Iranian Youth Chess Championship 2026 (Boys U10)

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79 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Jun 2026 to 21 Jun 2026 in Qazvin, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 1807, and top seed was Mohammadtaha Sharifi Razavi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1928).

Kiarash Kazemi (🇮🇷 IRI, 1919) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Seyed Arsam Mirkhatami (7.0) and Mohammad Taha Afrooz (6.5). Kazemi took the lead from round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Rayan Gholami (1631) beat Mohammadtaha Sharifi Razavi (1928), a +297-point gap.

Location

🇮🇷Qazvin, Iran

Dates

15 Jun 2026 → 21 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇷Mohammadtaha Sharifi Razavi1928

Avg top 10

1,807

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇷Iran×69

Top 3

🥇
Kiarash Kazemi
🇮🇷IRI·1919
8.0pts·2046perf+42.9
🥈
Seyed Arsam Mirkhatami
🇮🇷IRI·1655
7.0pts·1868perf+96.0
🥉
Mohammad Taha Afrooz
🇮🇷IRI·1913
6.5pts·1871perf-7.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Kiarash Kazemi led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kazemi8Mirkhatami7Afrooz6.5Azarshin6.5Termeh6.5Sharifi Razavi6.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE18 Jun

Kiarash Kazemi takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Kiarash Kazemi 4 wins (R4–R7)Mohammad Taha Afrooz 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kiarash Kazemi	*	—	1	—
2Seyed Arsam Mirkhatami	—	*	½	—
3Mohammad Taha Afrooz	0	½	*	—
4Taha Azarshin	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kazemi, Kiarash	1919	IRI	+52N	+9B	=24N	+35B	+34B	+3N	+8N	=5B	+4B	8.0	45.5	49.5	43.75	2046	+42.9
2	Mirkhatami, Seyed Arsam	1655	IRI	+60B	=51N	=36B	+22N	+50B	=7N	=3B	+10N	+18B	7.0	42.0	45.5	35.00	1868	+96.0
3	Afrooz, Mohammad Taha	1913	IRI	+25B	+21N	+27B	+18N	+23B	−1B	=2N	−4N	+17B	6.5	48.0	53.0	35.00	1871	-7.6
4	Sharifi Razavi, Mohammadtaha	1928	IRI	+42B	−35N	+37N	=11B	+20N	+15B	+38N	+3B	−1N	6.5	45.5	50.0	34.50	1819	-30.0
5	Termeh, Arsam	1711	IRI	+39B	=17N	+40B	−23N	+25B	+29N	+18B	=1N	=6B	6.5	45.0	49.5	34.50	1812	+48.8
6	Azarshin, Taha	1668	IRI	+45B	=54N	=17B	=36N	=37B	+42N	+26B	+25N	=5N	6.5	40.0	44.0	31.50	1715	+22.8
7	Janbarari, Mahdiar	1778	IRI	+43N	+11B	=23N	=38B	+21N	=2B	=13N	=8B	=9N	6.0	46.0	50.5	33.25	1751	-12.0
8	Goleij, Ali	1658	IRI	+62B	=36N	+54B	=50N	+42B	+17N	−1B	=7N	=12B	6.0	42.5	46.0	27.75	1751	+43.6
