58th Iranian Men Final Chess Championship 1404
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Sept 2025 to 10 Sept 2025 in Urmia, Iran. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2243, and top seed was Amir hossein Doroodgar (🇮🇷 IRI, FM, 2403).
Abtin Atakhan (🇮🇷 IRI, IM, 2388) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ali Rastbod (6.0) and Hossein Rostami (5.5). Atakhan won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ali Zeynali (2066) beat Ali Rastbod (FM, 2284), a +218-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Abtin Atakhan led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
IM Abtin Atakhan never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
IM Abtin Atakhan opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Ali Rastbod); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM Abtin Atakhan drew with FM Ali Rastbod (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇷IMAtakhan, Abtin | 2388 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 30.75 | 37.5 | +11.6 | 2500 |
| 2 | 🇮🇷FMRastbod, Ali | 2284 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 25.00 | 39.0 | +19.2 | 2363 |
| 3 | 🇮🇷Rostami, Hossein | 2267 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.75 | 39.5 | +13.2 | 2320 |
| 4 | 🇮🇷FMBiriya, Mohammadamin | 2252 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 21.50 | 40.5 | -2.6 | 2242 |
| 8 | 🇮🇷Ahmadi, Erfan | 2125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.00 | 41.0 | +40.0 | 2213 |
| 6 | 🇮🇷Kerdegar, Amirreza | 2181 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.50 | 41.0 | +7.8 | 2207 |
| 7 | 🇮🇷FMDoroodgar, Amir hossein | 2403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.75 | 41.0 | -25.1 | 2182 |
| 5 | 🇮🇷Khanjani, Rastin | 2213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.50 | 41.0 | -3.6 | 2203 |
| 9 | 🇮🇷Hojjatinejad, Ilia | 2247 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 12.75 | 42.0 | -58.9 | 2117 |
| 10 | 🇮🇷Zeynali, Ali | 2066 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.5 | 12.50 | 42.5 | +5.5 | 2096 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ahmadi, ErfanIRI+40.04.0 pts · #8
- 2Rastbod, AliFMIRI+19.26.0 pts · #2
- 3Rostami, HosseinIRI+13.25.5 pts · #3
- 1Hojjatinejad, IliaIRI-58.93.0 pts · #9
- 2Doroodgar, Amir hosseinFMIRI-25.14.0 pts · #7
- 3Khanjani, RastinIRI-3.64.0 pts · #5
- R5+218 Elo gap
- R4+190 Elo gap
- R8+186 Elo gap