Golestan Standard Chess Competition, Eid al-Adha Cup 1405
28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 in Gorgan, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 1749, and top seed was Parsina Saghaei (🇮🇷 IRI, 1876).
Kamyar Zareie (🇮🇷 IRI, 1774) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ali Paeinmahalli (5.5) and Parsina Saghaei (5.5). Zareie shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ghasem Hamzeh Mohammad Abadi (1591) beat Parham Arab (1816), a +225-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsKamyar Zareie led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Kamyar Zareie takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
Kamyar Zareie beat Parsina Saghaei (Black).
Kamyar Zareie 3 wins (R4–R6)Parsina Saghaei 4 wins (R1–R4)Ali Paeinmahalli 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kamyar Zareie | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Parsina Saghaei | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Ali Paeinmahalli | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Behnia Jafari | ½ | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zareie, Kamyar | 1774 | IRI | +23N | +8B | =4N | +12B | +14N | +3N | =2B | 6.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 23.25 | 2026 | +78.8 |
| 2 | Paeinmahalli, Ali | 1731 | IRI | −5B | +18N | +23B | +8N | +6B | +4N | =1N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 21.00 | 1855 | +21.2 |
| 3 | Saghaei, Parsina | 1876 | IRI | +9N | +15B | +12N | +14B | =4N | −1B | +7N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 20.00 | 1953 | +24.4 |
| 4 | Jafari, Behnia | 1705 | IRI | +16B | +22N | =1B | +11N | =3B | −2B | +10N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 18.75 | 1843 | +53.2 |
| 5 | Momeni, Behrad | 1521 | IRI | +2N | −6N | =13B | =10B | =19N | +17B | +9B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 17.00 | 1694 | +57.6 |
| 6 | Rabipour, Zahra | 1701 | IRI | +18N | +5B | −14N | =9B | −2N | +21B | +12N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 14.50 | 1718 | +9.6 |
| 7 | Arab, Parham | 1816 | IRI | −22B | +16N | =11B | +20N | +13B | =9N | −3B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 13.00 | 1673 | -45.2 |
| 8 | Amanjani, Amir Ali | 1671 | IRI | +17N | −1N | +24B | −2B | +21N | =12B | =15N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.75 | 1659 | -3.6 |
| 9 | Hosseini, Seyed Maahyar | 1603 | IRI | −3B | +28N | +27B | =6N | +15B | =7B | −5N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.75 | 1666 | +18.8 |
| 10 | Gorzin, Mohammad Youna | 1635 | IRI | +25B | −12N | =20B | =5N | +23B | +13N | −4B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 10.50 | 1602 | -11.2 |
| 11 | Mogheyseh, Fatemeh | 1722 | IRI | =21N | +26B | =7N | −4B | =17N | =15B | +19N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 1679 | -10.8 |
| 12 | Seleyari, Mohammad Mahan | 1740 | IRI | +24N | +10B | −3B | −1N | +22B | =8N | −6B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 10.00 | 1683 | -10.6 |
| 13 | Shokri, Barad | 1614 | IRI | +27N | −14B | =5N | +19B | −7N | −10B | +26N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 6.25 | 1569 | -16.8 |
| 14 | Mirzaie, Amir Arsalan | 1753 | IRI | +19B | +13N | +6B | −3N | −1B | F | F | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 1773 | +6.8 |
| 15 | Safarzadeh, Sozhin | 1673 | IRI | +28B | −3N | F | +21B | −9N | =11N | =8B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1631 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Bagheri, Ahoura | 1468 | IRI | −4N | −7B | −17B | +26N | +25B | +22N | −18B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 1540 | +14.8 |
| 17 | Esmaeilnezhad, Parsa | 0 | IRI | −8B | −23B | +16N | +24N | =11B | −5N | −20B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Jamallivani, Radin | 1457 | IRI | −6B | −2B | +25N | −22N | =20B | F | +16N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.75 | 1447 | -5.2 |
| 19 | Alavi, Mir Mahmood | 1540 | IRI | −14N | F | +26B | −13N | =5B | +20N | −11B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.75 | 1541 | -1.2 |
| 20 | Madouei, Parviz | 1487 | IRI | F | =21B | =10N | −7B | =18N | −19B | +17N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1442 | -7.2 |
| 21 | Kazemi, Rahmanberdi | 1505 | IRI | =11B | =20N | +22B | −15N | −8B | −6N | −25B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 5.25 | 1516 | +1.2 |
| 22 | Hamzeh Mohammad Abadi, Ghasem | 1591 | IRI | +7N | −4B | −21N | +18B | −12N | −16B | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1490 | -16.6 |
| 23 | Harati Anaraki, Abdolhamid | 1543 | IRI | −1B | +17N | −2N | +27B | −10N | F | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 913 | -16.8 |
| 24 | Fakhr Hosseini, Seyed Sadra | 1531 | IRI | −12B | +25N | −8N | −17B | +27N | −26B | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 834 | -44.0 |
| 25 | Mehri, Fatemeh | 0 | IRI | −10N | −24B | −18B | F | −16N | =27B | +21N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 1279 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Torshizi, Javad | 1490 | IRI | F | −11N | −19N | −16B | F | +24N | −13B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1335 | -18.8 |
| 27 | FIDE 428064011 | 0 | — | −13B | F | −9N | −23N | −24B | =25N | F | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.75 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Vizvari, Radin | 1407 | IRI | −15N | −9B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 838 | -17.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zareie, KamyarIRI+78.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Momeni, BehradIRI+57.64.5 pts · #8
- 3Jafari, BehniaIRI+53.25.0 pts · #4
- 1Arab, ParhamIRI-45.24.0 pts · #6
- 2Fakhr Hosseini, Seyed SadraIRI-44.02.0 pts · #25
- 3Torshizi, JavadIRI-18.81.0 pts · #23
- R1+225 Elo gap
- R1+210 Elo gap
- R6+123 Elo gap