9	Asaadi Firouzabadi, Seyed Parsa	1622	IRI	+28B	−1N	+47B	−25N	=45B	+39N	+53B	+38N	=7B	6.0	42.0	46.0	27.75	1653	+10.8
10	Hesami, Arya	1703	IRI	+70N	+30B	−35N	+20B	=19N	=34B	+23N	−2B	+27N	6.0	42.0	44.0	27.50	1713	+4.4
11	Shafiei, Ali	1579	IRI	+68N	−7N	+62B	=4N	=24B	=53N	+22B	=13B	+31N	6.0	41.5	44.0	27.25	1795	+79.2
12	Najarastanghods, Amirhossein	1729	IRI	+26N	=38B	−34N	+28N	+40B	=23B	=21N	+19B	=8N	6.0	41.0	45.5	30.50	1677	-22.0
13	Asghar Khatir, Saniar	1795	IRI	−51B	+60N	+26B	−17N	+70B	+50N	=7B	=11N	+25B	6.0	39.0	41.0	25.50	1675	-46.0
14	Darabi, Bardia	1732	IRI	=46B	+53N	=50B	+30N	−17B	=22N	=54B	+37N	+20B	6.0	38.5	42.5	28.00	1641	-37.2
15	Malaknezhad, Mohammad Taha	1647	IRI	−41B	+57N	=70B	+51N	+39B	−4N	+36B	=17N	+24B	6.0	38.5	40.5	25.75	1773	+50.4
16	Karimi, Hosein Mahdi	1655	IRI	+33N	=37B	=19N	+52B	−38N	−25B	+43N	+55B	+26N	6.0	38.0	42.0	27.50	1638	-8.0
17	Emami, Amirparsa	1577	IRI	+67N	=5B	=6N	+13B	+14N	−8B	+27N	=15B	−3N	5.5	48.5	51.5	29.50	1765	+79.2
18	Heydarian, Noyan	1859	IRI	+49N	+29B	+58N	−3B	+35N	=38B	−5N	+34B	−2N	5.5	43.0	46.5	24.25	1726	-53.6
19	Shojapour, Mahan	1548	IRI	+77B	=44N	=16B	+27N	=10B	−24N	+29B	−12N	+40B	5.5	42.0	43.0	23.75	1696	+66.0
20	Noroozi, Mohammad	1544	IRI	=73B	+63N	+44B	−10N	−4B	+28N	+40B	+21B	−14N	5.5	41.5	43.0	23.75	1696	+44.4
21	Sepehri, Amirhossein	1602	IRI	+78N	−3B	+55N	+43B	−7B	+47N	=12B	−20N	+36B	5.5	41.5	42.5	21.50	1662	+24.4
22	Ramzani Darabi, Pouya	1537	IRI	−59N	+48B	+56N	−2B	+57N	=14B	−11N	+39B	+34N	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.50	1660	+47.6
23	Nazari, Arya	1632	IRI	+66B	+41N	=7B	+5B	−3N	=12N	−10B	−26N	+42N	5.0	45.0	48.0	24.50	1646	+3.2
24	Babaee, Kian	1681	IRI	+55N	+32B	=1B	−34N	=11N	+19B	−25N	+35B	−15N	5.0	44.5	48.5	26.00	1648	-16.8
25	Johari, Mehrsam	1521	IRI	−3N	+78B	+74N	+9B	−5N	+16N	+24B	−6B	−13N	5.0	43.5	44.5	19.00	1671	+49.2
26	Davoodi, Nikan	1505	IRI	−12B	+68N	−13N	+48B	+61N	+35B	−6N	+23B	−16B	5.0	42.0	44.5	20.00	1560	+15.2
27	Arvan, Rayan	1652	IRI	+57N	+59B	−3N	−19B	+55N	+37N	−17B	+41N	−10B	5.0	40.5	44.0	20.50	1543	-42.0
28	Farmani, Arvin	0	IRI	−9N	+49B	+32N	−12B	=52N	−20B	+58N	=29B	+50N	5.0	40.0	43.5	21.50	1608	0.0
29	Khademi Araghi, Sheragim	1596	IRI	+75B	−18N	+45B	=39N	+36B	−5B	−19N	=28N	+51B	5.0	40.0	41.0	18.75	1591	-4.0
30	Hatami Nasr, Hoosein	1560	IRI	+76N	−10N	+41B	−14B	=56N	−43B	+45N	=52B	+55N	5.0	37.5	38.5	18.00	1502	-23.6
31	Khojasteh, Radman	1687	IRI	+47B	−50N	−39B	=53N	+62B	=51N	+60B	+54N	−11B	5.0	34.5	38.0	19.50	1546	-55.6
