Qazvin Chess Championship 1404

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95 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 18 Nov 2025 to 21 Nov 2025 in Qazvin, Iran. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2038, and top seed was Mohammadamin Biriya (🇮🇷 IRI, 2298).

Adib Ghasem Karimi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1993) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Yasin Nateghi (6.5) and Radmehr Taleshi (6.0). Ghasem Karimi shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Nafas Khodadadi (1681) beat S.alireza Hoseini (2115), a +434-point gap.

Location

🇮🇷Qazvin, Iran

Dates

18 Nov 2025 → 21 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇷Mohammadamin Biriya2298

Avg top 10

2,038

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇷Iran×83

Top 3

🥇
Adib Ghasem Karimi
🇮🇷IRI·1993
7.0pts·2133perf+21.4
🥈
Yasin Nateghi
🇮🇷IRI·1967
6.5pts·2236perf+62.3
🥉
Radmehr Taleshi
🇮🇷IRI·1973
6.0pts·2014perf+20.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Adib Ghasem Karimi led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Ghasem Karimi7Nateghi6.5Taleshi6Afrooz6Fathi Peyman6Mousivand6— ex-leaders:Kalvandiled R4, #12

R8 · LEADER CHANGE21 Nov

Adib Ghasem Karimi takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Adib Ghasem Karimi 4 wins (R5–R8)Yasin Nateghi 5 wins (R1–R6)Radmehr Taleshi 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Adib Ghasem Karimi	*	—	1	—
2Yasin Nateghi	—	*	—	—
3Radmehr Taleshi	0	—	*	—
4Mohammad Taha Afrooz	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ghasem Karimi, Adib	1993	IRI	+73B	+18N	=25B	=14N	+16B	+15N	+4B	+3N	7.0	36.5	39.0	34.25	2133	+21.4
2	Nateghi, Yasin	1967	IRI	+46B	+49N	F	+32N	+20B	+7N	=9B	+10B	6.5	34.0	38.0	31.25	2236	+62.3
3	Taleshi, Radmehr	1973	IRI	+39N	+77B	+12N	=4B	+33N	+10B	=5N	−1B	6.0	38.0	40.5	27.50	2014	+20.8
4	Fathi Peyman, Abolfazl	1888	IRI	+38B	+40N	+16B	=3N	+35B	=8N	−1N	+14B	6.0	36.5	40.5	27.75	2011	+53.2
5	Mousivand, Ali	2001	IRI	+72B	+41N	=14B	+13N	+8B	+28N	=3B	F	6.0	36.0	38.5	27.50	2128	+37.2
6	Afrooz, Mohammad Taha	1834	IRI	+52B	−75N	+72B	+49N	+36B	−11N	+16B	+33N	6.0	29.0	31.5	23.50	1878	+24.4
7	Sharafi, Amirhossein	2000	IRI	+51N	+23B	=10N	=28B	+21N	−2B	=12N	+29B	5.5	36.5	40.5	26.25	1920	-25.2
