The 12th Isfahan Zenderood Chess Tournament (Standard - 1404)

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115 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Sept 2025 to 12 Sept 2025 in Isfahan, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 1910, and top seed was Omid Karimi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1988).

Pedram Nazemi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1984) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sajad Sepiani (7.5) and Kevin Barati Masihi (7.0). Nazemi took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Radman Rezaei (1526) beat Reza Mosavar (1786), a +260-point gap.

Location

🇮🇷Isfahan, Iran

Dates

07 Sept 2025 → 12 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇷Omid Karimi1988

Avg top 10

1,910

Participants

115

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇷Iran×99

Top 3

🥇
Pedram Nazemi
🇮🇷IRI·1984
7.5pts·2036perf+13.8
🥈
Sajad Sepiani
🇮🇷IRI·1738
7.5pts·2165perf+61.2
🥉
Kevin Barati Masihi
🇮🇷IRI·1902
7.0pts·1964perf+26.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Nazemi7.5Sepiani7.5Karimi7Kadkhodaee7Barati Masihi7Barahimi7— ex-leaders:Safari Eskandariled R5, #8

R6 · LEADER CHANGE10 Sept

Pedram Nazemi takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Nazemi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Pedram Nazemi 4 wins (R4–R7)Sajad Sepiani 3 wins (R7–R9)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nazemi, Pedram	1984	IRI	+67N	+26B	=16N	+14B	+77N	+17B	+7N	=8B	=3N	7.5	46.5	50.0	40.50	2036	+13.8
2	Sepiani, Sajad	1738	IRI	+63B	+42N	−55B	+33N	+23B	=18N	+11B	+17B	+8N	7.5	43.0	47.0	40.25	2165	+61.2
3	Barati Masihi, Kevin	1902	IRI	+58B	+109N	+5B	+55N	=7B	=11N	=9B	+19N	=1B	7.0	47.5	49.5	36.00	1964	+26.8
4	Kadkhodaee, Ali	1932	IRI	+27N	+41B	+21N	=77B	−8N	=5B	+34N	+25N	+15B	7.0	45.5	49.0	37.25	1883	-7.0
5	Barahimi, Arian	1651	IRI	+48N	+32B	−3N	+20B	+55B	=4N	+77B	+18N	=9B	7.0	45.0	48.5	34.75	1906	+94.0
6	Karimi, Omid	1988	IRI	+35B	+113N	=83B	=16N	+85B	=10N	+24B	=9N	+13B	7.0	41.5	42.5	31.50	1901	-13.4
7	Haghayegh, Jamshah	1907	IRI	+89N	+34B	+25N	+12B	=3N	=8B	−1B	=10N	+41B	6.5	49.0	52.0	34.50	1877	-2.8
8	Abdi, Mohamad	1854	IRI	+103B	=45N	+20B	+83N	+4B	=7N	+13B	=1N	−2B	6.5	48.0	50.0	33.25	1894	+11.2
