Iranian Cadet Chess Championship 2025 (Boys U8)

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75 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Sept 2025 to 20 Sept 2025 in Tabriz, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 1660, and top seed was Kiasha Mahboobi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1858).

Mahdiar Janbarari (🇮🇷 IRI, 1624) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Amirhossein Najarastanghods (7.0) and Kiasha Mahboobi (7.0). Janbarari shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Ali Zamani (1463) beat Emad Zohoori (1701), a +238-point gap.

Location

🇮🇷Tabriz, 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

🇮🇷Kiasha Mahboobi1858

Avg top 10

1,660

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇷Iran×59

Top 3

🥇
Mahdiar Janbarari
🇮🇷IRI·1624
8.0pts·1922perf+95.2
🥈
Amirhossein Najarastanghods
🇮🇷IRI·1704
7.0pts·1766perf+26.0
🥉
Kiasha Mahboobi
🇮🇷IRI·1858
7.0pts·1791perf-17.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Mahdiar Janbarari led from R9; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Janbarari8Najarastanghods7Mahboobi7Gholami7Asaadi Firouzabadi7Hosseini7

R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

Mahdiar Janbarari never relinquished the lead after R9; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mahdiar Janbarari drew with Amirhossein Najarastanghods (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mahdiar Janbarari 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)Amirhossein Najarastanghods 4 wins (R1–R4)Kiasha Mahboobi 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mahdiar Janbarari	*	½	1	—
2Amirhossein Najarastanghods	½	*	½	1
3Kiasha Mahboobi	0	½	*	—
4Rayan Gholami	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Janbarari, Mahdiar	1624	IRI	+49B	+25N	+19B	=12N	+8B	=2N	+23B	+3B	+11N	8.0	47.5	51.5	45.00	1922	+95.2
2	Najarastanghods, Amirhossein	1704	IRI	+75N	+32B	+17N	+22B	=3N	=1B	+11N	+4B	−6N	7.0	51.5	51.5	37.00	1766	+26.0
3	Mahboobi, Kiasha	1858	IRI	+58B	+14N	+15B	+5N	=2B	=23N	+7B	−1N	+9B	7.0	51.0	54.0	40.00	1791	-17.6
4	Gholami, Rayan	1468	IRI	+33N	+10B	−5N	+47B	+6N	+17B	+21N	−2N	+7B	7.0	49.5	53.5	39.50	1743	+83.5
5	Asaadi Firouzabadi, Seyed Parsa	1579	IRI	+72B	+42N	+4B	−3B	+28N	−7N	+15B	+8B	+19N	7.0	46.5	47.5	34.50	1685	+30.4
6	Hosseini, Seyed Maahyar	1567	IRI	+60B	=8N	+41B	=7N	−4B	+24N	+18B	+33N	+2B	7.0	46.0	49.0	36.00	1643	+15.2
7	Aghaei, Sina	1521	IRI	+54N	=26B	+36N	=6B	+29N	+5B	−3N	+10B	−4N	6.0	48.5	52.0	32.00	1686	+62.0
