Iranian Youth Chess Championship 2025 (Boys U16)

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65 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Sept 2025 to 20 Sept 2025 in Qazvin, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 2037, and top seed was Amirreza Kerdegar (🇮🇷 IRI, 2181).

Amirreza Kerdegar (🇮🇷 IRI, 2181) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mahan Faraji (7.0) and Ramtin Ilkhanipour (6.5). Kerdegar shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Rastin Nikou (1475) beat Mohammad Fazel Fallah (1847), a +372-point gap.

Location

🇮🇷Qazvin, 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

🇮🇷Amirreza Kerdegar2181

Avg top 10

2,037

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇷Iran×64

Top 3

🥇
Amirreza Kerdegar
🇮🇷IRI·2181
7.0pts·2163perf-1.8
🥈
Mahan Faraji
🇮🇷IRI·1929
7.0pts·2160perf+76.2
🥉
Ramtin Ilkhanipour
🇮🇷IRI·2066
6.5pts·2059perf+4.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Kerdegar7Faraji7Sharafi6.5Khosravi6.5Ilkhanipour6.5Rabbani6.5— ex-leaders:Safarnezhadled R5, #18

R7 · LEADER CHANGE18 Sept

Mahan Faraji takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Kerdegar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Amirreza Kerdegar drew with Mahan Faraji (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Amirreza Kerdegar	*	½	½	—
2Mahan Faraji	½	*	½	—
3Amirhossein Sharafi	½	½	*	—
4Korosh Khosravi	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kerdegar, Amirreza	2181	IRI	+28N	+14B	+8N	=12B	=3N	+20B	=4N	+15B	=2N	7.0	48.0	52.5	39.75	2163	-1.8
2	Faraji, Mahan	1929	IRI	+48N	+22B	=20N	+9B	=12N	+3B	+13N	=4B	=1B	7.0	47.0	50.5	38.50	2160	+76.2
3	Ilkhanipour, Ramtin	2066	IRI	+49B	+16N	=11B	+7N	=1B	−2N	=14N	+26B	+13N	6.5	47.5	50.5	34.25	2059	+4.0
4	Sharafi, Amirhossein	1927	IRI	+38B	+32N	=6B	=5N	+27B	+37N	=1B	=2N	=8B	6.5	46.5	50.5	33.75	2045	+62.3
5	Rabbani, Abtin	2006	IRI	+59N	+18B	=26N	=4B	+16N	=12B	=20N	=14B	+17N	6.5	43.5	45.0	31.50	2021	+13.3
6	Khelghatdoust, Amirali	2074	IRI	+21N	+34B	=4N	+15B	−20N	+26B	=12N	=16B	+14N	6.5	43.0	47.0	33.25	2049	-4.0
7	Khosravi, Korosh	1869	IRI	+35N	+36B	=9N	−3B	=21N	+30B	=17N	+12B	+16N	6.5	42.5	46.5	31.75	1925	+37.6
8	Taleshi, Radmehr	1944	IRI	+33N	+58B	−1B	+10N	−26N	+28B	+34N	+20B	=4N	6.5	42.0	44.0	29.25	2000	+34.8
9	Mahmoudi, Mohammad Pouria	2021	IRI	+46B	+53N	=7B	−2N	+19B	=17B	=26N	+32N	=11B	6.0	43.0	45.5	27.25	1932	-31.2
10	Darabi, Mohammad Parsa	1686	IRI	+60N	+13B	−12N	−8B	+25N	−15B	+30N	+24B	+22N	6.0	42.5	44.0	26.50	1888	+80.4
11	Zihaghi, Amir Arsalan	1924	IRI	+40N	+31B	=3N	−20B	−17N	+21B	+52N	+18B	=9N	6.0	42.0	44.5	27.75	1923	+6.9
12	Jalali Bidakhavidi, Armin	1999	IRI	+30B	+23N	+10B	=1N	=2B	=5N	=6B	−7N	=15B	5.5	50.0	54.5	31.75	1964	-8.0
13	Reshad, Radin	1938	IRI	+44B	−10N	+17B	+22N	=18B	+32N	−2B	+19N	−3B	5.5	45.5	49.0	26.75	1853	-30.8
14	Rajabzadeh, Arsam	1856	IRI	+51B	−1N	+49B	=32N	+43B	+18N	=3B	=5N	−6B	5.5	43.0	46.0	23.75	1889	+22.8
