8th Iranian Amateures Men Chess Championship 2025 (1700 To 1999)
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50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Sept 2025 to 08 Sept 2025 in Zanjan, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 1938, and top seed was Sadra Mahdizadeh (🇮🇷 IRI, 1988).
Milad Shahali (🇮🇷 IRI, 1930) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Nima Najafi (7.0) and Rouzbeh Ravandi (6.5). Shahali won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Hadi Mehrkhah (1757) beat Mahan Faraji (1929), a +172-point gap.
Location
🇮🇷Zanjan, Iran
Dates
04 Sept 2025 → 08 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇷Iran×50
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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9
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE07 Sept
Nima Najafi takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Shahali takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nima Najafi beat Milad Shahali (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nima Najafi | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Milad Shahali | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Rouzbeh Ravandi | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Sadra Mahdizadeh | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shahali, Milad | 1930 | IRI | +49B | +17N | =12B | +19N | +10B | =6N | +3B | −2N | +9B | 7.0 | 46.0 | 47.0 | 34.25 | 2097 | +36.8 |
| 2 | Najafi, Nima | 1973 | IRI | +36N | =28B | +22N | −6B | +4N | +11N | +12B | +1B | =5B | 7.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 37.75 | 2092 | +25.6 |
| 3 | Ravandi, Rouzbeh | 1903 | IRI | +33N | =22B | =18N | =15B | +43N | +16B | −1N | +10N | +11B | 6.5 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 29.25 | 2017 | +27.6 |
| 4 | Jeyshi, Mohammad | 1850 | IRI | =31N | +13B | =16N | =9B | −2B | +34N | +44B | +17N | +6N | 6.5 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 29.25 | 2041 | +89.3 |
| 5 | Mahdizadeh, Sadra | 1988 | IRI | =23B | +42B | −10N | =34N | +45B | +20N | +7B | +15B | =2N | 6.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 27.50 | 1982 | +1.2 |
| 6 | Eshkevari, Sahand | 1866 | IRI | +27B | +44N | =19B | +2N | +12B | =1B | =15N | =11N | −4B | 6.0 | 46.0 | 48.0 | 30.25 | 2000 | +61.6 |
| 7 | Fathi, Obeid | 1834 | IRI | −42N | +41B | +37N | =16B | =9N | +24B | −5N | +18B | +15N | 6.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 25.25 | 1962 | +30.4 |
| 8 | Parmar, Mohammad Yasin | 1844 | IRI | +39B | −29N | +42B | −11N | +38N | −9B | +25N | +24B | +19B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 21.50 | 1937 | +44.0 |
| 9 | Sharafi, Amirhossein | 1927 | IRI | +45B | =10N | =23B | =4N | =7B | +8N | =17B | +26N | −1N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 26.25 | 1931 | +2.3 |
| 10 | Asgharvand, Davood | 1859 | IRI | +20N | =9B | +5B | +29N | −1N | −15B | +23N | −3B | +22N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 27.25 | 1951 | +23.4 |
| 11 | Ghiyasi, Alborz | 1925 | IRI | +30N | −15B | +33N | +8B | +23N | −2B | +22N | =6B | −3N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 26.00 | 1920 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Kazemianmoghadam, Bahador | 1848 | IRI | +32N | +35B | =1N | +28B | −6N | +18B | −2N | =16B | =13N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 25.25 | 1961 | +27.8 |
| 13 | Asgharei, Arshia | 1832 | IRI | =37B | −4N | −34B | +36N | +40N | +29B | =18N | +28B | =12B | 5.5 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 20.75 | 1905 | +31.2 |
| 14 | Ansari, Hossein | 1808 | IRI | =16N | +26B | −28N | −22B | +32N | −21B | +43N | +35B | +23N | 5.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 21.00 | 1922 | +28.2 |
| 15 | Damya, Aydin | 1829 | IRI | +38B | +11N | =29B | =3N | =17B | +10N | =6B | −5N | −7B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 24.75 | 1919 | +43.6 |
| 16 | Fathi, Himan | 1952 | IRI | =14B | +43N | =4B | =7N | +26B | −3N | =20B | =12N | =17B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 23.25 | 1878 | -18.4 |
| 17 | Javadi, Seyed Mohammad | 1882 | IRI | +41N | −1B | +25N | +24B | =15N | =22B | =9N | −4B | =16N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 21.50 | 1880 | -1.6 |
| 18 | Bojand , Mohamad Sadegh | 1850 | IRI | =25B | +47N | =3B | =20N | +19B | −12N | =13B | −7N | +29B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 43.5 | 21.25 | 1866 | +7.2 |
| 19 | Shorakayi, Ali | 1831 | IRI | +46N | +21B | =6N | −1B | −18N | +35B | =28N | +30B | −8N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 19.50 | 1895 | +31.2 |
| 20 | Mirzaie, Amir Arsalan | 1753 | IRI | −10B | +49N | +21N | =18B | +28N | −5B | =16N | =23B | =24N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 19.50 | 1915 | +76.0 |
| 21 | Dezhdar, Aria | 1891 | IRI | +48B | −19N | −20B | +39N | =31B | +14N | −26B | =22B | +30N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 17.25 | 1824 | -32.8 |
| 22 | Mehrkhah, Hadi | 1757 | IRI | +50B | =3N | −2B | +14N | +29B | =17N | −11B | =21N | −10B | 4.5 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 17.75 | 1893 | +66.8 |
