Iranian Youth Chess Championship 2025 (Boys U18)

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62 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Sept 2025 to 20 Sept 2025 in Qom, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 2062, and top seed was Arvin Riahi (🇮🇷 IRI, 2145).

Taha Golshaani (🇮🇷 IRI, 2061) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mohammad Hosei Ghanbaralifarzad (7.5) and Mehrad Baghaei (6.5). Golshaani shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Arad Khodabandehloo (1471) beat MohammadAmin Shahsavaripour (1935), a +464-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

🇮🇷Arvin Riahi2145

Avg top 10

2,062

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇷Iran×59

Top 3

🥇
Taha Golshaani
🇮🇷IRI·2061
7.5pts·2194perf+61.2
🥈
Mohammad Hosei Ghanbaralifarzad
🇮🇷IRI·2098
7.5pts·2176perf+35.7
🥉
Mehrad Baghaei
🇮🇷IRI·2114
6.5pts·2118perf+10.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Golshaani7.5Ghanbaralifarzad7.5Kalantari6.5Baghaei6.5Riahi6.5Alizadegan6.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE17 Sept

Arvin Riahi takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Golshaani takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Taha Golshaani 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)Mohammad Hosei Ghanbaralifarzad 5 wins (R5–R9)Mohammad Saleh Kalantari 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Taha Golshaani	*	—	—	1
2Mohammad Hosei Ghanbaralifarzad	—	*	—	—
3Mohammad Saleh Kalantari	—	—	*	—
4Mehrad Baghaei	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Golshaani, Taha	2061	IRI	+26B	+20N	+18B	=6N	−4B	+13N	+11B	+5B	+3N	7.5	47.0	51.5	41.75	2194	+61.2
2	Ghanbaralifarzad, Mohammad Hosei	2098	IRI	+56N	+11B	=12N	−52B	+24N	+23B	+17B	+6N	+4B	7.5	40.5	42.5	37.25	2176	+35.7
3	Baghaei, Mehrad	2114	IRI	+34N	+10B	+14N	+22B	+5N	−6B	+8B	=4N	−1B	6.5	49.0	53.0	35.75	2118	+10.0
4	Damod, Sajjad	1928	IRI	+40N	+24B	=52N	+12B	+1N	=5B	+6N	=3B	−2N	6.5	48.5	51.0	35.75	2146	+108.8
5	Alizadegan, Korosh	2108	IRI	+25B	+9N	+13B	+7N	−3B	=4N	+18B	−1N	+22B	6.5	48.0	52.5	35.25	2102	+4.0
6	Riahi, Arvin	2145	IRI	+50N	+8B	+46N	=1B	+52N	+3N	−4B	−2B	+15N	6.5	45.5	48.0	30.25	2149	+8.4
7	Kalantari, Mohammad Saleh	2032	IRI	+58N	+37B	+23N	−5B	−8N	=10B	+24N	+11B	+17N	6.5	42.0	43.5	28.00	2006	-3.6
8	Sotoude Nia, Mahdiar	1861	IRI	+29B	−6N	+27B	+21N	+7B	F	−3N	+17B	+9N	6.0	44.5	47.0	31.50	2050	+68.8
9	Mousavi, Seyed Amir Mohammad	1801	IRI	+30N	−5B	+34N	+16B	−22N	+36B	+14N	+23B	−8B	6.0	41.0	45.0	28.00	1927	+47.6
10	Damya, Aydin	1829	IRI	+53B	−3N	+62B	+39N	=18B	=7N	−15N	+34B	+21B	6.0	39.0	39.0	21.25	1902	+32.8
11	Zeinali, Alireza	1796	IRI	+41B	−2N	+38B	=13N	+20B	+12B	−1N	−7N	+34B	5.5	45.5	49.5	25.25	1894	+43.2
12	Dezhdar, Aria	1891	IRI	+47B	+21N	=2B	−4N	+45B	−11N	−19B	+27B	+24N	5.5	42.0	45.0	24.25	1837	-17.6