9	Emami, Sayed Ali	1800	IRI	+99N	+59B	+78N	+22B	−17N	+16B	=3N	=6B	=5N	6.5	45.0	47.5	31.50	1876	+16.8
10	Kamani, Ali	1650	IRI	+106N	+28B	+54N	−17B	+32N	=6B	=16N	=7B	+18B	6.5	45.0	47.0	32.00	1912	+90.1
11	Soltanian, Mohammad	1917	IRI	+70B	F	+79N	+34B	+12N	=3B	−2N	+43B	+16N	6.5	43.5	47.0	32.50	1907	+1.8
12	Neghabi, Emad	1644	IRI	+104B	+50N	+18B	−7N	−11B	+23N	=55B	+29N	+19B	6.5	43.5	45.5	30.50	1877	+59.2
13	Noorouzi, Amirmohammad	1689	IRI	+38N	+68B	−17N	+40B	+39N	+54B	−8N	+20B	−6N	6.0	44.0	48.0	29.00	1790	+41.2
14	Hajisadeghian, Dina	1516	IRI	+90B	=44N	+45B	−1N	−24B	=56N	+49B	+60N	+33B	6.0	39.5	42.5	25.25	1704	+43.6
15	Kalantari Dahaghi, Abbas	1632	IRI	+88N	+100B	−77N	−32B	+62N	+22B	+39N	+36B	−4N	6.0	38.0	40.5	25.00	1643	+1.6
16	Eizadi, Erfan	1697	IRI	+60B	+61N	=1B	=6B	+22N	−9N	=10B	+42N	−11B	5.5	48.0	52.0	28.50	1779	+17.2
17	Safari Eskandari, Mojtaba	1948	IRI	+52B	+85N	+13B	+10N	+9B	−1N	=19B	−2N	F	5.5	47.0	47.0	29.25	1867	-11.8
18	Samimi Sedeh, Majid	1871	IRI	+51N	+30B	−12N	+59B	+43N	=2B	+44N	−5B	−10N	5.5	46.5	50.5	26.75	1691	-34.4
19	Mosavar, Reza	1786	IRI	+105N	+37B	−22N	+30B	+26N	+21B	=17N	−3B	−12N	5.5	46.0	48.0	26.25	1723	-11.4
20	Omidinia, Parham	1489	IRI	+95B	+36B	−8N	−5N	+49B	+33N	+21B	−13N	=23B	5.5	45.0	48.0	25.75	1661	+60.4
21	Mohammadi, Ali	1680	IRI	+71B	+39N	−4B	+46N	+35B	−19N	−20N	+40B	=22N	5.5	43.0	47.0	26.25	1626	-10.6
22	Rezaei, Radman	1526	IRI	+47B	+24N	+19B	−9N	−16B	−15N	+56B	+58N	=21B	5.5	43.0	47.0	26.25	1667	+40.0
23	Torabi, Arman	1543	IRI	+96N	−77B	+28N	+31B	−2N	−12B	+63N	+32B	=20N	5.5	43.0	46.0	25.75	1609	+22.4
24	Babaei, Ali	1749	IRI	+62N	−22B	=52N	+65B	+14N	+41B	−6N	+78B	−30N	5.5	41.0	44.5	24.25	1633	-43.2
25	Fanian, Mohammad	1651	IRI	+86B	+87N	−7B	−35N	+103N	+37B	+32N	−4B	=28N	5.5	40.0	42.0	20.75	1588	-19.6
26	Torabi, Sam	1623	IRI	+56B	−1N	+57B	+47N	−19B	−35N	=51B	+81N	+46B	5.5	39.5	43.0	22.75	1483	-31.6
27	Zare, Poyan	1426	IRI	−4B	−29N	+64B	=56N	+90B	−46N	+47B	+65N	+45B	5.5	38.0	41.0	22.00	1586	+29.6
28	Jalali, Ali Reza	0	IRI	+102B	−10N	−23B	+61N	−33B	+70N	+85B	+80N	=25B	5.5	37.0	39.5	19.75	1605	0.0
29	Nasr, Mani	0	IRI	−41N	+27B	−37N	=58N	+111B	+79B	+68N	−12B	+78N	5.5	36.5	38.0	20.00	1568	0.0
30	Fanisani, Kiarash	1571	IRI	+92B	−18N	+86B	−19N	+57B	+87N	=54N	F	+24B	5.5	35.5	38.5	20.75	1711	+25.2
