PhileKhoob Spring Standard Tour Khordad 1405
28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Jun 2026 to 12 Jun 2026 in Arak, Iran. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1866, and top seed was Mohammadhossein Shamsi (🇮🇷 IRI, CM, 2219).
Ebrahim Efafi (🇮🇷 IRI, 2028) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Parham Soleymani (5.0) and Mahdiar Sotoude Nia (5.0). Efafi won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ali Asghar Bakhshi (1445) beat Reza Saeedi (1898), a +453-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 5.0/7. Efafi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (23.5).
Ebrahim Efafi went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ebrahim Efafi | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Mahdiar Sotoude Nia | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Parham Soleymani | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Rayan Arvan | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Efafi, Ebrahim | 2028 | IRI | +5B | +8N | =2B | +17N | F | =9B | +11N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 19.00 | 1966 | -4.6 |
| 2 | Soleymani, Parham | 1790 | IRI | +25N | +7B | =1N | +6B | F | +10N | =9B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 17.00 | 1994 | +54.0 |
| 3 | Sotoude Nia, Mahdiar | 1883 | IRI | =17N | +28B | +4B | −9N | =10B | +7N | +14B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 14.50 | 1807 | -8.0 |
| 4 | Arvan, Rayan | 1652 | IRI | +15B | F | −3N | +13N | +5B | =14N | +6B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 16.50 | 1747 | +24.8 |
| 5 | Alikhani, Kiyan | 1496 | IRI | −1N | +25B | +22N | =20B | −4N | +18B | +17B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 1697 | +56.8 |
| 6 | Naghdi, Melika | 1587 | IRI | +26B | −10N | +21B | −2N | +16B | +8N | −4N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1646 | +16.4 |
| 7 | Pirmohammadi, Avash | 0 | IRI | +?B | −2N | =14B | =8N | +19B | −3B | +18N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Sharafi, Arsha | 1663 | IRI | +18N | −1B | =19N | =7B | +21N | −6B | +15N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1541 | -29.6 |
| 9 | Kosari, Sarina | 1818 | IRI | +16B | +21N | F | +3B | F | =1N | =2N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.00 | 1952 | +39.6 |
| 10 | Ahmadi Tari, Mostafa | 1919 | IRI | +19N | +6B | F | F | =3N | −2B | +13N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 12.50 | 1809 | -8.8 |
| 11 | Nasrollahi, Iliya | 1606 | IRI | F | −24N | +16B | =12B | +20N | +17N | −1B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.75 | 1714 | +26.8 |
| 12 | Naghdi, Pourya | 1504 | IRI | −24B | +15N | +23B | =11N | −14B | −13N | +19B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 9.25 | 1456 | -17.6 |
| 13 | Shakeri, Farhan | 1490 | IRI | −22N | =18B | +27N | −4B | +25N | +12B | −10B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.75 | 1685 | +52.0 |
| 14 | Bohluoli, Nirvana | 1535 | IRI | F | F | =7N | +18B | +12N | =4B | −3N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 10.25 | 1680 | +20.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 12599573 | 0 | — | −4N | −12B | −18N | +27B | +26N | +22B | −8B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Kosari, Mahdi | 1443 | IRI | −9N | +27B | −11N | +25B | −6N | −23B | +21N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1599 | +22.0 |
| 17 | Bakhshi, Ali Asghar | 1445 | IRI | =3B | F | +20N | −1B | +22N | −11B | −5N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 1638 | +46.4 |
| 18 | Ahmadi, Hossein | 0 | IRI | −8B | =13N | +15B | −14N | +23B | −5N | −7B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 6.75 | 1224 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Niazi, Barsam | 1490 | IRI | −10B | +26N | =8B | F | −7N | +21B | −12N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1529 | +2.4 |
| 20 | Ghalei, Artin | 1535 | IRI | +23N | +22B | −17B | =5N | −11B | F | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1524 | -6.8 |
| 21 | Saeidifar, Danial | 1408 | IRI | +27N | −9B | −6N | +26B | −8B | −19N | −16B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.00 | 1352 | -9.8 |
| 22 | Saeedi, Reza | 1898 | IRI | +13B | −20N | −5B | +23N | −17B | −15N | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1314 | -53.2 |
| 23 | Sajedi, Kiasha | 0 | IRI | −20B | F | −12N | −22B | −18N | +16N | +26B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1402 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Shamsi, MohammadhosseinCM | 2219 | IRI | +12N | +11B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2619 | +3.2 |
| 25 | Esmaeili, Ali | 1418 | IRI | −2B | −5N | +26B | −16N | −13B | F | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 755 | -54.4 |
| 26 | FIDE 562049410 | 0 | — | −6N | −19B | −25N | −21N | −15B | +27B | −23N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1292 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Saeidi, Shahrokh | 1758 | IRI | −21B | −16N | −13B | −15N | F | −26N | F | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 647 | -103.2 |
| 28 | Salehi, Parisa | 1685 | IRI | F | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1083 | -4.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Alikhani, KiyanIRI+56.84.5 pts · #8
- 2Soleymani, ParhamIRI+54.05.0 pts · #3
- 3Shakeri, FarhanIRI+52.03.5 pts · #9
- 1Saeidi, ShahrokhIRI-103.20.0 pts · #27
- 2Esmaeili, AliIRI-54.41.0 pts · #28
- 3Saeedi, RezaIRI-53.22.0 pts · #23
- R5+453 Elo gap
- R3+402 Elo gap
- R2+363 Elo gap