816th Paeez Chess School Standard Tournament Khordad 1405
53 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 in Ahvaz, Iran. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1917, and top seed was Zahra Parvin (🇮🇷 IRI, WFM, 2087).
Mohammad Pouria Mahmoudi (🇮🇷 IRI, 2068) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Bahamin Salehi reihani (6.5) and Ilia Talebian Zadeh (6.5). Mahmoudi broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Arash Mouchegani (1485) beat Zahra Parvin (WFM, 2087), a +602-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMohammad Pouria Mahmoudi led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Mohammad Pouria Mahmoudi held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.
Mohammad Pouria Mahmoudi drew with Bahamin Salehi reihani (Black).
Mohammad Pouria Mahmoudi 3 wins (R1–R3)Bahamin Salehi reihani 3 wins (R1–R3)Ilia Talebian Zadeh 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoudi, Mohammad Pouria | 2068 | IRI | +33B | +18N | +16B | =2N | +6B | =3N | +4B | −5N | +10B | 7.0 | 48.5 | 52.5 | 39.50 | 2036 | -4.4 |
| 2 | Salehi reihani, Bahamin | 1909 | IRI | +27N | +17B | +14N | =1B | =7N | +13B | +3B | −4N | =5B | 6.5 | 48.5 | 53.0 | 36.75 | 1976 | +39.6 |
| 3 | Talebian Zadeh, Ilia | 2075 | IRI | +31N | +20B | +9N | =7B | +13N | =1B | −2N | +11B | =4B | 6.5 | 48.5 | 52.5 | 36.25 | 1970 | -30.4 |
| 4 | Dargahi, Abolfazl | 1871 | IRI | +51N | +30B | =13N | =6N | +10B | +7B | −1N | +2B | =3N | 6.5 | 48.0 | 49.0 | 32.75 | 1977 | +23.2 |
| 5 | Khedri, Erfan | 1860 | IRI | +38B | −13N | +8N | =22B | +31N | +14B | =7N | +1B | =2N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 35.25 | 1910 | +13.0 |
| 6 | Hajjarzadeh, Mohammad Reza | 1835 | IRI | +50N | +19B | +39N | =4B | −1N | +17B | =8N | +20B | =7N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 28.75 | 1904 | +16.2 |
| 7 | Jeyshi, Mohammad | 1877 | IRI | +35B | +21N | +10B | =3N | =2B | −4N | =5B | +15N | =6B | 6.0 | 49.0 | 53.0 | 33.50 | 1926 | +20.4 |
| 8 | Hazbeian, Salem | 1811 | IRI | +32B | =26N | −5B | +27N | +30B | +16N | =6B | −10N | +17B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 28.00 | 1772 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Beytmashall, Abdolghader | 1779 | IRI | +41N | +11B | −3B | −30N | +33B | =18N | +23B | =17N | +16B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 28.50 | 1770 | -2.0 |
| 10 | Ataran, Mohammad Sadegh | 1712 | IRI | +53N | +49B | −7N | +37B | −4N | +19B | +30N | +8B | −1N | 6.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 21.00 | 1822 | +19.4 |
| 11 | Gholami, Maha | 1579 | IRI | +52B | −9N | +46B | −16N | +42B | +21N | +14B | −3N | +20N | 6.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 21.50 | 1768 | +55.6 |
| 12 | Parvin, ZahraWFM | 2087 | IRI | −39B | +28N | +33B | +21N | F | F | +35B | +30N | +18B | 6.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 26.50 | 1928 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Parsazadeh, Barman | 1591 | IRI | +29N | +5B | =4B | +26N | −3B | −2N | −15N | +27B | +28B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 27.75 | 1762 | +54.8 |
| 14 | Darabi, Mohammad Parsa | 1751 | IRI | +42B | +23N | −2B | +19N | =18B | −5N | −11N | +29B | +26N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 24.50 | 1680 | -26.0 |
| 15 | Morshed Behbahani, Mahan | 1716 | IRI | +36B | −39N | −26B | +34N | +32B | =23N | +13B | −7B | +40N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 23.50 | 1465 | -66.8 |
| 16 | Ataee, Mohamadreza | 1721 | IRI | +43N | +37B | −1N | +11B | =17N | −8B | =22N | +19B | −9N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 23.00 | 1718 | -2.2 |
| 17 | Ghanbari, Bahamin | 1687 | IRI | +34B | −2N | +32B | +23N | =16B | −6N | +40B | =9B | −8N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 22.00 | 1643 | -14.0 |
| 18 | Ajeli, Saeed | 1694 | IRI | +47N | −1B | +41N | +39B | =14N | =9B | −20N | +22B | −12N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 19.75 | 1742 | +4.6 |
| 19 | Monjezi, Mohammad Amin | 1599 | IRI | +24B | −6N | +28B | −14B | +43N | −10N | +32B | −16N | +38B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 20.50 | 955 | -47.2 |
| 20 | Heydari Naghash, Amir Hosein | 1708 | IRI | +44B | −3N | =27B | =31B | +39N | +26N | +18B | −6N | −11B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 20.25 | 1641 | -28.8 |
| 21 | Gholami, Rayan | 1670 | IRI | +40N | −7B | +43N | −12B | +25N | −11B | +31N | =26B | =23N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 20.25 | 1561 | -39.2 |
| 22 | Hematian Larki, Shervin | 1668 | IRI | −28B | +36N | +34B | =5N | =26B | =40N | =16B | −18N | +35B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 21.75 | 1624 | -11.2 |
| 23 | Kiani, Barbod | 1550 | IRI | +45N | −14B | +49N | −17B | +48N | =15B | −9N | +24B | =21B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 15.75 | 1481 | -15.6 |
| 24 | Sajirati Pour, Raouf | 0 | IRI | −19N | +50B | −37N | −29B | +44N | +38N | +33B | −23N | +30B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 16.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 562045741 | 0 | — | −26B | +42N | −35B | +38N | −21B | −32N | +43N | +41B | +33B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 17.50 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Shir Ali, Barbod | 1567 | IRI | +25N | =8B | +15N | −13B | =22N | −20B | +42N | =21N | −14B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 21.50 | 1600 | +9.6 |