31	Khosravi, Hasan	1722	IRI	+57B	=79N	=44B	−23N	−80B	+38N	+89B	=55N	+42B	5.5	34.5	37.5	22.50	1487	-61.6
32	Kiasi, Melina	1473	IRI	+81B	−5N	+50B	+15N	−10B	+45N	−25B	−23N	+56B	5.0	43.5	47.0	22.50	1490	+5.2
33	Vahabi, Hamid	1549	IRI	+114N	−54B	+38N	−2B	+28N	−20B	+67N	+39B	−14N	5.0	43.0	43.0	19.50	1447	-17.0
34	Nani, Arash	1600	IRI	+64B	−7N	+71B	−11N	+53B	+89N	−4B	+61N	F	5.0	41.5	44.5	19.50	1623	-0.4
35	Hashemi Nejad, Ava	1447	IRI	−6N	+88B	+100N	+25B	−21N	+26B	−36N	+59B	F	5.0	40.5	43.0	20.50	1671	+65.2
36	Ahmadi, Hamidreza	1664	IRI	+91B	−20N	+53B	−39N	+51B	+42N	+35B	−15N	F	5.0	39.0	42.0	21.50	1445	-58.4
37	Haghighi, Amir Ali	1544	IRI	+76B	−19N	+29B	−44N	+38B	−25N	−60B	+91N	+62B	5.0	38.0	41.0	21.50	925	-32.0
38	Jafarzadeh, Mohamadhadi	0	IRI	−13B	+74N	−33B	+50N	−37N	−31B	+92N	+73B	+67N	5.0	38.0	41.0	19.50	1341	0.0
39	Mootab, Raha Sadat	1495	IRI	+82N	−21B	+97N	+36B	−13B	+85N	−15B	−33N	+57B	5.0	38.0	41.0	18.50	1513	+5.2
40	Nasehpoor, Pargol	1500	IRI	+93B	−83N	+90B	−13N	+91B	=43B	=58N	−21N	+63B	5.0	33.5	36.5	17.25	1358	-22.4
41	Soltani, Hosein	1615	IRI	+29B	−4N	+60B	+87N	=44B	−24N	+65B	F	−7N	4.5	40.5	43.5	18.75	1609	-3.2
42	Adilipour, Mani	1521	IRI	+94N	−2B	=48N	+110B	+79N	−36B	+66N	−16B	−31N	4.5	38.5	40.0	14.25	1507	-5.2
43	Taherian, Ali	1632	IRI	+69B	−55N	+63B	+89N	−18B	=40N	+46B	−11N	F	4.5	38.0	41.0	18.00	1607	-9.2
44	Khan Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza	1737	IRI	+108N	=14B	=31N	+37B	=41N	+80B	−18B	F	F	4.5	37.5	37.5	18.50	1681	-14.4
45	Roghani, Arash	1566	IRI	+115N	=8B	−14N	−48B	+110N	−32B	+72N	+66B	−27N	4.5	37.0	37.0	12.75	1398	-47.2
46	Jahanbakhsh, Mehdi	1487	IRI	−73N	+72B	+93N	−21B	=100N	+27B	−43N	+50B	−26N	4.5	36.5	39.0	18.25	1397	-18.4
47	Ranaei, Roham	0	IRI	−22N	+62B	+75N	−26B	=66N	−61B	−27N	+84B	+79N	4.5	36.0	39.5	17.00	1408	0.0
48	Khorshidi, Ahoura	0	IRI	−5B	+95N	=42B	+45N	−83B	−65N	−57B	+82N	+69N	4.5	35.0	38.0	17.25	1435	0.0
49	Nasre Esfahani, Maziar	0	IRI	−78B	+58N	+61B	−85N	−20N	+53B	−14N	+99B	=52N	4.5	35.0	37.5	17.25	1337	0.0
50	Yeganeh, Amirali	0	IRI	+66N	−12B	−32N	−38B	+98N	=84B	+99N	−46N	+80B	4.5	35.0	37.5	14.75	1438	0.0
51	Amooshahi, Amirali	0	IRI	−18B	+92N	−85B	+101N	−36N	+86B	=26N	+79B	F	4.5	33.0	35.5	14.75	1508	0.0
52	Naem, Setayesh	1436	IRI	−17N	+98B	=24B	−102N	−56B	=69N	+96B	+88N	=49B	4.5	32.5	35.0	16.00	1585	+22.8