| 23 | Mahdavi, Kian | 1827 | IRI | =5N | +31B | =9N | +35B | −11B | +44N | −10B | =20N | −14B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 18.00 | 1873 | +22.0 |
| 24 | Ghovati, Amirhosein | 1797 | IRI | −29B | +27N | +44B | −17N | +42B | −7N | +47B | −8N | =20B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 12.50 | 1821 | +11.6 |
| 25 | Karimi Soureh, Kiarash | 1747 | IRI | =18N | F | −17B | +49N | −44B | +42N | −8B | +37N | +28B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 1872 | +55.2 |
| 26 | Allahverdi, Davood | 1849 | IRI | =47B | −14N | +48N | +40B | −16N | +43B | +21N | −9B | F | 4.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 11.25 | 1875 | +6.4 |
| 27 | Masoudi Jaz, Rouholla | 1753 | IRI | −6N | −24B | +50B | −44N | −30B | =39N | +48B | +43N | +34B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.75 | 1812 | +14.4 |
| 28 | Pouresmaeil, Naser | 1878 | IRI | +34B | =2N | +14B | −12N | −20B | +31N | =19B | −13N | −25N | 4.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 19.00 | 1768 | -26.6 |
| 29 | Faraji, Mahan | 1929 | IRI | +24N | +8B | =15N | −10B | −22N | −13N | =34B | +32B | −18N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 18.75 | 1763 | -55.7 |
| 30 | Sharifi Razavi, Mohammadtaha | 1789 | IRI | −11B | +39N | −35N | −31B | +27N | +38B | +37B | −19N | −21B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 13.00 | 1757 | -13.7 |
| 31 | Razmjou, Elia | 1745 | IRI | =4B | −23N | =45B | +30N | =21N | −28B | −35N | =36B | +40N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 15.00 | 1794 | +24.4 |
| 32 | Ghahramani, Amir Mehdi | 1729 | IRI | −12B | =45N | −43B | +50N | −14B | +40N | =36B | −29N | +46B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.25 | 1773 | +21.2 |
| 33 | Hatami, Matin | 1775 | IRI | −3B | +38N | −11B | −42N | +39B | −37N | +46B | +47N | F | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.00 | 1767 | -4.4 |
| 34 | Rajabioon, Mohammad Hosein | 1761 | IRI | −28N | =36B | +13N | =5B | =35N | −4B | =29N | =38B | −27N | 3.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 15.75 | 1771 | +2.8 |
| 35 | Rajabi, Mohsen | 1913 | IRI | +40B | −12N | +30B | −23N | =34B | −19N | +31B | −14N | F | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 12.25 | 1756 | -34.6 |
| 36 | Rasooly, Amir Mohammad | 1812 | IRI | −2B | =34N | −47B | −13B | +41N | =46B | =32N | =31N | =37B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 10.75 | 1693 | -29.8 |
| 37 | Iranshahi, Ahmad | 1715 | IRI | =13N | F | −7B | −45N | +48B | +33B | −30N | −25B | =36N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.50 | 1707 | -3.0 |
| 38 | Shafiee, Artin | 1704 | IRI | −15N | −33B | F | +48N | −8B | −30N | +39B | =34N | =41B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.50 | 1695 | -5.6 |
| 39 | Goodarzi, Hesam | 1727 | IRI | −8N | −30B | +41N | −21B | −33N | =27B | −38N | −40B | +47B | 2.5 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 6.25 | 1614 | -54.0 |
| 40 | Ataee, Mohamadreza | 1783 | IRI | −35N | +46B | F | −26N | −13B | −32B | =41N | +39N | −31B | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.75 | 1642 | -52.5 |
| 41 | Safari, Amirmohammad | 1763 | IRI | −17B | −7N | −39B | =46N | −36B | +48N | =40B | F | =38N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.75 | 1637 | -49.6 |
| 42 | Fardbehbahani, Behnam | 1718 | IRI | +7B | −5N | −8N | +33B | −24N | −25B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 10.00 | 1706 | -2.2 |
| 43 | Nozari, Mohammad | 1788 | IRI | F | −16B | +32N | +47N | −3B | −26N | −14B | −27B | F | 2.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 5.50 | 1660 | -24.4 |
| 44 | Marzoughi, Mohammadsadegh | 1940 | IRI | F | −6B | −24N | +27B | +25N | −23B | −4N | F | F | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.00 | 1681 | -41.2 |
| 45 | Mahdi Zadeh, Mohamad | 1790 | IRI | −9N | =32B | =31N | +37B | −5N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.00 | 1749 | -6.2 |
| 46 | Vahedi, Arastoo | 1711 | IRI | −19B | −40N | −49B | =41B | F | =36N | −33N | +48B | −32N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.00 | 1590 | -24.0 |
| 47 | Akhavan Rad, AliAsghar | 1732 | IRI | =26N | −18B | +36N | −43B | F | F | −24N | −33B | −39N | 1.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.75 | 1570 | -27.0 |
| 48 | Jalili, Mohammadparsa | 1774 | IRI | −21N | +50N | −26B | −38B | −37N | −41B | −27N | −46N | F | 1.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.00 | 1459 | -117.6 |
| 49 | Ahmadi , Khalil | 1804 | IRI | −1N | −20B | +46N | −25B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 1592 | -22.2 |
| 50 | Ghobadibigvand, Ali | 1870 | IRI | −22N | −48B | −27N | −32B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 953 | -52.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jeyshi, MohammadIRI+89.36.5 pts · #5
- 2Mirzaie, Amir ArsalanIRI+76.05.0 pts · #18
- 3Mehrkhah, HadiIRI+66.84.5 pts · #27
Top rating losers
- 1Jalili, MohammadparsaIRI-117.61.0 pts · #49
- 2Faraji, MahanIRI-55.74.0 pts · #29
- 3Goodarzi, HesamIRI-54.02.5 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R5+172 Elo gap
- R3+143 Elo gap
- R4+141 Elo gap