Iranian Cadet Chess Championship 2025 (Boys U12)

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95 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Sept 2025 to 20 Sept 2025 in Qom, Iran. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1898, and top seed was Aihan Rahbar (🇮🇷 IRI, CM, 2058).

Aihan Rahbar (🇮🇷 IRI, CM, 2058) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sahand Eshkevari (7.0) and Seyed Arad Moosavi (6.5). Rahbar took the lead from round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Kian Rahimi Bafghi (1490) beat Yasin Nateghi (1894), a +404-point gap.

Location

🇮🇷Qom, 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

🇮🇷CMAihan Rahbar2058

Avg top 10

1,898

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇷Iran×86

Top 3

🥇
CMAihan Rahbar
🇮🇷IRI·2058
7.5pts·2076perf+10.3
🥈
Sahand Eshkevari
🇮🇷IRI·1866
7.0pts·2003perf+61.9
🥉
Seyed Arad Moosavi
🇮🇷IRI·1934
6.5pts·1961perf+18.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Aihan Rahbar led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Rahbar7.5Eshkevari7Kolivand6.5Sharafi6.5Fardi6.5Moosavi6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE18 Sept

CM Aihan Rahbar takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Aihan Rahbar drew with Sahand Eshkevari (Black).

2× WIN STREAK · 3+4 wins

CM Aihan Rahbar posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 4 in a row (R5–R8) — total 7 wins.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMAihan Rahbar	*	½	—	—
2Sahand Eshkevari	½	*	—	1
3Mohammad Ali Kolivand	—	—	*	—
4Avash Sharafi	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rahbar, AihanCM	2058	IRI	+55N	+31B	+9N	−41B	+18N	+5B	+3B	+7N	=2N	7.5	48.0	52.0	44.00	2076	+10.3
2	Eshkevari, Sahand	1866	IRI	+46B	+15N	=12B	+14N	+19B	=3N	=7B	+10N	=1B	7.0	51.0	55.5	42.00	2003	+61.9
3	Moosavi, Seyed Arad	1934	IRI	+59N	+22B	+13N	+11B	+41N	=2B	−1N	=8B	=9N	6.5	50.0	54.0	36.50	1961	+18.2
4	Fardi, Kian	1865	IRI	+76N	+24B	=18N	=17B	+31N	=13B	=9N	+16B	=11N	6.5	46.5	49.5	34.50	1853	-0.4
5	Shamsi, Payar	1832	IRI	+48N	+67B	=17N	=21B	+44N	−1N	+13B	+22B	=8N	6.5	45.5	49.0	32.75	1873	+22.4
6	Amiri, Mahan	1950	IRI	+57B	+28N	+43B	−19N	+12B	=10N	=23B	=18N	+17B	6.5	45.0	49.0	34.75	1884	-16.2
7	Nateghi, Yasin	1894	IRI	−20N	+60B	+55N	+33B	+21N	+19B	=2N	−1B	+43N	6.5	44.5	48.5	32.00	1861	-3.6
8	Kolivand, Mohammad Ali	1894	IRI	+36B	=54N	=30B	+53N	+17B	=23N	+26B	=3N	=5B	6.5	44.0	48.0	34.00	1861	-5.6