53	FIDE 536095966	0	—	−77N	+114B	−36N	+97B	−34N	−49N	+94B	=64N	+81B	4.5	31.5	31.5	11.50	877	0.0
54	Jouzani, Masoud	1788	IRI	+111B	+33N	−10B	+109N	+78B	−13N	=30B	F	F	4.5	30.0	30.0	14.75	1666	-17.8
55	Zarei, Amirali	0	IRI	F	+43B	+2N	−3B	−5N	+59B	=12N	=31B	F	4.0	47.0	47.0	22.00	1713	0.0
56	Najafi, Mohamadyasin	0	IRI	−26N	+67B	−59N	=27B	+52N	=14B	−22N	+89B	−32N	4.0	40.0	43.0	17.25	1409	0.0
57	Hasanshahi, Maryam	0	IRI	−31N	+94B	−26N	+72B	−30N	=73B	+48N	=68B	−39N	4.0	38.0	41.0	15.50	1215	0.0
58	Abrishamkar, Tarlan	0	IRI	−3N	−49B	+115N	=29B	+82N	F	=40B	−22B	+59N	4.0	37.5	37.5	12.75	1535	0.0
59	Ataei, Mahan	1562	IRI	+101B	−9N	+56B	−18N	+60B	−55N	+88B	−35N	−58B	4.0	36.0	38.5	13.50	907	-39.6
60	Hojjat Panah, Mahan	0	IRI	−16N	+107B	−41N	+73B	−59N	+93B	+37N	−14B	F	4.0	36.0	38.0	14.00	1344	0.0
61	Savari, Ghazaleh	1510	IRI	+112N	−16B	−49N	−28B	+97N	+47N	+64B	−34B	F	4.0	36.0	37.0	12.50	848	-25.6
62	FIDE 536095974	0	—	−24B	−47N	+92B	+74N	−15B	−64N	+90B	+87N	−37N	4.0	35.0	38.0	13.00	841	0.0
63	Faeilzadeh, Hesam	0	IRI	−2N	+96B	−43N	−93B	+101N	+94N	−23B	+95B	−40N	4.0	34.5	37.0	11.50	1328	0.0
64	Nasrollahi, Amirmohammad	0	IRI	−34N	−89B	−27N	+107B	+75N	+62B	−61N	=53B	=66N	4.0	34.0	36.0	14.25	1352	0.0
65	Karbasian, Radmehr	1464	IRI	−100N	+106B	=82N	−24N	+69B	+48B	−41N	−27B	=72N	4.0	34.0	36.0	14.25	792	-40.8
66	Zamani, Ali	1463	IRI	−50B	+69N	+73B	−78N	=47B	+81N	−42B	−45N	=64B	4.0	33.5	37.0	15.75	765	-43.2
67	Shakeripour, Nilofar	1492	IRI	−1B	−56N	+98B	+104N	−87B	+91N	−33B	+86N	−38B	4.0	33.5	35.5	11.00	876	-15.2
68	Tajadod, Rastin	1495	IRI	+74B	−13N	−87B	+86N	+88B	=78N	−29B	=57N	F	4.0	33.0	36.0	13.75	1456	-3.6
69	Moradi, Paria	0	IRI	−43N	−66B	=81N	+76B	−65N	=52B	+103N	+70N	−48B	4.0	33.0	35.0	14.00	1333	0.0
70	Niknejadi, Samin	1417	IRI	−11N	=110B	=72N	−88B	+92N	−28B	+98N	−69B	+90N	4.0	32.0	33.5	11.75	1017	-3.2
71	Jaffari, Vihan	0	IRI	−21N	+112B	−34N	−100B	=72N	+82B	=73N	+85N	F	4.0	31.5	32.5	11.50	1507	0.0
72	Shojaei, Narges	0	IRI	=80B	−46N	=70B	−57N	=71B	+111N	−45B	+103N	=65B	4.0	30.5	32.0	11.25	1335	0.0
73	Talebpoor, Arya	0	IRI	+46B	F	−66N	−60N	+104B	=57N	=71B	−38N	+86B	4.0	30.5	30.5	13.50	1475	0.0
74	FIDE 536024899	0	—	−68N	−38B	+106N	−62B	−84N	+97B	−86N	+92B	+88N	4.0	28.5	30.5	11.00	695	0.0
75	Eizadishijani, Roham	1510	IRI	−87B	+104N	−47B	−91N	−64B	=90N	=76B	+96N	+94B	4.0	27.5	29.5	11.50	2226	+15.2