8	Kalvandi, Mohammad naeim	1894	IRI	+62N	+29B	+27N	+9B	−5N	=4B	−10N	+30B	5.5	36.5	39.5	25.00	1953	+24.8
9	Heravi, Mohammad Hossein	2160	IRI	+60B	+20N	+69B	−8N	+12B	+14N	=2N	F	5.5	36.5	39.5	24.75	2065	-11.0
10	Ghasemi, Mohammadreza	1798	IRI	+58B	+68N	=7B	+69N	+11B	−3N	+8B	−2N	5.5	35.5	38.5	23.25	1983	+40.8
11	Shiri, Mohsen	1962	IRI	+55N	+24B	+21N	=33B	−10N	+6B	F	+17N	5.5	35.0	38.5	26.50	1995	+6.0
12	Ghorbani, Kambiz	1780	IRI	+74B	+61N	−3B	+75N	−9N	+34B	=7B	+26N	5.5	31.0	33.5	19.25	1919	+25.8
13	Abdollahi Lakeh, Alireza	1833	IRI	+67N	=53B	+34N	−5B	+77N	=33B	+21N	=27B	5.5	30.0	32.5	20.50	1869	+18.4
14	Yousefipour, Amir Hossein	1817	IRI	+36B	+43N	=5N	=1B	+48N	−9B	+20B	−4N	5.0	37.5	41.5	23.50	1911	+19.4
15	Taheri, Babak	1808	IRI	+64N	−34B	+51N	+27B	+22N	−1B	−24N	+45B	5.0	33.5	36.5	20.50	1753	-9.6
16	Shaabani, AminCM	1778	IRI	+54N	+66B	−4N	+34B	−1N	+63B	−6N	+39B	5.0	33.5	36.5	17.50	1802	+7.0
17	Sotoude Nia, Mahdiar	1880	IRI	+47N	F	+19B	−25N	+37B	+26N	+35B	−11B	5.0	31.5	31.5	21.50	1913	+18.0
18	Shakibaei Yekta, Ouriya	1736	IRI	+65N	−1B	+55N	−22B	+39N	+48B	−33N	+57B	5.0	31.0	34.0	18.00	1692	-11.2
19	Balaghi, Mohammad Javad	1794	IRI	=44N	+31B	−17N	+40B	+53N	=29B	−27N	+48B	5.0	30.5	34.0	20.25	1800	+4.0
20	Shokoohi Pooya, Pouyan	1758	IRI	+79N	−9B	+73N	+63B	−2N	+45B	−14N	+62B	5.0	29.5	32.0	15.00	1817	+19.6
21	Sadeghi, Morteza	1758	IRI	+90B	+93N	−11B	+43N	−7B	+36N	−13B	+38N	5.0	29.5	30.5	14.00	1849	+16.4
22	Babaee, Kian	1491	IRI	−26B	+80N	+68B	+18N	−15B	−49N	+60B	+43N	5.0	28.5	30.5	17.00	1755	+93.6
23	Mehri, Mohammad Mehdi	1752	IRI	+70B	−7N	+46B	+60N	=26B	−35N	=62B	+42N	5.0	28.0	31.0	17.75	1755	+2.0
24	Khan Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza	1727	IRI	+78B	−11N	+38B	−36N	+60B	+43N	+15B	F	5.0	28.0	28.0	18.50	1801	+23.2
25	Kamani, Ali	1788	IRI	+57B	+37N	=1N	+17B	−28N	=31B	=29N	F	4.5	33.5	37.0	20.50	1871	+37.2
26	Koohi, Kian	1817	IRI	+22N	−27B	+50N	+30B	=23N	−17B	+72N	−12B	4.5	33.5	36.0	18.50	1727	-33.2
27	Yadollahi, Parham	1679	IRI	F	+26N	−8B	−15N	+38B	+69N	+19B	=13N	4.5	32.5	32.5	19.25	1897	+81.2
28	Fardi, Kian	1876	IRI	+42B	+32N	+75B	=7N	+25B	−5B	F	F	4.5	32.5	32.5	18.25	1974	+32.8
29	Pourabdian, Fatmeh	1707	IRI	+76B	−8N	=42B	+61N	+41B	=19N	=25B	−7N	4.5	31.5	34.0	16.25	1736	+6.8
30	Shafiee, Artin	1696	IRI	+71B	−69N	+52B	−26N	=72B	+56N	+40B	−8N	4.5	27.5	30.0	15.75	1667	-11.6
