Bandar Mahshahr Standard Chess Tournament Commemorating Hafez Day
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47 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Sept 2025 to 26 Sept 2025 in Mahshahr, Iran. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1802, and top seed was Alireza Bosagh Zadeh (🇮🇷 IRI, FM, 2264).
Alireza Bosagh Zadeh (🇮🇷 IRI, FM, 2264) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Milad Davoodi (6.0) and Behazin Mavadat (5.5). Bosagh Zadeh shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Arsham Ebrahimi Madiseh (1613) beat Mohamadreza Tangsiri (1755), a +142-point gap.
Location
🇮🇷Mahshahr, Iran
Dates
24 Sept 2025 → 26 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇷Iran×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
24
10
4
3
2
1
2
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Alireza Bosagh Zadeh held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Bosagh Zadeh takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Alireza Bosagh Zadeh beat Milad Davoodi (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAlireza Bosagh Zadeh | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Milad Davoodi | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Behazin Mavadat | — | — | * | — |
| 4Zahra Daniali | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosagh Zadeh, AlirezaFM | 2264 | IRI | +12B | +11N | +2B | +5N | +9B | +7N | F | 6.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.50 | 2713 | +12.2 |
| 2 | Davoodi, Milad | 1725 | IRI | +28N | +25B | −1N | +40B | +26N | +6B | +5B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 21.00 | 1954 | +16.0 |
| 3 | Mavadat, Behazin | 1731 | IRI | +18N | =33B | +14N | +20B | −7B | +13N | +9B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 22.25 | 1818 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Daniali, Zahra | 1635 | IRI | +22B | +10N | −7B | +35N | +11B | =9N | +20N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 20.75 | 1732 | +5.4 |
| 5 | Fazlolahi, Amir Hossein | 1761 | IRI | +45N | +8B | +6N | −1B | +15N | +10B | −2N | 5.0 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 19.00 | 1764 | -0.4 |
| 6 | Savari, Ahmad | 1602 | IRI | +19B | +17N | −5B | +18N | +12B | −2N | +15B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 31.5 | 20.50 | 1610 | +1.0 |
| 7 | Ghorbani, Mohammad Mehdi | 2109 | IRI | +26N | +16B | +4N | +29B | +3N | −1B | F | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 20.50 | 2064 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Khalili, Seyed Farid | 1458 | IRI | +42N | −5N | −10B | +31B | +21N | +28B | +16N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 1650 | +18.8 |
| 9 | Ebrahimi Madiseh, Arsham | 1613 | IRI | +31N | +21B | +23N | +13B | −1N | =4B | −3N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 16.75 | 1770 | +37.6 |
| 10 | Rajaei, Mohammadali | 0 | IRI | +15N | −4B | +8N | +25B | +29N | −5N | =11B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 17.25 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Faramarzi, Amirali | 1546 | IRI | +47N | −1B | +28N | +21B | −4N | +26B | =10N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 12.25 | 991 | -18.4 |
| 12 | Dastan, Parham | 0 | IRI | −1N | +37B | +31N | +23B | −6N | =29B | +30N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.75 | 1784 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Panahizadeh, Sajad | 1718 | IRI | +40B | =20N | +30B | −9N | +33B | −3B | +24N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 11.75 | 1658 | -12.0 |
| 14 | Nekuei, Baran | 0 | IRI | +32B | =30N | −3B | −33N | +41B | +34N | +29N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 10.25 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sedighi, Alireza | 1514 | IRI | −10B | +22N | +34B | +27N | −5B | +17N | −6N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 13.00 | 1477 | -6.8 |
| 16 | Vafadari, Masoud | 1538 | IRI | +43B | −7N | F | +22N | +18B | +27N | −8B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 11.50 | 898 | -27.6 |
| 17 | Sistan, Arya | 0 | IRI | +24N | −6B | −26N | +39B | +25N | −15B | +28N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 12.00 | 1387 | -8.8 |