13	Jahantighi, Bardia	1889	IRI	+48N	+36B	−5N	=11B	+50N	−1B	+37N	=18B	=16N	5.5	41.0	43.5	21.50	1862	-10.8
14	Abdolghani, Mohamadjavad	1899	IRI	+31N	+39B	−3B	−35N	+27B	+21N	−9B	=19N	+23N	5.5	40.0	44.0	25.00	1822	-27.2
15	Shahsavaripour, MohammadAmin	1935	IRI	−38B	+44N	−39B	+29N	+26B	+35N	+10B	=22N	−6B	5.5	38.0	41.5	24.75	1787	-46.0
16	Abdolahi, Amir Taha	1758	IRI	+28B	−46N	+41B	−9N	+47B	−42N	+29B	+39N	=13B	5.5	36.0	39.0	22.75	1688	-20.0
17	Karimi, Arad	1911	IRI	+60B	−19N	+26B	+20N	+35B	+22B	−2N	−8N	−7B	5.0	43.0	44.0	19.00	1858	-19.6
18	Azimi Aghghale, Amirmahdi	1870	IRI	+49N	+55B	−1N	+37B	=10N	+46B	−5N	=13N	F	5.0	41.0	43.0	18.25	1942	+22.0
19	Mehrkhah, Hadi	1757	IRI	+33N	+17B	−22N	=23B	−46N	+43B	+12N	=14B	F	5.0	38.0	41.5	23.50	1932	+55.6
20	Ataee, Mohamadreza	1783	IRI	+51N	−1B	+48N	−17B	−11N	+40B	=26N	=30B	+36N	5.0	38.0	40.5	18.00	1598	-41.3
21	Balaghi, Mohammad Javad	1740	IRI	+32N	−12B	+55N	−8B	+56N	−14B	+36N	+37B	−10N	5.0	37.5	39.5	16.50	1680	-19.2
22	Nouri, Alaa	2022	IRI	+27B	+35N	+19B	−3N	+9B	−17N	F	=15B	−5N	4.5	43.0	47.0	22.25	1920	-34.4
23	Vasheghani, Behrad	1886	IRI	+44B	+38N	−7B	=19N	+25B	−2N	+45B	−9N	−14B	4.5	42.5	46.0	18.00	1762	-49.6
24	Bahaloo, Mohammad Javad	1753	IRI	+43B	−4N	+28B	=42N	−2B	+25N	−7B	+45N	−12B	4.5	42.5	46.0	18.00	1780	+4.8
25	Mogheisi, Amirhossein	1595	IRI	−5N	=30B	+33N	+31B	−23N	−24B	+50N	=26B	=32N	4.5	38.0	40.5	18.25	1616	-0.4
26	Dara, Mohammad Saeed	1541	IRI	−1N	+51B	−17N	+49B	−15N	+54B	=20B	=25N	=29B	4.5	37.5	39.5	14.50	1593	+4.4
27	Hannani, Arshia	1503	IRI	−22N	+59B	−8N	+54B	−14N	+49B	+35B	−12N	=28B	4.5	35.0	36.5	12.75	1625	+18.8
28	Orouji, Ali	0	IRI	−16N	+40B	−24N	+48B	+31N	−37B	−34N	+49B	=27N	4.5	34.0	37.0	16.75	1444	0.0
29	Haghighat, Parham	0	IRI	−8N	−50B	+59N	−15B	+33N	+56B	−16N	+48B	=26N	4.5	33.5	35.0	13.25	1526	0.0
30	Khavari, Arsalan	0	IRI	−9B	=25N	+43B	−50B	−40N	+55N	+51B	=20N	=31B	4.5	32.5	34.5	15.00	1410	0.0
31	Alizadeh, Parsa	0	IRI	−14B	=43N	+58B	−25N	−28B	=53N	+55B	+41N	=30N	4.5	31.0	32.5	12.75	1549	0.0
32	Shabani, Saleh	0	IRI	−21B	−47N	−54B	+58N	+61B	+38N	−39B	+35N	=25B	4.5	28.0	28.5	12.25	1646	0.0
33	Oujari, Matin	0	IRI	−19B	+60N	−25B	−47N	−29B	=44N	+59N	+54B	+48N	4.5	27.0	28.0	9.25	874	0.0
34	Ramezanlou, Taha	1606	IRI	−3B	+54N	−9B	+41N	−42B	+47N	+28B	−10N	−11N	4.0	39.5	41.5	13.50	1055	-39.6
35	Mirgaluy Bayat, M Amin	1771	IRI	+59N	−22B	+36N	+14B	−17N	−15B	−27N	−32B	+44B	4.0	37.0	38.5	14.50	1614	-37.6
36	Lashkari, Mahyar	0	IRI	+45B	−13N	−35B	+62N	+39B	−9N	−21B	+38N	−20B	4.0	37.0	37.0	11.50	1665	0.0
37	Jamali, Mohammad Hami	1787	IRI	+57B	−7N	+47B	−18N	+38B	+28N	−13B	−21N	F	4.0	35.5	35.5	13.50	1556	-55.2
38	Khodabandehloo, Arad	1471	IRI	+15N	−23B	−11N	+55B	−37N	−32B	+43N	−36B	+49N	4.0	34.5	36.5	14.00	1627	+24.4
39	Bameri, Amir Hossein	1668	IRI	+61B	−14N	+15N	−10B	−36N	+48B	+32N	−16B	F	4.0	34.5	34.5	13.50	1662	-1.6