9	Azadi, Taha	1776	IRI	+64N	+44B	−1B	+58N	=27B	+24N	=4B	+53N	=3B	6.5	44.0	48.0	31.25	1870	+35.3
10	Sharafi, Avash	1812	IRI	+63N	=25B	=38N	+32B	+67N	=6B	+41N	−2B	+18B	6.5	43.0	46.5	31.00	1846	+24.0
11	Hamzenia Tigi, Seyed Hesam	1779	IRI	+79B	+32N	+42B	−3N	=28B	=27N	+54B	+23N	=4B	6.5	43.0	46.0	30.75	1818	+18.0
12	Hasannia, Parsa	1725	IRI	+73N	+39B	=2N	=81B	−6N	=44B	+37N	+41B	+19N	6.5	41.5	44.5	30.75	1881	+65.2
13	Rajabioon, Mohammad Hosein	1761	IRI	+94B	+58N	−3B	+45N	+34B	=4N	−5N	+24B	=15N	6.0	44.5	45.5	26.25	1784	+10.8
14	Ramezani, Pourya	1711	IRI	+61N	=38B	+25N	−2B	=20N	+47B	−22N	+32B	+31N	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.25	1703	-3.2
15	Asadimanesh, Mohammad	1631	IRI	+78N	−2B	−20N	=62B	+85B	+56N	+25B	+27N	=13B	6.0	40.5	42.5	25.00	1683	+16.8
16	Malaknezhad, Amirali	1659	IRI	+88B	−42N	−57B	+40N	+36B	+58N	+32B	−4N	+53B	6.0	38.0	40.0	25.00	1722	+18.0
17	Salvati, Arsam	1710	IRI	+71B	+35N	=5B	=4N	−8N	+39B	+20N	=19B	−6N	5.5	47.0	50.5	28.25	1781	+32.0
18	Savaghebi FiroozAbadi, MohammadTaha	1759	IRI	+68B	+45N	=4B	=26N	−1B	+30N	+42B	=6B	−10N	5.5	47.0	50.5	27.25	1797	+15.6
19	Jafari, Koosha	1801	IRI	+56B	+53N	+29B	+6B	−2N	−7N	+31B	=17N	−12B	5.5	46.5	50.5	27.75	1800	+5.2
20	Rahimi Bafghi, Kian	1490	IRI	+7B	−23N	+15B	+30N	=14B	=28N	−17B	+54N	=29B	5.5	46.0	50.0	30.50	1769	+110.2
21	Dehghan Khalili, Mohammad	1685	IRI	+74B	+34N	=26B	=5N	−7B	−32N	+55B	+35N	=30B	5.5	43.0	46.5	26.25	1694	+5.2
22	Dalir, Mohammadmehdi	1639	IRI	+84B	−3N	+65B	−34N	+57B	+35N	+14B	−5N	=23B	5.5	42.5	45.0	24.25	1691	+26.0
23	Boromideh, Barsam	1697	IRI	+92N	+20B	−41N	+47B	+81N	=8B	=6N	−11B	=22N	5.5	42.5	43.5	23.25	1792	+40.4
24	Loveimi, Shayan	1624	IRI	+89B	−4N	=56B	+42N	+25B	−9B	+44N	−13N	+46B	5.5	42.0	43.5	22.50	1633	+1.9
25	Yasemi, Tahmores	1584	IRI	+69B	=10N	−14B	+56N	−24N	+34B	−15N	+61B	+42B	5.5	41.5	45.0	24.25	1563	-8.8
26	Kazemi, Mohammad Mehdi	1786	IRI	+66N	+33B	=21N	=18B	+39N	=41B	−8N	−43B	+44N	5.5	41.0	45.0	26.25	1749	-4.0
27	Najafi Karimi, Haman	1622	IRI	+72N	−41B	+76N	+38B	=9N	=11B	=43N	−15B	+49N	5.5	41.0	44.0	24.75	1698	+32.8
28	Ashtari, Mohammad Naeim	1647	IRI	+62N	−6B	+59N	+37B	=11N	=20B	−53N	=49B	+47N	5.5	40.5	44.5	25.75	1646	-0.4
29	Heydari Armaki, Amirali	1685	IRI	+60N	+85B	−19N	−39B	+48N	−37B	+59N	+34B	=20N	5.5	38.5	40.5	22.25	1545	-50.4
30	Fazelipoor, Amirmohammad	1585	IRI	+86N	=81B	=8N	−20B	+61N	−18B	+76N	+63B	=21N	5.5	37.0	39.0	20.50	1651	+17.8
