South Khorasan Standard Chess Championship 1404 - Women
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Dec 2025 to 22 Dec 2025 in Birjand, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 784, and top seed was Marziyeh Zabehi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1633).
Mahtab Vatani Moghadam (🇮🇷 IRI, 1541) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Marziyeh Zabehi (4.0) and Narjes Nourmohammadi (3.5). Vatani Moghadam won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇮🇷Birjand, Iran
Dates
14 Dec 2025 → 22 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇷Iran×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMahtab Vatani Moghadam led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Mahtab Vatani Moghadam held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mahtab Vatani Moghadam beat Marziyeh Zabehi (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Mahtab Vatani Moghadam 4 wins (R1–R4)Marziyeh Zabehi 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mahtab Vatani Moghadam | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Marziyeh Zabehi | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Narjes Nourmohammadi | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 536085995 | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatani Moghadam, Mahtab | 1541 | IRI | +8N | +11B | +7N | +2B | =3N | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 1866 | +48.4 |
| 2 | Zabehi, Marziyeh | 1633 | IRI | +10B | +5N | +3B | −1N | +4B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1671 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Nourmohammadi, Narjes | 1606 | IRI | +6N | +4B | −2N | +5B | =1B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1554 | -4.4 |
| 4 | Arianfar, Sara | 1491 | IRI | +9B | −3N | +8B | F | −2N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 818 | -26.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 536085995 | 0 | — | +7N | −2B | F | −3N | +10B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 42595304 | 0 | — | −3B | +10N | +9B | F | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Hasani Bid, Parniya | 1564 | IRI | −5B | +9N | −1B | −8N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 741 | -20.0 |
| 8 | Maleki, Narges | 0 | IRI | −1B | F | −4N | +7B | −9N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 36789356 | 0 | — | −4N | −7B | −6N | F | +8B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 36778559 | 0 | — | −2N | −6B | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Noferesti, Fatemeh | 0 | IRI | F | −1N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vatani Moghadam, MahtabIRI+48.44.5 pts · #1
- 2Zabehi, MarziyehIRI+6.44.0 pts · #2
- 3Noferesti, FatemehIRI0.00.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Arianfar, SaraIRI-26.02.0 pts · #6
- 2Hasani Bid, ParniyaIRI-20.01.0 pts · #9
- 3Nourmohammadi, NarjesIRI-4.43.5 pts · #3