8	Rostami, Foad	0	IRI	+31N	=6B	+27N	+21B	−1N	+29B	=9B	−5N	+?B	6.0	48.5	48.5	27.00	1631	0.0
9	Arvan, Rayan	1627	IRI	+24N	=36B	−26N	+31B	+20N	+22B	=8N	+14B	−3N	6.0	45.0	49.5	32.25	1702	+17.6
10	Ebrahimizare, Mohammadreza	1639	IRI	+37B	−4N	+24B	=16N	+41B	=15N	+19B	−7N	+25B	6.0	45.0	49.0	30.00	1537	-36.0
11	Ramzani Darabi, Pouya	1537	IRI	−20N	+55B	+48N	+30B	+35B	+26N	−2B	+23N	−1B	6.0	44.0	47.5	27.00	1654	+25.2
12	Mirkhatami, Seyed Arsam	1576	IRI	+68N	+40B	+18N	=1B	−23B	−19N	+56N	=26B	+21N	6.0	43.0	45.0	28.00	1501	-13.2
13	Safaei, Mohammad Sadegh	1567	IRI	+48N	+20B	=34N	=26B	=22N	=18B	−14N	+24B	+32N	6.0	42.5	46.5	30.00	1497	-13.2
14	Teroomideh, Kian	1498	IRI	+38B	−3B	−20N	+54N	+42B	+46N	+13B	−9N	+27B	6.0	42.0	45.5	27.00	1691	+35.6
15	Mamashli, Arshia	1515	IRI	+70N	+62B	−3N	=20B	+36N	=10B	−5N	+44B	+29N	6.0	42.0	43.5	23.75	1610	+23.6
16	Zamani, Ali	1463	IRI	+45B	−23N	+63N	=10B	+27N	−21B	+34N	=17B	+28N	6.0	41.0	44.0	27.50	1600	+42.8
17	Eshghi, Ayhan	1552	IRI	+64B	+51N	−2B	+58N	+46B	−4N	=26B	=16N	+33B	6.0	41.0	43.5	24.00	1273	-40.4
18	Ranaei, Roham	0	IRI	+?B	+?N	−12B	=19N	+25B	=13N	−6N	+30B	+35B	6.0	39.0	39.0	20.25	1568	0.0
19	Dehghan, Arya	1508	IRI	+67N	+47B	−1N	=18B	+34N	+12B	−10N	+35N	−5B	5.5	46.0	48.0	24.00	1527	+5.6
20	Lotfiei, Meysam	0	IRI	+11B	−13N	+14B	=15N	−9B	+41N	+22N	−21B	+55B	5.5	45.0	48.5	28.00	1559	0.0
21	Mikaeili, Elshan	1534	IRI	+65B	+39N	=23B	−8N	+70B	+16N	−4B	+20N	−12B	5.5	42.5	44.0	22.50	1459	-17.6
22	Sani, Shahryar	1512	IRI	+74B	+46N	+35B	−2N	=13B	−9N	−20B	+39B	+34N	5.5	42.0	43.0	21.50	1540	+4.8
23	Heydarian, Noyan	1693	IRI	+61N	+16B	=21N	+34B	+12N	=3B	−1N	−11B	F	5.0	48.0	51.0	25.75	1595	-25.1
24	Ghavamifar, Adrian	0	IRI	−9B	+45N	−10N	+44B	+47N	−6B	+52B	−13N	+43B	5.0	41.0	45.0	20.00	805	0.0
25	Hasanzad, Arsam	1459	IRI	+73N	−1B	+44N	−29B	−18N	+51B	+48N	+43B	−10N	5.0	41.0	42.0	17.00	794	-36.0
26	Sepehri, Amirhossein	0	IRI	+?B	=7N	+9B	=13N	+?B	−11B	=17N	=12N	F	5.0	41.0	41.0	18.00	1581	0.0
27	Zohoori, Emad	1701	IRI	+59B	=41N	−8B	+37N	−16B	+70N	+32N	=28B	−14N	5.0	39.5	41.0	18.50	1414	-73.6
28	Poursadegh, Mehrsam	1520	IRI	+63B	−34N	+42B	+52N	−5B	+53N	=35B	=27N	−16B	5.0	39.0	42.0	19.75	1390	-20.8
29	Mahdian, Kaveh	1558	IRI	−42B	+60N	+49B	+25N	−7B	−8N	+54B	+50N	−15B	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.50	1366	-24.8
30	Daneshpour, S ahoora	0	IRI	−34B	+74N	+39B	−11N	+52B	−35N	+45B	−18N	+44B	5.0	37.5	38.5	17.50	765	0.0
31	Behvandpour, Amirhosein	1432	IRI	−8B	+64N	=38B	−9N	+57B	=39N	−53B	+45N	+48B	5.0	36.5	39.0	18.50	835	-9.6