31	Mehri, Yasin	1647	IRI	+40B	−1N	+36B	+35N	−4B	+45N	−19N	+37B	−14B	5.0	45.5	50.0	24.50	1686	+11.2
32	Fallahnejad, Nima	1569	IRI	+77N	−11B	+63N	−10N	+65B	+21B	−16N	−14N	+55B	5.0	42.5	45.5	20.50	1629	+24.0
33	Kafash Lahiji, Ramtin	1579	IRI	+51B	−26N	+69B	−7N	+46B	F	+48N	=42N	=36B	5.0	39.5	43.0	21.75	1612	+8.8
34	Sabzekar, Mohammadhosein	1521	IRI	+90N	−21B	+72N	+22B	−13N	−25N	+65B	−29N	+54B	5.0	39.5	40.5	18.00	1584	+22.0
35	Mouchegani, Arash	1522	IRI	+50N	−17B	+61N	−31B	+77N	−22B	+64N	−21B	+63N	5.0	38.0	41.0	19.50	1378	-35.2
36	Hosseini, Amirmahdi	1494	IRI	−8N	+52B	−31N	+78B	−16N	+60B	=67N	+70B	=33N	5.0	38.0	41.0	19.25	1432	-14.0
37	Palvan, Asef	1521	IRI	−42B	+74N	+83B	−28N	+87B	+29N	−12B	−31N	+65B	5.0	37.5	39.5	18.00	1559	+9.2
38	Tadayyonfar, Rusteen	1521	IRI	+83B	=14N	=10B	−27N	+82B	−54N	=68B	=45N	+58B	5.0	37.0	40.0	20.25	1590	+19.2
39	Amani Shourbariki, Arash	1527	IRI	+95B	−12N	+90B	+29N	−26B	−17N	−49B	+66N	+57B	5.0	36.5	36.5	14.50	1559	+8.8
40	Mehri, Ermia	0	IRI	−31N	−59B	+66N	−16B	+95N	−55B	+77N	+76B	+67N	5.0	32.5	32.5	13.50	1491	0.0
41	Hosseinzadeh, Salar	1855	IRI	+49B	+27N	+23B	+1N	−3B	=26N	−10B	−12N	F	4.5	48.0	48.0	25.75	1803	-16.0
42	Shekofte, Mohammad	0	IRI	+37N	+16B	−11N	−24B	+55N	+67B	−18N	=33B	−25N	4.5	43.0	46.5	21.00	1623	0.0
43	Toosi, Mohammad Yasin	1760	IRI	+75N	+47B	−6N	−44B	+59N	F	=27B	+26N	−7B	4.5	42.0	45.5	20.25	1691	-23.6
44	Norouzi, Amir Ali	1567	IRI	+80B	−9N	+82B	+43N	−5B	=12N	−24B	+56N	−26B	4.5	42.0	45.0	17.75	1599	+7.2
45	Bahram Habashi, Yoosef	1533	IRI	+70N	−18B	+85N	−13B	+50N	−31B	=61N	=38B	=48N	4.5	38.0	40.0	16.75	1385	-36.4
46	Mirzaei, Sobhan	1462	IRI	−2N	=78B	+70N	=50B	−33N	+62B	=47N	+67B	−24N	4.5	37.5	40.5	17.00	1492	+3.2
47	Mohammad Mosaei, Mahan	1542	IRI	+82B	−43N	+80B	−23N	+69B	−14N	=46B	+68N	−28B	4.5	36.0	39.0	15.25	1289	-50.4
48	Teymuri Shamasbi, Sepehr	1435	IRI	−5B	+89N	−53B	+80N	−29B	+51N	−33B	+86N	=45B	4.5	35.0	36.5	13.25	1274	-32.8
49	Hajizadeh, Amir Ali	1448	IRI	−41N	−72B	−50N	+74B	+91N	+78B	+39N	=28N	−27B	4.5	35.0	36.0	15.25	1574	+17.2
50	Sheikhi, Elyar	0	IRI	−35B	=71N	+49B	=46N	−45B	=79N	+85B	−58N	+68B	4.5	32.5	34.5	15.50	1369	0.0
51	Rastgar Koulaie, Masiha	0	IRI	−33N	−64B	−60N	+92B	+66N	−48B	=62N	+78B	+75N	4.5	32.0	33.0	13.50	1350	0.0
52	Mehrjerdi, Parsina	0	IRI	−54B	−36N	=68B	−71N	+84B	+89N	−56B	+79N	+73B	4.5	29.0	30.5	12.25	1301	0.0
53	Mohammad Mosaei, Mahyar	1583	IRI	+87N	−19B	+48N	−8B	+60N	F	+28B	−9B	−16N	4.0	41.5	43.5	16.00	1579	-4.8
