Qom Standard Championship 1404(Fajr Cup)
29 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Qom, Iran. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1749, and top seed was Korosh Alizadegan (🇮🇷 IRI, 2154).
Korosh Alizadegan (🇮🇷 IRI, 2154) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Mohamad Sadegh Bojand (5.5) and Alireza Maleki (5.5). Alizadegan shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Alireza Maleki (1653) beat Mohammad Javad Balaghi (1801), a +148-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsKorosh Alizadegan led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Korosh Alizadegan takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
Korosh Alizadegan drew with Mohamad Sadegh Bojand (Black).
Korosh Alizadegan 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Mohamad Sadegh Bojand 3 wins (R1–R3)Alireza Maleki 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Korosh Alizadegan | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Mohamad Sadegh Bojand | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Alireza Maleki | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Yasir Maiwada INUWA | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alizadegan, Korosh | 2154 | IRI | +12B | +9N | +4B | =2N | +3B | +8N | +10B | 6.5 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 29.25 | 2149 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Bojand , Mohamad Sadegh | 1857 | IRI | +10N | +15B | +8N | =1B | +13B | =3N | =4B | 5.5 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 23.50 | 1977 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Maleki, Alireza | 1653 | IRI | +16B | +18N | +13N | +5B | −1N | =2B | +9N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 21.75 | 1944 | +73.2 |
| 4 | Ansarizadeh, Mohammadreza | 1798 | IRI | +22N | +17B | −1N | +6B | +9N | =5B | =2N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 18.75 | 1819 | +1.6 |
| 5 | INUWA, Yasir Maiwada | 1671 | NGR | =11N | +14B | +24N | −3N | +7B | =4N | +8B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 18.00 | 1792 | +12.8 |
| 6 | Mehrjerdi, Parsina | 0 | IRI | +25N | −8B | +19B | −4N | +12B | +20N | =13B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 12.75 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mortazavi Rad, Hamidreza | 0 | IRI | =24N | −11B | +23N | +21B | −5N | +15B | +14N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mirgaluy Bayat, M Amin | 1733 | IRI | +20B | +6N | −2B | +12N | +17B | −1B | −5N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 14.00 | 1087 | -40.0 |
| 9 | Shabani, Saleh | 1597 | IRI | +27N | −1B | +11N | +22B | −4B | +18N | −3B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 10.50 | 1525 | -18.8 |
| 10 | Bakhshi, Vahid | 0 | IRI | −2B | +16N | +18B | −13N | +19B | +17N | −1N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 1136 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Jokar, Amir Erfan | 0 | IRI | =5B | +7N | −9B | +24B | =15N | −13N | +19B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 13.25 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bahmani, M Arad | 0 | IRI | −1N | +28B | +14N | −8B | −6N | +21B | +17B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Balaghi, Mohammad Javad | 1801 | IRI | F | +19N | −3B | +10B | −2N | +11B | =6N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 13.25 | 955 | -44.8 |
| 14 | Oujari, Matin | 0 | IRI | +21B | −5N | −12B | =20N | +29N | +16B | −7B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 7.75 | 1585 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Zareei, Behrooz | 1570 | IRI | +29B | −2N | +20B | −17N | =11B | −7N | +21N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1678 | +4.8 |
| 16 | Khademi, Yasin | 0 | IRI | −3N | −10B | +28N | =25B | +26N | −14N | +20B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mansoorifard, Fatemeh | 0 | IRI | +26B | −4N | +21B | +15B | −8N | −10B | −12N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 7.00 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Shabani, Arta | 0 | IRI | +23N | −3B | −10N | +27B | +22N | −9B | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 562039709 | 0 | — | +28N | −13B | −6N | +29B | −10N | +22B | −11N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 999 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Imani, Ali | 0 | IRI | −8N | +23B | −15N | =14B | +25N | −6B | −16N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 5.25 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Iranikhah, M Amin | 1499 | IRI | −14N | +27B | −17N | −7N | +23B | −12N | −15B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 3.50 | 1594 | +15.2 |
| 22 | Ghasemi, Reza | 0 | IRI | −4B | +29N | +25B | −9N | −18B | −19N | −23B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 2.50 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Manouchehri, Mahdi | 1411 | IRI | −18B | −20N | −7B | F | −21N | +27B | +22N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1462 | +5.6 |
| 24 | Lashkari, Mahyar | 1605 | IRI | =7B | +26N | −5B | −11N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1645 | +4.4 |
| 25 | FIDE 536082082 | 0 | — | −6B | F | −22N | =16N | −20B | −26B | +28N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.75 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Khavari, Arsalan | 1618 | IRI | −17N | −24B | =27N | F | −16B | +25N | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 1322 | -30.8 |
| 27 | Movahedi, Sina | 0 | IRI | −9B | −21N | =26B | −18N | −28B | −23N | +29N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 1209 | -37.6 |
| 28 | FIDE 562039717 | 0 | — | −19B | −12N | −16B | F | +27N | −29B | −25B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 536032905 | 0 | — | −15N | −22B | F | −19N | −14B | +28N | −27B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Maleki, AlirezaIRI+73.25.5 pts · #4
- 2Bojand , Mohamad SadeghIRI+18.45.5 pts · #1
- 3Iranikhah, M AminIRI+15.22.0 pts · #9
- 1Balaghi, Mohammad JavadIRI-44.83.5 pts · #23
- 2Mirgaluy Bayat, M AminIRI-40.04.0 pts · #25
- 3Movahedi, SinaIRI-37.61.5 pts · #20
- R3+148 Elo gap