31	Golzarian, Kiarash	1913	IRI	−37B	−19N	+76B	+52N	+68B	=25N	−32B	+72N	4.5	27.5	30.0	14.25	1647	-86.4
32	Veismoradi, Kasra	1685	IRI	+88N	−28B	+47N	−2B	=62N	+64B	+31N	F	4.5	26.5	26.5	14.00	1781	+30.8
33	Aboutalebi, Sobhan	1785	IRI	+82N	+63B	F	=11N	−3B	=13N	+18B	−6B	4.0	37.5	39.5	15.50	1820	+17.2
34	Karimi, Aref	1675	IRI	+87B	+15N	−13B	−16N	+42B	−12N	=37B	=47N	4.0	33.0	34.0	14.00	1641	-13.2
35	Hadadzadeh, Hamid Reza	1830	IRI	+59B	F	+44N	+53B	−4N	+23B	−17N	F	4.0	31.5	31.5	16.00	1820	+3.2
36	Madouei, Parviz	1490	IRI	−14N	+92B	+66N	+24B	−6N	−21B	−45N	+63B	4.0	31.0	32.0	12.00	1668	+29.6
37	Aghaei, Sina	1570	IRI	+31N	−25B	=77N	+44B	−17N	=53B	=34N	=50B	4.0	29.5	32.0	15.50	1718	+64.0
38	Kambakhsh, Hassan	1562	IRI	−4N	+81B	−24N	+65B	−27N	+86B	+53N	−21B	4.0	29.0	30.0	9.50	1507	-6.6
39	Alavi, Mir Mahmood	1582	IRI	−3B	+70N	−41B	+89N	−18B	+74N	+68B	−16N	4.0	28.5	29.5	9.50	1586	-1.4
40	Rezaei, Ali	1704	IRI	+84N	−4B	F	−19N	+54B	+50B	−30N	+55B	4.0	28.5	28.5	13.00	1664	-10.0
41	Fallah Saravi, Hosein	1747	IRI	+95N	−5B	+39N	−48B	−29N	=47B	=64N	+67B	4.0	28.5	28.5	10.50	1580	-59.6
42	Taghinejad Gilvaei, Irik	1538	IRI	−28N	+84B	=29N	=50B	−34N	+66B	+63N	−23B	4.0	28.0	30.0	12.25	1644	+33.6
43	Kahak, Mohammad Sadra	1640	IRI	+92N	−14B	+67N	−21B	+86N	−24B	+51N	−22B	4.0	28.0	29.0	9.00	1521	-38.4
44	Nabizadeh, Nikan	1467	IRI	=19B	+45N	−35B	−37N	−56B	+76N	=59B	+60N	4.0	27.0	29.5	13.75	1651	+50.4
45	Eslami, Ghazal	1638	IRI	−61B	−44B	+81N	+59N	+74B	−20N	+36B	−15N	4.0	27.0	29.0	12.00	1574	-19.2
46	Gholami, Iman	1582	IRI	−2N	+65B	−23N	−54B	+84N	−57B	+78N	+64B	4.0	27.0	29.0	10.50	1378	-27.4
47	Nadifar, Meysam	1548	IRI	−17B	+71N	−32B	F	+65N	=41N	+56B	=34B	4.0	27.0	28.0	13.50	1552	-0.4
48	Rezaei, Sohrab	1608	IRI	−94B	+58N	+86B	+41N	−14B	−18N	+61B	−19N	4.0	26.5	27.5	11.50	1635	+4.4
49	Veismoradi, Sepehr	1723	IRI	+81N	−2B	+62N	−6B	+55N	+22B	F	F	4.0	26.0	26.0	13.50	1758	+10.8
50	Sharafi, Arsha	1596	IRI	−93B	+57N	−26B	=42N	+82B	−40N	+54B	=37N	4.0	25.5	26.5	13.00	1614	+2.8
51	Amirpour, Gholamreza	1586	IRI	−7B	+90N	−15B	−74N	+89B	+52N	−43B	+61N	4.0	25.0	26.0	9.00	1429	-21.2
52	Mohkamkar, Noora	1512	IRI	−6N	+88B	−30N	−31B	+91N	−51B	+81N	+70B	4.0	25.0	26.0	7.00	951	-32.0
53	Khodadadi, Nafas	1681	IRI	+56B	=13N	+93B	−35N	−19B	=37N	−38B	=59N	3.5	29.5	30.5	11.00	1633	-23.6