15	Asadi, Mohammadmobin	1883	IRI	+39B	+52N	=37B	−6N	=23B	+10N	+29B	−1N	=12N	5.5	42.5	45.0	24.25	1935	+20.1
16	Eskandari, Parsia	1809	IRI	+42B	−3B	+40N	+52N	−5B	+27N	+37B	=6N	−7B	5.5	42.0	44.5	21.75	1875	+38.0
17	Noori, Abolfazl	1780	IRI	=43N	+57B	−13N	+35B	+11B	=9N	=7B	+34N	−5B	5.5	42.0	44.0	24.00	1859	+38.8
18	Zareie, Kamyar	1751	IRI	+45B	−5N	+38B	+36N	=13N	−14B	+47B	−11N	+31N	5.5	39.5	43.0	22.25	1769	+6.8
19	Fallah, Mohammad Fazel	1847	IRI	−36N	+43B	=25N	+39B	−9N	+48B	+31N	−13B	+28N	5.5	37.0	40.5	22.50	1747	-34.4
20	Safarnezhad, Armin	2100	IRI	+29B	+56N	=2B	+11N	+6B	−1N	=5B	−8N	F	5.0	46.0	46.0	25.75	2047	-17.6
21	Mohammad Bidaghi, Ali	1618	IRI	−6B	+51N	=56B	+45N	=7B	−11N	−24N	+42B	+41N	5.0	38.0	40.0	18.25	1727	+38.8
22	Khorshidi, Kiyan	1681	IRI	+61B	−2N	+55B	−13B	−30N	+51N	+27B	+29N	−10B	5.0	37.0	38.0	15.00	1644	-16.8
23	Goodarzi, Hesam	1728	IRI	+64N	−12B	=35N	+47B	=15N	−34B	=25N	=28B	+40N	5.0	36.0	36.5	17.50	1665	-25.2
24	Rismanchi, Ramtin	1766	IRI	+47B	−37N	+44B	−27N	+49B	−29N	+21B	−10N	+39B	5.0	35.0	38.0	19.00	1664	-39.2
25	Ghorbani, Komeil	1580	IRI	−37B	+54N	=19B	=56N	−10B	+61N	=23B	+38N	=29B	5.0	33.5	34.5	16.00	1715	+48.8
26	Saghaei, Parsina	1863	IRI	+27B	+55N	=5B	=37N	+8B	−6N	=9B	−3N	−32B	4.5	45.0	47.0	21.25	1865	+8.0
27	Rouhi, Arash	1503	IRI	−26N	+28B	+58N	+24B	−4N	−16B	−22N	=33B	+42N	4.5	39.0	41.0	17.25	1705	+87.2
28	Saharkhiz, Arash	1644	IRI	−1B	−27N	+51B	+50N	+36B	−8N	+55B	=23N	−19B	4.5	38.5	40.5	14.50	1636	-12.0
29	Haghighinia, Amir Ali	1640	IRI	−20N	−35B	+64N	+41B	+40N	+24B	−15N	−22B	=25N	4.5	37.5	38.0	16.00	1644	-5.2
30	Shahbazi, Hirad	1552	IRI	−12N	+65B	−34N	+63B	+22B	−7N	−10B	+35N	=38B	4.5	35.5	35.5	11.50	1623	+16.8
31	Iran Nejad, Kiarash	1662	IRI	+63B	−11N	+50B	−34B	=44N	+39N	−19B	+46N	−18B	4.5	35.0	35.5	12.75	1636	-12.8
32	Rafiei, Mobin	1670	IRI	F	−4B	+63N	=14B	+56N	−13B	+42N	−9B	+26N	4.5	34.0	34.0	13.25	1838	+57.6
33	Asadi, Soshyant	1549	IRI	−8B	=45N	−47B	+46N	−42B	=35N	+50B	=27N	+43B	4.5	32.5	35.5	16.00	1561	-0.8
34	Darang, Mehrbod	1830	IRI	+54B	−6N	+30B	+31N	−37B	+23N	−8B	−17B	F	4.0	39.0	39.0	16.50	1778	-19.6
35	Khosravi, Farbod	1522	IRI	−7B	+29N	=23B	−17N	−47N	=33B	+36N	−30B	+49N	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.25	1646	+49.6
36	Nikou, Rastin	1475	IRI	+19B	−7N	+46B	−18B	−28N	−45N	−35B	+57N	+51B	4.0	36.0	38.0	14.00	1620	+46.8
37	Kouchaki, Amirreza	2042	IRI	+25N	+24B	=15N	=26B	+34N	−4B	−16N	F	F	4.0	36.0	36.0	19.00	1868	-56.4
38	Paghandeh, Alireza	1546	IRI	−4N	+60B	−18N	+58B	−53N	=41B	+44N	−25B	=30N	4.0	33.5	35.0	11.25	1577	+10.8
39	Ramezani, Sorosh	1543	IRI	−15N	+62N	=53B	−19N	+45B	−31B	=41N	+61B	−24N	4.0	31.5	32.5	8.75	1563	-50.4
40	Alishahi, Ali	1544	IRI	−11B	+61N	−16B	+62N	−29B	+49N	−46B	+55N	−23B	4.0	30.5	31.5	7.00	1579	+7.2
41	Nabizadeh, Nikan	1497	IRI	−56B	−49N	+61B	−29N	+50B	=38N	=39B	+59N	−21B	4.0	27.0	28.0	9.50	1485	-3.6
42	Amani, Amirabbas	1414	IRI	−16N	=46N	−45B	+59B	+33N	+53B	−32B	−21N	−27B	3.5	33.5	35.0	10.25	1587	+65.6