| 27 | Osivand, Asal | 1418 | IRI | −2B | +44N | =20N | −8B | −29N | +36B | +34B | −13N | +42B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 16.50 | 1410 | -3.6 |
| 28 | Rezaei Zad, Sina | 0 | IRI | +22N | −12B | −19N | +41B | +36N | −30B | =39N | +31B | −13N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 18.25 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Salehi, Arad | 0 | IRI | −13B | −32N | =36B | +24N | +27B | −31B | +37N | −14N | +43B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 18.50 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Salmani, Mohammad | 1619 | IRI | +46N | −4N | +40B | +9B | −8N | +28N | −10B | −12B | −24N | 4.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 16.00 | 1598 | -3.6 |
| 31 | Zamani, Artemis | 1474 | IRI | −3B | +53N | +45B | =20N | −5B | +29N | −21B | −28N | =36B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 12.50 | 1456 | -5.2 |
| 32 | Faraji, Roksana | 0 | IRI | −8N | +29B | −17N | +45B | −15N | +25B | −19N | +34B | F | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 16.00 | 903 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Bahrani, Mohammad | 1472 | IRI | −1N | +47B | −12N | +53B | −9N | +43B | −24N | +42B | −25N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 9.00 | 1041 | -12.0 |
| 34 | Makvandi, Arad | 0 | IRI | −17N | +51B | −22N | −15B | +41N | +37B | −27N | −32N | +44B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 11.50 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Abbaszadeh, Barbod | 0 | IRI | −7N | −40B | +25N | −48B | +45N | +47B | −12N | +44B | −22N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 12.50 | 1077 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Heydari, Amir Reza | 0 | IRI | −15N | −22B | =29N | +51B | −28B | −27N | +45B | +46N | =31N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 9.75 | 1247 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Tahazadeh, Amir Reza | 1556 | IRI | +48B | −16N | +24B | −10N | −40B | −34N | −29B | +49N | +47N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 10.00 | 917 | -22.8 |
| 38 | FIDE 562024230 | 0 | — | −5N | −46B | +44N | −25B | +49N | −24B | +48N | +47B | −19N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 8.00 | 930 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Mouchegani, Arash | 1485 | IRI | +12N | +15B | −6B | −18N | −20B | +46N | =28B | F | F | 3.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 15.75 | 1696 | +46.0 |
| 40 | Poorzaman, Nastaran | 0 | IRI | −21B | +35N | −30N | +50B | +37N | =22B | −17N | F | −15B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 11.50 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 536045233 | 0 | — | −9B | +52N | −18B | −28N | −34B | =45N | +50B | −25N | +51B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 4.25 | 937 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Hazarian, Arina | 0 | IRI | −14N | −25B | +47N | +49B | −11N | +48B | −26B | −33N | −27N | 3.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 5.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Hazarian, Pouya | 0 | IRI | −16B | +48N | −21B | +46N | −19B | −33N | −25B | +51N | −29N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 5.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 562026763 | 0 | — | −20N | −27B | −38B | +52N | −24B | +50N | +46B | −35N | −34N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 4.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Torabi Shaloghafari, Asena | 0 | IRI | −23B | F | −31N | −32N | −35B | =41B | −36N | +50B | +52B | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.75 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Rostami, Mahzyar | 0 | IRI | −30B | +38N | −11N | −43B | +51N | −39B | −44N | −36B | F | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 536092754 | 0 | — | −18B | −33N | −42B | F | +50N | −35N | +49B | −38N | −37B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 2.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 42745837 | 0 | — | −37N | −43B | F | +35N | −23B | −42N | −38B | −52N | +49B | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 5.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 562028855 | 0 | — | F | −10N | −23B | −42N | −38B | +52B | −47N | −37B | −48N | 1.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 1.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 42773822 | 0 | — | −6B | −24N | +52B | −40N | −47B | −44B | −41N | −45N | F | 1.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 1.00 | 1035 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Davoudi Maki, Melina | 0 | IRI | −4B | −34N | −53B | −36N | −46B | F | +52N | −43B | −41N | 1.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 1.00 | 1071 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 562045733 | 0 | — | −11N | −41B | −50N | −44B | F | −49N | −51B | +48B | −45N | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Heydari Soodjani, Ebrahim | 0 | IRI | −10B | −31B | +51N | −33N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gholami, MahaIRI+55.66.0 pts · #17
- 2Parsazadeh, BarmanIRI+54.85.5 pts · #14
- 3Mouchegani, ArashIRI+46.03.5 pts · #24
- 1Morshed Behbahani, MahanIRI-66.85.5 pts · #27
- 2Monjezi, Mohammad AminIRI-47.25.0 pts · #44
- 3Gholami, RayanIRI-39.25.0 pts · #22
- R1+602 Elo gap
- R2+269 Elo gap
- R2+231 Elo gap