Birjand Standard Cup Khordad 1405
14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 in Birjand, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 1487, and top seed was Alborz Ghiyasi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1912).
Alborz Ghiyasi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1912) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Abolfazl Hosseini Sourgi (4.5) and Pouriya Hasani Bid (4.5). Ghiyasi won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mohammad Sadegh Jafari (1701) beat Alireza Dehghani (1853), a +152-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsAlborz Ghiyasi led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Alborz Ghiyasi held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
Alborz Ghiyasi beat Abolfazl Hosseini Sourgi (White).
Alborz Ghiyasi 5 wins (R1–R5)Abolfazl Hosseini Sourgi 3 wins (R1–R3)Pouriya Hasani Bid 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghiyasi, Alborz | 1912 | IRI | +6N | +3B | +4N | +2B | +5B | F | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 2538 | +32.8 |
| 2 | Hosseini Sourgi, Abolfazl | 1749 | IRI | +10N | +7B | +8N | −1N | +4B | =3B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 13.25 | 1858 | +13.2 |
| 3 | Hasani Bid, Pouriya | 1685 | IRI | +13B | −1N | +11B | +9N | +8B | =2N | 4.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 8.75 | 1799 | +14.4 |
| 4 | Jafari, Mohammad Sadegh | 1701 | IRI | +9N | +5B | −1B | +14N | −2N | +6B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1776 | +10.4 |
| 5 | Dehghani, Alireza | 1853 | IRI | +14B | −4N | +10B | +8B | −1N | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1648 | -17.2 |
| 6 | Khosravi, Kasra | 1452 | IRI | −1B | −8N | +13B | +11N | +9B | −4N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Amani, Rasa | 1502 | IRI | +12B | −2N | −9B | +10N | +14B | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 800 | -30.4 |
| 8 | Vatani Moghadam, Mahtab | 1589 | IRI | +11N | +6B | −2B | −5N | −3N | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 1503 | -18.4 |
| 9 | Zeraati, Maryam | 0 | IRI | −4B | +13N | +7N | −3B | −6N | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1395 | -11.2 |
| 10 | Arianfar, Haman | 0 | IRI | −2B | +12N | −5N | −7B | +13B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 911 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Azadeh, Amin | 0 | IRI | −8B | +14N | −3N | −6B | =12N | −13B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Maleki, Narges | 0 | IRI | −7N | −10B | −14B | +13N | =11B | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 536066001 | 0 | — | −3N | −9B | −6N | −12B | −10N | +11N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hajipour, Edris | 1424 | IRI | −5N | −11B | +12N | −4B | −7N | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 891 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ghiyasi, AlborzIRI+32.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Hasani Bid, PouriyaIRI+14.44.5 pts · #4
- 3Hosseini Sourgi, AbolfazlIRI+13.24.5 pts · #2
- 1Amani, RasaIRI-30.43.0 pts · #11
- 2Vatani Moghadam, MahtabIRI-18.42.0 pts · #6
- 3Dehghani, AlirezaIRI-17.23.0 pts · #7
- R2+152 Elo gap