32	Ebrahimi, Amirali	1480	IRI	+66B	−2N	+54B	−46N	+63B	+43N	−27B	+42N	−13B	5.0	36.5	38.5	16.50	858	-30.4
33	Parhizkar, Kiavash	0	IRI	−4B	−37N	+59B	+49N	+65B	+?N	+?B	−6B	−17N	5.0	34.0	34.0	9.50	1442	0.0
34	Torabzade Jahromi, Hossein	0	IRI	+30N	+28B	=13B	−23N	−19B	+58N	−16B	+37N	−22B	4.5	42.5	45.5	20.50	1347	0.0
35	Esmaeilzadeh, Yasin	1595	IRI	+50N	+56B	−22N	+40B	−11N	+30B	=28N	−19B	−18N	4.5	41.5	45.0	19.50	1189	-78.0
36	Golshahi, Mersad	1452	IRI	+43B	=9N	−7B	+38N	−15B	=37N	−42B	=54N	+57B	4.5	38.5	42.0	19.00	1283	-23.6
37	Fathi, Amirreza	0	IRI	−10N	+33B	=55N	−27B	+61N	=36B	=39N	−34B	+64N	4.5	36.0	38.5	16.75	1322	0.0
38	Noori Sarv Aghaji, Mohammad Hosse	0	IRI	−14N	+75B	=31N	−36B	+55N	−56B	=41B	+59N	=40N	4.5	34.0	34.0	13.25	1280	0.0
39	Sadrniaki, Seyed Ratin	0	IRI	+71N	−21B	−30N	+?B	=56N	=31B	=37B	−22N	+54B	4.5	34.0	34.0	11.50	1219	0.0
40	Basereh, Yousof	0	IRI	+?B	−12N	+51B	−35N	−43B	−54N	+69B	+52N	=38B	4.5	32.5	32.5	12.25	776	0.0
41	Abedi, Barsam	1492	IRI	+44N	=27B	−6N	+55B	−10N	−20B	=38N	−48B	+69N	4.0	39.5	41.5	14.25	1361	-18.0
42	Jaffari, Vihan	0	IRI	+29N	−5B	−28N	+?B	−14N	+47B	+36N	−32B	−?N	4.0	36.5	36.5	13.50	1335	0.0
43	FIDE 42741114	0	—	−36N	+50B	−56N	+68B	+40N	−32B	+59B	−25N	−24N	4.0	34.5	36.5	13.50	654	0.0
44	Nozad, Amirali	0	IRI	−41B	+59N	−25B	−24N	+64B	+49N	+?B	−15N	−30N	4.0	34.5	34.5	9.50	1275	0.0
45	Pirkhezranian, Samyar	0	IRI	−16N	−24B	+69N	+50B	−?N	+57B	−30N	−31B	+58B	4.0	33.5	33.5	12.50	639	0.0
46	Zhian, Barsam	0	IRI	F	−22B	+61N	+32B	−17N	−14B	−50N	+?N	+49B	4.0	33.5	33.5	12.00	1317	0.0
47	FIDE 428099664	0	—	+?B	−19N	+57B	−4N	−24B	−42N	−64B	+61N	+59B	4.0	33.5	33.5	9.50	689	0.0
48	Jafari, Kiarash	0	IRI	−13B	+?N	−11B	+51N	+62B	−?N	−25B	+41N	−31N	4.0	33.0	33.0	11.00	1336	0.0
49	FIDE 536091545	0	—	−1N	+73B	−29N	−33B	+?N	−44B	+62N	+66B	−46N	4.0	32.0	32.0	6.00	772	0.0
50	Hashemi, Seyed Shaham	0	IRI	−35B	−43N	+66B	−45N	+60B	+63N	+46B	−29B	−51N	4.0	31.5	33.5	12.00	757	0.0
51	Sadeghipoor, Amirmorteza	0	IRI	F	−17B	−40N	−48B	+68N	−25N	+61B	+60N	+50B	4.0	31.5	31.5	12.00	696	0.0
52	Sheikhsaran, Amirreza	0	IRI	−56N	+72N	+?B	−28B	−30N	+69B	−24N	−40B	+66N	4.0	28.0	28.0	5.00	692	0.0
53	Naviidi, Arad	0	IRI	F	F	+60B	+?N	+58B	−28B	+31N	−?N	F	4.0	16.0	16.0	11.00	1368	0.0
54	Motamasek, Behrad	0	IRI	−7B	+?N	−32N	−14B	+72N	+40B	−29N	=36B	−39N	3.5	36.5	36.5	7.75	1128	0.0
55	Zarei, Mohammadjavad	0	IRI	+57B	−11N	=37B	−41N	−38B	+?N	+70B	F	−20N	3.5	33.0	33.0	7.25	715	0.0
56	FIDE 536091502	0	—	+52B	−35N	+43B	−?N	=39B	+38N	−12B	F	F	3.5	31.0	31.0	14.75	769	0.0