54	Falahati Kahkha Zhale, Mohamadrez	1642	IRI	+52N	=8B	−81N	=77B	+63N	+38B	−11N	−20B	−34N	4.0	40.0	43.0	18.25	1537	-41.2
55	Jamallivani, Radin	1515	IRI	−1B	+88N	−7B	+89N	−42B	+40N	−21N	+64B	−32N	4.0	40.0	41.5	12.50	966	-34.4
56	Forouzandeh, Farjad	1413	IRI	−19N	+87B	=24N	−25B	+70N	−15B	+52N	−44B	=62N	4.0	39.0	41.0	14.75	1278	-24.4
57	Sedighi, Alireza	1512	IRI	−6N	+62B	+16N	−67B	−22N	−61B	+78N	+60B	−39N	4.0	38.5	41.5	17.00	1427	-23.2
58	Shapoori, Amirali	1562	IRI	+93N	−13B	+64N	−9B	+86N	−16B	−63N	+50B	−38N	4.0	38.0	39.0	11.50	827	-83.6
59	Rajabi Aghmasjed, Miad	1501	IRI	−3B	+40N	−28B	+91N	−43B	+88N	−29B	=73N	=61B	4.0	36.5	37.5	11.75	944	-31.6
60	Manouchehri, Mahdi	0	IRI	−29B	−7N	+51B	+83N	−53B	−36N	+82B	−57N	+87B	4.0	35.5	37.5	12.50	832	0.0
61	Jafari Chaleshtori, Shayan	0	IRI	−14B	+95N	−35B	+90N	−30B	+57N	=45B	−25N	=59N	4.0	35.5	35.5	9.25	1404	0.0
62	Matinkia, Ali	0	IRI	−28B	−57N	+95B	=15N	=68B	−46N	=51B	+84N	=56B	4.0	34.5	34.5	11.50	1294	0.0
63	Zabihzadeh, Seyed Raeen	1417	IRI	−10B	+91N	−32B	+93N	−54B	+82N	+58B	−30N	−35B	4.0	34.0	35.0	9.00	1343	-22.0
64	Abbasi Mollaei, Mohammad Mahdi	0	IRI	−9B	+51N	−58B	−82N	+80B	+69N	−35B	−55N	+86B	4.0	33.5	35.5	13.00	794	0.0
65	Javadnia, Mohammadamin	1428	IRI	−81N	+86B	−22N	+72B	−32N	+77B	−34N	+69B	−37N	4.0	33.5	35.5	12.00	814	-60.8
66	Ebrahimi, Mohammadmehdi	1412	IRI	−26B	−69N	−40B	+84N	−51B	+80N	+87B	−39B	+70N	4.0	32.5	34.5	11.00	850	-17.6
67	Zadehdabbagh, Shantiya	1606	IRI	+91B	−5N	+94B	+57N	−10B	−42N	=36B	−46N	−40B	3.5	37.0	38.0	8.50	1472	-37.2
68	Faeilzadeh, Hesam	0	IRI	−18N	−70B	=52N	+75B	=62N	+86B	=38N	−47B	−50N	3.5	35.0	37.0	12.25	1332	0.0
69	Najafi, Mohammad Taha	0	IRI	−25N	+66B	−33N	+76B	−47N	−64B	+74B	−65N	=79B	3.5	33.5	36.5	12.00	1392	0.0
70	Shabani, Arta	0	IRI	−45B	+68N	−46B	=85N	−56B	+71N	+79B	−36N	−66B	3.5	32.0	34.0	11.00	1184	0.0
71	Jokar, Amir Erfan	0	IRI	−17N	=50B	−77N	+52B	−76N	−70B	=83N	+80B	=72N	3.5	30.5	33.5	13.00	789	0.0
72	Mohammadian Kebria, M Kian	0	IRI	−27B	+49N	−34B	−65N	−79B	+90N	−73B	+93N	=71B	3.5	30.0	31.0	8.25	1256	0.0
73	FIDE 536028711	0	—	−12B	−82N	−89B	−88N	+75N	+91B	+72N	=59B	−52N	3.5	28.5	29.5	10.00	1415	0.0
74	Mahjourian, Benyamin	0	IRI	−21N	−37B	−86N	−49N	+92B	+95B	−69N	=77B	+84N	3.5	27.0	27.0	5.00	751	0.0
75	Bahmani, M Arad	0	IRI	−43B	−80N	=84B	−68N	−73B	+92N	+89B	+85N	−51B	3.5	25.0	26.0	5.75	960	0.0
76	Khodadad Motlagh, Alireza	1459	IRI	−4B	+84N	−27B	−69N	+71B	+87N	−30B	−40N	F	3.0	34.0	34.0	8.00	891	-28.4
