Iranian Youth Chess Championship 2025 (Girls U18)
17 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Sept 2025 to 20 Sept 2025 in Mashhad, Iran. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1791, and top seed was Zahra Parvin (🇮🇷 IRI, WFM, 2037).
Zahra Parvin (🇮🇷 IRI, WFM, 2037) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Saba Kargari Arian (7.0) and Sahel Masoumi (7.0). Parvin won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Pona Binaei (1470) beat Rezaeian. Tina (1695), a +225-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Zahra Parvin led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WFM Zahra Parvin held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
WFM Zahra Parvin drew with Sahel Masoumi (Black).
WFM Zahra Parvin 3 wins (R1–R3)Sahel Masoumi 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)Saba Kargari Arian 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMZahra Parvin | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Sahel Masoumi | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Saba Kargari Arian | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Hasti Khosravi Mahmoei | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parvin, ZahraWFM | 2037 | IRI | +8B | +15N | +6B | =3N | +4B | +5N | =2B | +7N | =10N | 7.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 35.25 | 2032 | +9.2 |
| 2 | Kargari Arian, Saba | 1956 | IRI | +10B | +13N | +4B | −6N | =3B | +8N | =1N | +11B | +5N | 7.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 31.75 | 1957 | +12.5 |
| 3 | Masoumi, Sahel | 1920 | IRI | +11N | +9B | +7N | =1B | =2N | −6B | +4B | +8N | +12B | 7.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 31.75 | 1972 | +32.4 |
| 4 | Khosravi Mahmoei, Hasti | 1973 | IRI | +5N | +7B | −2N | +9B | −1N | +12B | −3N | +10B | +6B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 25.00 | 1880 | -28.4 |
| 5 | Daneshpour, Aram | 1626 | IRI | −4B | =10N | +8B | +15N | +9B | −1B | +12N | +6N | −2B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 19.75 | 1822 | +77.8 |
| 6 | Assarzadeh, Nazanin Fatemeh | 1775 | IRI | F | +14B | −1N | +2B | +12N | +3N | +7B | −5B | −4N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 23.00 | 1886 | +39.1 |
| 7 | Bagherzadeh, Narges | 1649 | IRI | +17B | −4N | −3B | +13N | +10B | +11N | −6N | −1B | F | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 9.00 | 1700 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Kargar Jahromi, Tannaz | 1632 | IRI | −1N | +16B | −5N | +17B | +14N | −2B | +9N | −3B | F | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 8.00 | 1611 | -15.2 |
| 9 | Binaei, Pona | 1470 | IRI | +12B | −3N | +13B | −4N | −5N | F | −8B | +16N | +17N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.00 | 1594 | +51.2 |
| 10 | Zafari Yekta, Niyousha | 1556 | IRI | −2N | =5B | =11N | +16B | −7N | +14B | F | −4N | =1B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 12.25 | 1631 | +12.8 |
| 11 | Ansarifard, Helia | 1537 | IRI | −3B | −12N | =10B | F | +16N | −7B | +15N | −2N | +13B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 7.75 | 1621 | +26.4 |
| 12 | Rezaeian. Tina | 1695 | IRI | −9N | +11B | +17N | +14B | −6B | −4N | −5B | F | −3N | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 5.50 | 1435 | -75.2 |
| 13 | Ghayour Madah, Romina | 1460 | IRI | F | −2B | −9N | −7B | +17N | −15B | −16B | +14N | −11N | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 2.00 | 794 | -80.4 |
| 14 | Pakizeh Tali, Zoha | 0 | IRI | F | −6N | +15B | −12N | −8B | −10N | +17B | −13B | F | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 2.00 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Darabi, Bahar | 1651 | IRI | +16N | −1B | −14N | −5B | F | +13N | −11B | F | F | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 1550 | -30.0 |
| 16 | Razavi, Mobina | 1457 | IRI | −15B | −8N | F | −10N | −11B | +17B | +13N | −9B | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 1269 | -53.2 |
| 17 | FIDE 536091480 | 0 | — | −7N | F | −12B | −8N | −13B | −16N | −14N | F | −9B | 0.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Daneshpour, AramIRI+77.85.5 pts · #5
- 2Binaei, PonaIRI+51.24.0 pts · #9
- 3Assarzadeh, Nazanin FatemehIRI+39.15.0 pts · #6
- 1Ghayour Madah, RominaIRI-80.42.0 pts · #17
- 2Rezaeian. TinaIRI-75.23.0 pts · #15
- 3Razavi, MobinaIRI-53.22.0 pts · #13
- R1+225 Elo gap
- R4+181 Elo gap
- R8+149 Elo gap