54	Amid, Roham	0	IRI	−16B	−60N	+71B	+46N	−40N	=55B	−50N	+79B	3.5	26.5	29.0	11.25	1444	+1.2
55	Rahmani Siyah Larz, Iraj	1575	IRI	−11B	+89N	−18B	+87N	−49B	=54N	+82B	−40N	3.5	25.0	26.0	5.75	1467	-18.6
56	Pouravaz, Mehrad	0	IRI	−53N	=85B	−58N	+78B	+44N	−30B	−47N	+81B	3.5	24.0	25.5	9.25	1372	0.0
57	Mosleh Mirzaei, Kian	1466	IRI	−25N	−50B	F	+88N	=61B	+46N	+73B	−18N	3.5	24.0	24.0	9.00	1583	+28.0
58	Eskandari Vesali, Abolfazl	1468	IRI	−10N	−48B	+56B	−72N	=80B	−61N	+76B	+82N	3.5	23.0	25.0	9.00	1407	-13.2
59	Aghaalikhani, Amirabbas	1495	IRI	−35N	+91B	−63N	−45B	+87N	=73B	=44N	=53B	3.5	22.0	23.0	7.00	1448	-16.0
60	Hamzeh Mohammad Abadi, Ghasem	1597	IRI	−9N	+54B	+64N	−23B	−24N	+67B	−22N	−44B	3.0	31.0	34.0	9.50	1519	-20.4
61	Zamani, Mohammad Mahdi	0	IRI	+45N	−12B	=74N	−29B	=57N	+58B	−48N	−51B	3.0	29.0	31.5	10.50	1496	0.0
62	Ramzani Darabi, Pouya	1569	IRI	−8B	+76N	−49B	+80N	=32B	F	=23N	−20N	3.0	29.0	31.0	9.25	1522	-10.8
63	Piravi, Kianmehr	1649	IRI	+80B	−33N	+59B	−20N	+85B	−16N	−42B	−36N	3.0	27.5	29.0	7.00	1465	-68.4
64	Amani, Amirabbas	1474	IRI	−15B	+83N	−60B	+66N	=75B	−32N	=41B	−46N	3.0	26.0	28.0	8.25	1513	+9.2
65	FIDE 562016504	0	—	−18B	−46N	+83B	−38N	−47B	+71N	−66N	+87B	3.0	25.0	26.0	6.00	808	0.0
66	Sharafi, Abbas	1612	IRI	F	−16N	−36B	−64B	+70N	−42N	+65B	+74N	3.0	24.5	26.5	8.50	1301	-39.2
67	Ghasemi, Shahram	1511	IRI	−13B	+87N	−43B	−68N	+71B	−60N	+84B	−41N	3.0	24.5	25.5	6.00	885	-53.2
68	Rezaeian. Tina	1620	IRI	+86N	−10B	−22N	+67B	−31N	+85B	−39N	F	3.0	24.5	24.5	5.50	1508	-36.8
69	Hadadi, Mahdi	1862	IRI	+85N	+30B	−9N	−10B	+73N	−27B	F	F	3.0	24.0	24.0	8.50	1740	-18.2
70	Faraji, Majid	0	IRI	−23N	−39B	+91N	−73B	−66B	+83N	+80B	−52N	3.0	22.5	23.5	5.00	802	0.0
71	Norouzi, Mehrsam	0	IRI	−30N	−47B	−54N	+95B	−67N	−65B	+92B	+80N	3.0	21.0	21.0	3.00	744	0.0
72	Rouhi, Arash	1588	IRI	−5N	+79B	−6N	+58B	=30N	F	−26B	−31B	2.5	31.5	34.0	8.25	1591	-5.6
73	Paghandeh, Alireza	1583	IRI	−1N	+95B	−20B	+70N	−69B	=59N	−57N	F	2.5	25.0	25.0	4.75	1345	-51.6
74	Bahadori, Saeid	1422	IRI	−12N	F	=61B	+51B	−45N	−39B	+86N	−66B	2.5	24.5	24.5	6.50	1398	-3.4
75	Vahedinia, Mostafa	1673	IRI	+91N	+6B	−28N	−12B	=64N	F	F	F	2.5	23.0	23.0	8.50	1654	-2.8
76	FIDE 428079949	0	—	−29N	−62B	−31N	=79B	+95N	−44B	−58N	+88B	2.5	23.0	23.0	2.25	825	0.0
77	Eslami, Hamidreza	1745	IRI	+89B	−3N	=37B	+82N	−13B	F	F	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	5.00	1605	-14.4