77	Rezaei, Aydin	0	IRI	−32B	=79N	+71B	=54N	−35B	−65N	−40B	=74N	=85B	3.0	33.0	35.0	9.75	1284	0.0
78	Mohammadi, Erfan	0	IRI	−15B	=46N	=79B	−36N	+90B	−49N	−57B	−51N	+93B	3.0	32.5	33.5	5.75	1223	0.0
79	Amid, Roham	1411	IRI	−11N	=77B	=78N	−86B	+72N	=50B	−70N	−52B	=69N	3.0	32.0	34.0	10.50	983	-4.4
80	Saadat Taghroodi, Sepas	0	IRI	−44N	+75B	−47N	−48B	−64N	−66B	+90B	−71N	+91B	3.0	29.5	30.5	5.50	692	0.0
81	Shorakayi, Ali	1831	IRI	+65B	=30N	+54B	=12N	−23B	F	F	F	F	3.0	29.5	29.5	14.00	1693	-31.6
82	Samadi, Mohammad Sepehr	0	IRI	−47N	+73B	−44N	+64B	−38N	−63B	−60N	+95B	F	3.0	29.5	29.5	7.50	713	0.0
83	Yazdani Nasab, Mehrzad	0	IRI	−38N	+92B	−37N	−60B	=89B	−85N	=71B	−87N	+90B	3.0	24.0	25.0	4.50	721	0.0
84	FIDE 536080004	0	—	−22N	−76B	=75N	−66B	−52N	+93B	+91N	−62B	−74B	2.5	29.0	30.0	3.75	702	0.0
85	Imani, Ali	0	IRI	F	−29N	−45B	=70B	−15N	+83B	−50N	−75B	=77N	2.0	33.5	33.5	6.25	817	0.0
86	Movahedi, Sina	0	IRI	−30B	−65N	+74B	+79N	−58B	−68N	F	−48B	−64N	2.0	32.0	34.0	6.50	1257	0.0
87	FIDE 536076902	0	—	−53B	−56N	+88B	F	−37N	−76B	−66N	+83B	−60N	2.0	29.0	30.0	5.00	680	0.0
88	Mashhadi, Abolfazl	0	IRI	−16N	−55B	−87N	+73B	+93N	−59B	F	F	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	4.50	753	0.0
89	FIDE 536091677	0	—	−24N	−48B	+73N	−55B	=83N	−52B	−75N	F	F	1.5	28.5	28.5	5.00	729	0.0
90	FIDE 536091723	0	—	−34B	F	−39N	−61B	−78N	−72B	−80N	+92B	−83N	1.0	27.5	27.5	1.00	724	0.0
91	FIDE 536091685	0	—	−67N	−63B	+92N	−59B	−49B	−73N	−84B	F	−80N	1.0	26.0	26.0	1.00	690	0.0
92	FIDE 536079995	0	—	−23B	−83N	−91B	−51N	−74N	−75B	F	−90N	+95B	1.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	898	0.0
93	FIDE 536091707	0	—	−58B	−94N	F	−63B	−88B	−84N	+95N	−72B	−78N	1.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	691	0.0
94	Arabzadeh, Amirhossein	0	IRI	−13N	+93B	−67N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	884	0.0
95	FIDE 536091715	0	—	−39N	−61B	−62N	F	−40B	−74N	−93B	−82N	−92N	0.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	728	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rahimi Bafghi, KianIRI
+110.2
5.5 pts · #15
2Hasannia, ParsaIRI
+65.2
6.5 pts · #11
3Eshkevari, SahandIRI
+61.9
7.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Shapoori, AmiraliIRI
-83.6
4.0 pts · #75
2Javadnia, MohammadaminIRI
-60.8
4.0 pts · #81
3Mohammad Mosaei, MahanIRI
-50.4
4.5 pts · #69

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