -22.8 |
| 19 | Rezaei, Narges | 0 | IRI | −6N | −10B | =20N | +24B | −9N | −17N | F | −12B | +22B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 2.00 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ghorbani, Yasna | 0 | IRI | −15B | −5N | =19B | =14N | −17B | +24N | −12B | F | −10N | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.25 | 1306 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Shahpar Toosi, Ala | 1505 | IRI | −2N | +24B | −6N | +12B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 991 | -14.0 |
| 22 | Gamour Bandari, Vania | 0 | IRI | −16N | −13B | +24N | F | −4B | −18N | −14N | −10B | −19N | 1.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 0.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Divani, Anisa | 1729 | IRI | +14B | −9N | −15B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1484 | -38.0 |
| 24 | Mashverati, Zahra | 0 | IRI | −11B | −21N | −22B | −19N | F | −20B | −10N | −14N | −13B | 0.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Heydari, SetayeshIRI+42.85.0 pts · #11
- 2Yousefian, MaedehWFMIRI+33.87.0 pts · #2
- 3Ostovari, TarannomIRI+32.04.5 pts · #7
- 1Garousian, VaniaIRI-40.83.0 pts · #13
- 2Divani, AnisaIRI-38.01.0 pts · #15
- 3Shaban, RahaIRI-34.44.0 pts · #17
- R5+153 Elo gap
- R3+143 Elo gap