40	Bagheri Motlagh, Hossein	1423	IRI	−4B	−28N	=53B	=44N	+30B	−20N	−41B	+51N	+47B	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.00	1003	-7.2
41	Kianian, Arshya	0	IRI	−11N	+58B	−16N	−34B	−48N	+62B	+40N	−31B	+51N	4.0	30.5	30.5	8.00	1600	0.0
42	Bojand , Mohamad Sadegh	1850	IRI	+54N	−52B	=50N	=24B	+34N	+16B	F	F	F	4.0	25.5	25.5	15.00	1850	0.0
43	Safari, Arshavir	0	IRI	−24N	=31B	−30N	+60B	+51N	−19N	−38B	−44N	+53B	3.5	31.0	32.0	8.25	851	0.0
44	Fatahi, Aboulfazl	0	IRI	−23N	−15B	=51N	=40B	−55N	=33B	+54N	+43B	−35N	3.5	30.5	32.5	11.00	1432	0.0
45	Nouri, Sorena	1788	IRI	−36N	+49B	+56N	=46B	−12N	+50B	−23N	−24B	F	3.5	29.5	29.5	9.25	1731	-16.8
46	Hosseini, Vihan	1982	IRI	+62N	+16B	−6B	=45N	+19B	−18N	F	F	F	3.5	25.5	25.5	12.25	1872	-27.2
47	Asgari, Ariyan	0	IRI	−12N	+32B	−37N	+33B	−16N	−34B	−49N	+57B	−40N	3.0	35.0	37.0	11.00	892	0.0
48	Bakhshi, Vahid	0	IRI	−13B	+61N	−20B	−28N	+41B	−39N	+53B	−29N	−33B	3.0	34.5	35.0	7.00	980	0.0
49	Ghasemi, Reza	0	IRI	−18B	−45N	+61B	−26N	+57B	−27N	+47B	−28N	−38B	3.0	31.0	31.5	5.50	829	0.0
50	Mosavi, Seyed Mohammadhosein	1652	IRI	−6B	+29N	=42B	+30N	−13B	−45N	−25B	F	F	2.5	33.0	33.0	11.00	1467	-37.2
51	Naderi, Arsham	0	IRI	−20B	−26N	=44B	+53N	−43B	+58N	−30N	−40B	−41B	2.5	31.5	33.0	5.75	1376	0.0
52	Ahmadi, Erfan	2125	IRI	F	+42N	=4B	+2N	−6B	F	F	F	F	2.5	30.5	30.5	14.75	2100	-4.0
53	Khademi, Yasin	0	IRI	−10N	−56B	=40N	−51B	+59N	=31B	−48N	=58B	−43N	2.5	27.0	28.5	6.50	1394	0.0
54	Iranikhah, M Amin	0	IRI	−42B	−34B	+32N	−27N	+62B	−26N	−44B	−33N	F	2.0	30.5	30.5	4.50	1358	0.0
55	Nayeb, Ali	0	IRI	F	−18N	−21B	−38N	+44B	−30B	−31N	+60N	F	2.0	27.5	27.5	4.50	887	0.0
56	Shakib, iliya	1570	IRI	−2B	+53N	−45B	+57N	−21B	−29N	F	F	F	2.0	25.0	25.0	4.50	1030	-23.2
57	Motlagh, Amir Ali	0	IRI	−37N	F	+60B	−56B	−49N	−59B	+62N	−47N	F	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	1491	0.0
58	Zolfaghari, Amirhosein	1532	IRI	−7B	−41N	−31N	−32B	+60N	−51B	F	=53N	F	1.5	27.0	27.5	2.25	1128	-3.2
59	FIDE 536091863	0	—	−35B	−27N	−29B	=61N	−53B	+57N	−33B	F	F	1.5	24.0	24.0	2.25	837	0.0
60	FIDE 536091839	0	—	−17N	−33B	−57N	−43N	−58B	+61N	F	−55B	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	0.50	920	0.0
61	FIDE 536091871	0	—	−39N	−48B	−49N	=59B	−32N	−60B	F	F	F	0.5	18.5	18.5	0.75	867	0.0
62	Alaghehband, Mohammad	1493	IRI	−46B	F	−10N	−36B	−54N	−41N	−57B	F	F	0.0	23.5	23.5	0.00	1060	-8.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Damod, SajjadIRI
+108.8
6.5 pts · #7
2Sotoude Nia, MahdiarIRI
+68.8
6.0 pts · #8
3Golshaani, TahaIRI
+61.2
7.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Jamali, Mohammad HamiIRI
-55.2
4.0 pts · #37
2Vasheghani, BehradIRI
-49.6
4.5 pts · #19
3Shahsavaripour, MohammadAminIRI
-46.0
5.5 pts · #17

Biggest upsets

R1+464 Elo gap
Khodabandehloo, Arad1471 beat Shahsavaripour, MohammadAmin1935
R7+268 Elo gap
Hannani, Arshia1503 beat Mirgaluy Bayat, M Amin1771
R3+267 Elo gap
Bameri, Amir Hossein1668 beat Shahsavaripour, MohammadAmin1935