76	Raei, Mohamad	0	IRI	−37N	=105B	−110N	−69N	+115B	−99B	=75N	+108B	+95N	4.0	24.0	24.0	8.00	1334	0.0
77	Hajian, Mehrbod	1766	IRI	+53B	+23N	+15B	=4N	−1B	F	−5N	F	F	3.5	45.5	45.5	19.50	1748	-2.4
78	Hamzehpour, Parham	1609	IRI	+49N	F	−9B	+66B	−54N	=68B	+80N	−24N	−29B	3.5	41.0	44.5	14.00	1573	-14.4
79	Kiasi, Mahak	1513	IRI	+107N	=31B	−11B	+111N	−42B	−29N	+87B	−51N	−47B	3.5	36.0	37.5	9.25	1445	-12.0
80	Zolfaghari, Erfan	1491	IRI	=72N	−102B	+105N	+82B	+31N	−44N	−78B	−28B	−50N	3.5	33.5	35.5	13.00	1493	+1.2
81	FIDE 536096083	0	—	−32N	−86N	=69B	+105B	+99N	−66B	+84N	−26B	−53N	3.5	32.0	34.0	10.00	719	0.0
82	Sharifi Fard, Mohammad Arad	0	IRI	−39B	+91N	=65B	−80N	−58B	−71N	+105B	−48B	+99N	3.5	30.5	32.5	9.50	1208	0.0
83	Sajadieh, Mahdi	1720	IRI	+84N	+40B	=6N	−8B	+48N	F	F	F	F	3.5	30.0	30.0	16.50	1781	+4.6
84	FIDE 536005541	0	—	−83B	−93N	−94B	+96N	+74B	=50N	−81B	−47N	+101B	3.5	29.0	31.5	11.75	1573	0.0
85	Samimi, Rasoul	1615	IRI	+110N	−17B	+51N	+49B	−6N	−39B	−28N	−71B	F	3.0	37.5	37.5	10.50	1010	-17.6
86	Kiani, Paria	0	IRI	−25N	+81B	−30N	−68B	+95N	−51N	+74B	−67B	−73N	3.0	35.0	38.0	10.50	730	0.0
87	Shafieei, Farzaneh	0	IRI	+75N	−25B	+68N	−41B	+67N	−30B	−79N	−62B	F	3.0	35.0	35.0	12.00	1485	0.0
88	Mirzaee, Rayan	0	IRI	−15B	−35N	+95B	+70N	−68N	+103B	−59N	−52B	−74B	3.0	34.5	36.5	9.00	1225	0.0
89	FIDE 536084115	0	—	−7B	+64N	F	−43B	+93N	−34B	−31N	−56N	+107B	3.0	34.5	35.5	9.00	915	0.0
90	Ravakhah, Yekta	0	IRI	−14N	+108B	−40N	=99B	−27N	=75B	−62N	+98B	−70B	3.0	34.0	36.0	8.25	1109	0.0
91	Karami, Raha	0	IRI	−36N	−82B	+107N	+75B	−40N	−67B	+93N	−37B	F	3.0	31.5	31.5	9.00	1284	0.0
92	FIDE 536096024	0	—	−30N	−51B	−62N	+112B	−70B	+105N	−38B	−74N	+108N	3.0	31.0	32.0	5.00	694	0.0
93	Sharifi Fard, Liya	0	IRI	−40N	+84B	−46B	+63N	−89B	−60N	−91B	−101N	+104B	3.0	29.5	31.5	9.50	694	0.0
94	Ravakhah, Sana	0	IRI	−42B	−57N	+84N	−103B	+108N	−63B	−53N	+106B	−75N	3.0	28.5	30.5	7.50	715	0.0
95	Taheri, Taha	0	IRI	−20N	−48B	−88N	+106B	−86B	+104N	+101B	−63N	−76B	3.0	28.5	30.5	6.50	689	0.0
96	Rahbari, Samira	1445	IRI	−23B	−63N	F	−84B	+112N	+108B	−52N	−75B	+106N	3.0	26.5	26.5	5.00	696	-48.4
97	Nikfarjam, Mohamad Parsa	0	IRI	−109B	+103N	−39B	−53N	−61B	−74N	+104B	−107N	+105N	3.0	25.5	27.5	6.00	732	0.0
98	Motamasek, Behrad	0	IRI	−113B	−52N	−67N	+114B	−50B	+107N	−70B	−90N	+103B	3.0	25.0	25.0	4.00	671	0.0