| 18 | Gashtasebipour, Parmis | 0 | IRI | −3B | +36N | +?N | −6B | −16N | +44B | +27B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1413 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mazloomi, Mohammad | 0 | IRI | −6N | −24B | −36N | +37B | +?N | +?B | +26N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Mouri Bazofti, Amir Ali | 0 | IRI | +?N | =13B | F | −3N | +30N | +23B | −4B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.25 | 1704 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Soheili, Arshida | 0 | IRI | +36B | −9N | +41B | −11N | −8B | =35N | +32B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 1344 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Karimzadeh, Yasna | 0 | IRI | −4N | −15B | +42N | −16B | +36N | +38B | =23N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Tangsiri, Mohamadreza | 1755 | IRI | +41B | +38N | −9B | −12N | +35B | −20N | =22B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.75 | 1527 | -22.0 |
| 24 | Sedighi, Melika | 1420 | IRI | −17B | +19N | −27B | +43N | =34B | +32N | −13B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 8.75 | 1438 | +1.2 |
| 25 | FIDE 536096237 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | +46B | −10N | −17B | +42N | =31B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.75 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Deylami, Helma | 0 | IRI | −7B | +43N | +17B | +?N | −2B | −11N | −19B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.00 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Sabaei, Abdol Jabar | 0 | IRI | −33N | +45B | +24N | −15B | +38N | −16B | −18N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Golpour, Narvan | 0 | IRI | −2B | +?N | −11B | +46N | +?B | −8N | −17B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.50 | 1339 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ghorbani, Sina | 1587 | IRI | +37N | +44B | F | −7N | −10B | =12N | −14B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.25 | 1187 | -3.2 |
| 30 | Johari, Ghazal | 1711 | IRI | +39N | =14B | −13N | F | −20B | +40N | −12B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 918 | -9.8 |
| 31 | Khedri, Mohammad Arsalan | 0 | IRI | −9B | +32N | −12B | −8N | +46B | F | =25N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.75 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Yavari, Khorshid | 1528 | IRI | −14N | −31B | +47N | +36B | =40N | −24B | −21N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 620 | -26.0 |
| 33 | Tarahom, Shiva | 1449 | IRI | +27B | =3N | F | +14B | −13N | F | F | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 10.25 | 1532 | +6.0 |
| 34 | Ghanavati, Sayna | 0 | IRI | −?N | +42B | −15N | +44B | =24N | −14B | −35B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.75 | 1280 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Ebadi, Taraneh | 0 | IRI | F | −?B | +44N | −4B | −23N | =21B | +34N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 536096270 | 0 | — | −21N | −18B | +19B | −32N | −22B | +37N | −39B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 536096245 | 0 | — | −29B | −12N | −39B | −19N | +45N | −36B | +41N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 2.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Rafinezhad, Behnam | 1438 | IRI | +46N | −23B | −40N | F | −27B | −22N | +42B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 955 | -2.8 |
| 39 | FIDE 428028600 | 0 | — | −30B | −?B | +37N | −17N | −42B | F | +36N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Hamidpoor, Kasra | 0 | IRI | −13N | F | +38B | −2N | =32B | −30B | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Gamour Bandari, Vania | 0 | IRI | −23N | =47B | −21N | +45B | −14N | F | −37B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.75 | 955 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 536096261 | 0 | — | −8B | −34N | −22B | F | +39N | −25B | −38N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 536055247 | 0 | — | −16N | −26B | +45N | −24B | −44N | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.50 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 536096296 | 0 | — | F | −29N | −35B | −34N | +43B | −18N | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 428098161 | 0 | — | −5B | −27N | −43B | −41N | −37B | =46N | −?N | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.25 | 856 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 536055395 | 0 | — | −38B | F | −25N | −28B | −31N | =45B | F | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.25 | 640 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 428098307 | 0 | — | −11B | =41N | −32B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 738 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ebrahimi Madiseh, ArshamIRI+37.64.5 pts · #8
- 2Khalili, Seyed FaridIRI+18.85.0 pts · #23
- 3Davoodi, MiladIRI+16.06.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Vafadari, MasoudIRI-27.64.0 pts · #39
- 2Yavari, KhorshidIRI-26.02.5 pts · #32
- 3Tangsiri, MohamadrezaIRI-22.03.5 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R3+142 Elo gap
- R6+108 Elo gap
- R4+105 Elo gap