Gilan Boys U18 - 1404
21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Nov 2025 to 07 Nov 2025 in Rasht, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 1676, and top seed was Arad Karimi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1808).
Arash Saharkhiz (🇮🇷 IRI, 1621) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Abolfazl Gholizadeh (5.0) and Alireza Farhood (5.0). Saharkhiz shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Sami Poorkhoshgovari (1489) beat Arad Karimi (1808), a +319-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsArash Saharkhiz led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Arash Saharkhiz held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
Arash Saharkhiz 4 wins (R3–R6)Arad Karimi 3 wins (R5–R7)Alireza Farhood 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arash Saharkhiz | * | — | ½ | 0 |
| 2Arad Karimi | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Alireza Farhood | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Abolfazl Gholizadeh | 1 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saharkhiz, Arash | 1621 | IRI | +18B | −2N | +21B | +8N | +9B | +6N | =3B | 5.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 15.00 | 1796 | +45.2 |
| 2 | Gholizadeh, Abolfazl | 1730 | IRI | +13N | +1B | −3N | +12B | +7N | +4B | −5N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 20.50 | 1784 | +17.2 |
| 3 | Farhood, Alireza | 1687 | IRI | +9B | +19N | +2B | =4N | =6B | =7N | =1N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 18.75 | 1769 | +31.6 |
| 4 | Mahdavi, Amirtaha | 1598 | IRI | +12B | =8N | +11B | =3B | +10N | −2N | +6B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 17.25 | 1801 | +66.8 |
| 5 | Karimi, Arad | 1808 | IRI | +14B | −6N | +16B | −9N | +11B | +15N | +2B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.50 | 1726 | -20.0 |
| 6 | Rokhjavan, Mahdi | 1644 | IRI | +20N | +5B | +10N | =7B | =3N | −1B | −4N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 13.50 | 1677 | +10.4 |
| 7 | Hakimi Rad, Daniel | 1655 | IRI | +15B | +21N | +8B | =6N | −2B | =3B | −10N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1645 | -1.6 |
| 8 | Imani Fard, Adrin | 1686 | IRI | +16N | =4B | −7N | −1B | +17N | +19B | −11N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1572 | -42.4 |
| 9 | Poorkhoshgovari, Sami | 1489 | IRI | −3N | +17B | +13N | +5B | −1N | F | F | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 1710 | +57.6 |
| 10 | Ashtari, Mohammad Naeim | 1710 | IRI | F | +11N | −6B | +14N | −4B | F | +7B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1692 | +1.2 |
| 11 | Gilakhani, Ali | 1619 | IRI | +17N | −10B | −4N | +18B | −5N | F | +8B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1580 | -12.0 |
| 12 | Motamedi, Amirali | 0 | IRI | −4N | F | +19B | −2N | =16B | =13N | +15B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Paghandeh, Alireza | 1583 | IRI | −2B | =15N | −9B | +21N | F | =12B | +19N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1462 | -26.4 |
| 14 | Tanha, Ali Asghar | 1589 | IRI | −5N | +20B | +18N | −10B | −15N | =17B | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1283 | -56.8 |
| 15 | Yegan, Hami | 1469 | IRI | −7N | =13B | F | =19N | +14B | −5B | −12N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.75 | 1562 | +28.4 |
| 16 | Ahmadi, Mohammad Taha | 1475 | IRI | −8B | F | −5N | =17B | =12N | +18B | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1387 | -13.2 |
| 17 | Mohebzadeh, Ahoora | 1488 | IRI | −11B | −9N | F | =16N | −8B | =14N | +21B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 1331 | -37.6 |
| 18 | FIDE 536092231 | 0 | — | −1N | F | −14B | −11N | +21B | −16N | +20B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Akbari, Rasa | 1546 | IRI | F | −3B | −12N | =15B | +20N | −8N | −13B | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1275 | -48.4 |
| 20 | Hoseinzade, Ahoora | 0 | IRI | −6B | −14N | F | F | −19B | +21N | −18N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Shirzad, Parsa | 0 | IRI | F | −7B | −1N | −13B | −18N | −20B | −17N | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mahdavi, AmirtahaIRI+66.85.0 pts · #4
- 2Poorkhoshgovari, SamiIRI+57.63.0 pts · #9
- 3Saharkhiz, ArashIRI+45.25.5 pts · #6
- 1Tanha, Ali AsgharIRI-56.82.5 pts · #17
- 2Akbari, RasaIRI-48.41.5 pts · #18
- 3Imani Fard, AdrinIRI-42.43.5 pts · #5
- R4+319 Elo gap
- R2+164 Elo gap
- R5+120 Elo gap