78	Hasanpour, Ahmadreza	0	IRI	−24N	F	−82B	−56N	+88B	=80N	−46B	+83N	2.5	19.5	19.5	4.00	773	0.0
79	FIDE 428020227	0	—	−20B	−72N	−87B	=76N	+83B	−82N	+88B	−54N	2.5	18.5	19.5	4.25	746	0.0
80	FIDE 428002032	0	—	−63N	−22B	+95N	−62B	=58N	=78B	−70N	−71B	2.0	23.0	23.0	3.00	1220	0.0
81	FIDE 32714190	0	—	−49B	−38N	−45B	−83N	+90B	+92N	−52B	−56N	2.0	22.5	23.5	2.00	802	0.0
82	Abedi, Barsam	1439	IRI	−33B	F	+78N	−77B	−50N	+79B	−55N	−58B	2.0	22.5	22.5	5.00	833	-47.6
83	Zoghi, Karen	0	IRI	F	−64B	−65N	+81B	−79N	−70B	+89N	−78B	2.0	19.0	20.0	3.00	675	0.0
84	Kazemi, Alireza	0	IRI	−40B	−42N	+90B	−85N	−46B	+89N	−67N	−86B	2.0	18.5	19.5	2.00	769	0.0
85	Hajalizadeh, Faezeh	1523	IRI	−69B	=56N	F	+84B	−63N	−68N	F	F	1.5	14.5	14.5	3.75	908	-32.8
86	FIDE 32748329	0	—	−68B	F	−48N	F	−43B	−38N	−74B	+84N	1.0	23.5	23.5	2.00	769	0.0
87	FIDE 428045149	0	—	−34N	−67B	+79N	−55B	−59B	−88N	F	−65N	1.0	20.5	21.5	2.50	761	0.0
88	FIDE 562017349	0	—	−32B	−52N	F	−57B	−78N	+87B	−79N	−76N	1.0	20.5	20.5	1.00	745	0.0
89	FIDE 428035143	0	—	−77N	−55B	+92N	−39B	−51N	−84B	−83B	F	1.0	19.0	19.0	1.00	821	0.0
90	FIDE 536084891	0	—	−21N	−51B	−84N	−91B	−81N	+95B	F	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	871	0.0
91	Shakouri, Ayli	0	IRI	−75B	−59N	−70B	+90N	−52B	F	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	752	0.0
92	FIDE 536085251	0	—	−43B	−36N	−89B	F	F	−81B	−71N	+95N	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	764	0.0
93	Hoseini, S.alireza	2115	IRI	+50N	−21B	−53N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1604	-34.8
94	Biriya, Mohammadamin	2298	IRI	+48N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	4.0	4.0	4.00	2698	+1.6
95	FIDE 536085065	0	—	−41B	−73N	−80B	−71N	−76B	−90N	F	−92B	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	860	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Babaee, KianIRI
+93.6
5.0 pts · #26
2Yadollahi, ParhamIRI
+81.2
4.5 pts · #20
3Aghaei, SinaIRI
+64.0
4.0 pts · #30

Top rating losers

1Golzarian, KiarashIRI
-86.4
4.5 pts · #34
2Piravi, KianmehrIRI
-68.4
3.0 pts · #53
3Fallah Saravi, HoseinIRI
-59.6
4.0 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R3+434 Elo gap
Khodadadi, Nafas1681 beat Hoseini, S.alireza2115
R2+357 Elo gap
Sadeghi, Morteza1758 beat Hoseini, S.alireza2115
R1+343 Elo gap
Aghaei, Sina1570 beat Golzarian, Kiarash1913