99	Asgari, Zahra	0	IRI	−9B	+101N	−109B	=90N	−81B	+76N	−50B	−49N	−82B	2.5	32.0	34.0	8.00	898	0.0
100	Yadollahpour, Shahriyar	0	IRI	+65B	−15N	−35B	+71N	=46B	F	F	F	F	2.5	27.5	27.5	10.25	1421	0.0
101	Pourhaghani, Amirmahdi	0	IRI	−59N	−99B	+108N	−51B	−63B	=106N	−95N	+93B	−84N	2.5	26.5	28.5	6.00	760	0.0
102	Abdollahi, Tanaz	1678	IRI	−28N	+80N	=111B	+52B	F	F	F	F	F	2.5	15.0	15.0	8.75	2260	+18.0
103	FIDE 536095940	0	—	−8N	−97B	+114N	+94N	−25B	−88N	−69B	−72B	−98N	2.0	32.0	32.0	3.00	953	0.0
104	FIDE 32769121	0	—	−12N	−75B	+112N	−67B	−73N	−95B	−97N	+114B	−93N	2.0	28.5	28.5	1.00	720	0.0
105	FIDE 536095958	0	—	−19B	=76N	−80B	−81N	=106B	−92B	−82N	+112N	−97B	2.0	28.0	29.0	4.00	835	0.0
106	FIDE 536096008	0	—	−10B	−65N	−74B	−95N	=105N	=101B	+112B	−94N	−96B	2.0	28.0	29.0	3.25	712	0.0
107	FIDE 536096067	0	—	−79B	−60N	−91B	−64N	+114N	−98B	F	+97B	−89N	2.0	23.5	23.5	3.00	713	0.0
108	FIDE 536095982	0	—	−44B	−90N	−101B	+115N	−94B	−96N	+114B	−76N	−92B	2.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	782	0.0
109	Sadeghi, Hamed	1593	IRI	+97N	−3B	+99N	−54B	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	5.50	1045	-15.6
110	Nasiri, Mohamadreza	0	IRI	−85B	=70N	+76B	−42N	−45B	F	F	F	F	1.5	20.0	20.0	6.00	1208	0.0
111	Asqari, Setayesh	0	IRI	−54N	+115B	=102N	−79B	−29N	−72B	F	F	F	1.5	20.0	20.0	1.25	1386	0.0
112	FIDE 536096075	0	—	−61B	−71N	−104B	−92N	−96B	F	−106N	−105B	+114N	1.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	668	0.0
113	Farahmand, Masih	1628	IRI	+98N	−6B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	1188	-4.0
114	FIDE 536096032	0	—	−33B	−53N	−103B	−98N	−107B	F	−108N	−104N	−112B	0.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	749	0.0
115	FIDE 536076880	0	—	−45B	−111N	−58B	−108B	−76N	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	766	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Barahimi, ArianIRI
+94.0
7.0 pts · #12
2Kamani, AliIRI
+90.1
6.5 pts · #16
3Hashemi Nejad, AvaIRI
+65.2
5.0 pts · #26

Top rating losers

1Khosravi, HasanIRI
-61.6
5.5 pts · #45
2Ahmadi, HamidrezaIRI
-58.4
5.0 pts · #36
3Rahbari, SamiraIRI
-48.4
3.0 pts · #112

Biggest upsets

R3+260 Elo gap
Rezaei, Radman1526 beat Mosavar, Reza1786
R5+231 Elo gap
Zolfaghari, Erfan1491 beat Khosravi, Hasan1722
R3+227 Elo gap
Neghabi, Emad1644 beat Samimi Sedeh, Majid1871