43	Zareie, Mahyar	1411	IRI	=17B	−19N	+59N	+53B	−14N	−52B	−48N	+44B	−33N	3.5	33.0	34.5	10.25	1590	+61.6
44	Azadi, Mohammad Taha	1546	IRI	−13N	+64B	−24N	+57B	=31B	−47N	−38B	−43N	+55B	3.5	30.0	30.5	6.75	1430	-40.4
45	Golsorkhi, Amir Taha	0	IRI	−18N	=33B	+42N	−21B	−39N	+36B	+49N	F	F	3.5	29.5	29.5	12.75	1582	0.0
46	Mahamed, Yasin	1573	IRI	−9N	=42B	−36N	−33B	F	+59B	+40N	−31B	+61N	3.5	29.0	29.5	8.25	1494	-36.0
47	Aminzadeh, Amirali	0	IRI	−24N	=59B	+33N	−23N	+35B	+44B	−18N	F	F	3.5	29.0	29.0	12.75	1633	0.0
48	Kouchaki, Aein	1546	IRI	−2B	−50N	+54B	+60N	=52B	−19N	+43B	F	F	3.5	25.5	25.5	8.75	1657	+24.0
49	Hajimohammadi, Mahdiyar	1597	IRI	−3N	+41B	−14N	+55B	−24N	−40B	−45B	+63N	−35B	3.0	34.5	35.0	6.50	1495	-42.8
50	Mersaghian, Kasra	0	IRI	−58N	+48B	−31N	−28B	−41N	+63B	−33N	=54B	=60N	3.0	27.0	27.5	6.00	1348	0.0
51	Rajabzadeh, Diako	1489	IRI	−14N	−21B	−28N	+65B	+63N	−22B	−61N	+60B	−36N	3.0	27.0	27.0	2.00	853	-60.0
52	Mohammadi, Parsa	1646	IRI	F	−15B	+57N	−16B	=48N	+43N	−11B	F	F	2.5	26.0	26.0	7.25	1567	-23.6
53	Safari, Amirmohammad	1752	IRI	+65N	−9B	=39N	−43N	+38B	−42N	F	F	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	6.00	1466	-72.4
54	Rafiei, Taha	1441	IRI	−34N	−25B	−48N	=64B	−59N	F	=57B	=50N	+63B	2.5	20.0	20.0	3.25	833	-42.8
55	Sheykhmohammadi, Ali	1415	IRI	F	−26B	−22N	−49N	+57B	+58B	−28N	−40B	−44N	2.0	28.5	28.5	4.00	1339	-21.2
56	Salehi reihani, Bahamin	1858	IRI	+41N	−20B	=21N	=25B	−32B	F	F	F	F	2.0	23.5	23.5	9.00	1618	-45.9
57	Shams, Amirali	0	IRI	+62B	−17N	−52B	−44N	−55N	=60B	=54N	−36B	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	1333	0.0
58	Seyfi, Artin	1719	IRI	+50B	−8N	−27B	−38N	+60B	−55N	F	F	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	4.50	798	-104.0
59	Arabi, Amir Reza	1571	IRI	−5B	=47N	−43B	−42N	+54B	−46N	F	−41B	F	1.5	27.0	27.0	4.25	1276	-91.6
60	Mersaghian, Kourosh	0	IRI	−10B	−38N	F	−48B	−58N	=57N	=63B	−51N	=50B	1.5	24.0	24.0	2.75	795	0.0
61	Nasrollahi, Amirmohammad	0	IRI	−22N	−40B	−41N	F	F	−25B	+51B	−39N	−46B	1.0	29.5	29.5	3.00	1269	0.0
62	Neshani, Mohammad Hosein	1650	IRI	−57N	−39B	+65N	−40B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	819	-43.6
63	Rastegar, Sobhan	0	IRI	−31N	F	−32B	−30N	−51B	−50N	=60N	−49B	−54N	0.5	26.5	26.5	0.75	767	0.0
64	Khorami, Mahdiyar	0	IRI	−23B	−44N	−29B	=54N	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	19.0	19.0	1.25	1266	0.0
65	FIDE 42718880	0	—	−53B	−30N	−62B	−51N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	811	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rouhi, ArashIRI
+87.2
4.5 pts · #20
2Darabi, Mohammad ParsaIRI
+80.4
6.0 pts · #17
3Faraji, MahanIRI
+76.2
7.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Seyfi, ArtinIRI
-104.0
2.0 pts · #65
2Arabi, Amir RezaIRI
-91.6
1.5 pts · #55
3Safari, AmirmohammadIRI
-72.4
2.5 pts · #54

Biggest upsets

R1+372 Elo gap
Nikou, Rastin1475 beat Fallah, Mohammad Fazel1847
R4+341 Elo gap
Zareie, Mahyar1411 beat Safari, Amirmohammad1752
R6+338 Elo gap
Amani, Amirabbas1414 beat Safari, Amirmohammad1752