57	FIDE 536091510	0	—	−55N	=70B	−47N	+71B	−31N	−45N	+65B	+67B	−36N	3.5	27.0	28.5	6.75	642	0.0
58	FIDE 536091529	0	—	−3N	+67B	+62N	−17B	−53N	−34B	−66N	+?B	−45N	3.0	32.5	32.5	5.00	904	0.0
59	Estiri, Alireza	0	IRI	−27N	−44B	−33N	+67B	+66N	+62B	−43N	−38B	−47N	3.0	31.5	33.5	7.00	894	0.0
60	FIDE 536048119	0	—	−6N	−29B	−53N	+73B	−50N	+67B	+?N	−51B	−62N	3.0	30.0	30.0	3.00	744	0.0
61	Fardost, Rayan	0	IRI	−23B	+66N	−46B	−63N	−37B	+73N	−51N	−47B	+67N	3.0	28.5	29.5	5.00	891	0.0
62	Sohrabpoor, Shahrokh	0	IRI	+?B	−15N	−58B	F	−48N	−59N	−49B	+71N	+60B	3.0	25.5	25.5	4.50	713	0.0
63	Mottalebi Chaleshtori, Arshan	0	IRI	−28N	+?N	−16B	+61B	−32N	−50B	+68N	F	F	3.0	25.0	25.0	5.00	674	0.0
64	Javidi, Arad	0	IRI	−17N	−31B	=?B	−65N	−44N	+75B	+47N	F	−37B	2.5	27.5	27.5	4.00	691	0.0
65	Moazzen, Reza	0	IRI	−21N	=71B	−70N	+64B	−33N	−68B	−57N	−?B	+75B	2.5	21.5	21.5	3.25	733	0.0
66	FIDE 536053864	0	—	−32N	−61B	−50N	F	−59B	+?N	+58B	−49N	−52B	2.0	26.0	26.0	3.00	667	0.0
67	FIDE 536091570	0	—	−19B	−58N	−?B	−59N	+75B	−60N	+73B	−57N	−61B	2.0	22.0	22.0	1.00	704	0.0
68	Hazarian, Pouya	0	IRI	−12B	+?N	−?B	−43N	−51B	+65N	−63B	F	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	2.50	756	0.0
69	FIDE 536091553	0	—	−?B	−?N	−45B	+75N	+?B	−52N	−40N	F	−41B	2.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	725	0.0
70	FIDE 536032905	0	—	−15B	=57N	+65B	F	−21N	−27B	−55N	F	F	1.5	28.5	28.5	4.25	780	0.0
71	FIDE 428033680	0	—	−39B	=65N	−?B	−57N	−?N	−?B	+75N	−62B	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	1.25	623	0.0
72	FIDE 536041939	0	—	−5N	−52B	+73N	F	−54B	F	F	F	F	1.0	18.5	18.5	1.00	782	0.0
73	FIDE 536001295	0	—	−25B	−49N	−72B	−60N	F	−61B	−67N	+75N	−?B	1.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	642	0.0
74	FIDE 536091561	0	—	−22N	−30B	+75B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	712	0.0
75	FIDE 536091537	0	—	−2B	−38N	−74N	−69B	−67N	−64N	−71B	−73B	−65N	0.0	23.0	24.0	0.00	903	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Janbarari, MahdiarIRI
+95.2
8.0 pts · #4
2Gholami, RayanIRI
+83.5
7.0 pts · #6
3Aghaei, SinaIRI
+62.0
6.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Esmaeilzadeh, YasinIRI
-78.0
4.5 pts · #37
2Zohoori, EmadIRI
-73.6
5.0 pts · #23
3Eshghi, AyhanIRI
-40.4
6.0 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R5+238 Elo gap
Zamani, Ali1463 beat Zohoori, Emad1701
R8+234 Elo gap
Janbarari, Mahdiar1624 beat Mahboobi, Kiasha1858
R9+203 Elo gap
Teroomideh, Kian1498 beat Zohoori, Emad1701