32	Khorshidi, Ahoura	1560	IRI	+72B	−24N	−28B	−41N	+68N	=48B	+56N	=43B	+52N	5.0	34.0	36.0	17.00	1640	+16.4
33	Daneshpour, S ahoora	1425	IRI	−16B	−64N	−68B	+72N	−69B	+77N	+71B	+66N	+58B	5.0	24.5	25.5	11.50	1648	+22.8
34	Hosseinzadeh, Arya	1577	IRI	=53B	+46N	+12B	+24B	−1N	=10N	=44B	−18N	−22B	4.5	45.0	49.0	22.75	1699	+47.2
35	Gholami, Rayan	1631	IRI	+65N	+4B	+10B	−1N	−18B	−26N	+51B	−24N	=41B	4.5	44.5	48.0	22.25	1680	+12.8
36	Ghanbarzadeh, Mohammad Mahdi	1545	IRI	+79N	=8B	=2N	=6B	−29N	+59B	−15N	+48B	−21N	4.5	44.0	44.0	17.75	1445	-29.6
37	Ghalei, Artin	1535	IRI	+64B	=16N	−4B	+44N	=6N	−27B	+57N	−14B	=43N	4.5	43.0	46.5	20.50	1609	+25.6
38	Ebrahimizare, Mohammadreza	1578	IRI	+71B	=12N	+51B	=7N	+16B	=18N	−4B	−9B	F	4.5	42.0	42.0	20.75	1726	+50.8
39	Delfi, Amir Mahan	1494	IRI	−5N	+67B	+31N	=29B	−15N	−9B	+63N	−22N	+60B	4.5	41.0	44.0	17.50	1501	0.0
40	Ranaei, Roham	1552	IRI	=63B	+73N	−5N	+46B	−12N	+45B	−20N	+59B	−19N	4.5	39.5	41.0	15.75	1459	-30.4
41	Alizadeh, Amirhosein	0	IRI	+15N	−23B	−30N	+32B	=54N	=58B	+49N	−27B	=35N	4.5	39.0	42.5	21.50	1598	0.0
42	Mahdiyan Seyed Mohammad Aeen	1535	IRI	−4N	+65B	+59N	+58B	−8N	−6B	+61N	=44N	−23B	4.5	39.0	42.5	16.25	1505	-11.6
43	Elahi, Arta	1510	IRI	−7B	+75N	+64B	−21N	=59B	+30N	−16B	=32N	=37B	4.5	39.0	40.0	16.00	1490	-7.2
44	Ahmadi, Mohammadjavad	1658	IRI	+56N	=19B	−20N	−37B	+46N	+52B	=34N	=42B	F	4.5	37.0	37.0	19.75	1572	-35.6
45	Akrami, Moeid	1465	IRI	−6N	+61B	−29N	+78B	=9N	−40N	−30B	+68B	+59N	4.5	36.5	37.5	13.50	1234	-44.0
46	Jafarzadeh, Mohamadhadi	1508	IRI	=14N	−34B	+63N	−40N	−44B	+68B	−48N	+65B	+61N	4.5	34.5	37.0	16.00	1308	-34.4
47	Askarzadeh, Sadra	1468	IRI	−31N	+76B	−9N	+65B	+58N	−21B	−52N	=61B	+63N	4.5	34.5	35.5	13.25	1377	-20.4
48	Bahmani, M Arad	0	IRI	−58B	−22N	+71B	−26N	+79B	=32N	+46B	−36N	+74B	4.5	31.0	31.0	10.00	1356	0.0
49	Yaghoubi, Sepehr	1514	IRI	−18B	−28N	+75B	+69N	−53B	+71N	−41B	=60N	+62B	4.5	30.0	31.0	10.25	1575	+6.8
50	Rishehri, Mohammad Ali	1558	IRI	+61N	+31B	=14N	=8B	−2N	−13B	−55N	+53N	−28B	4.0	43.0	46.5	18.50	1541	-6.4
51	Zamani, Ali	1512	IRI	+13N	=2B	−38N	−15B	+73N	=31B	−35N	+57B	−29N	4.0	42.0	43.5	17.50	1538	+6.8
52	Badamchi, Amir Ali	1532	IRI	−1B	+66N	+79B	−16N	=28B	−44N	+47B	=30N	−32B	4.0	41.0	41.0	12.50	1444	-30.4
53	Khani, Mobin	0	IRI	=34N	−14B	+73N	=31B	+49N	=11B	−9N	−50B	=56N	4.0	40.0	41.5	15.75	1504	0.0
54	Mamashli, Arshia	1548	IRI	+69N	=6B	−8N	=70N	=41B	+56B	=14N	−31B	F	4.0	36.0	36.0	15.50	1558	+1.2
55	Eshghi, Ayhan	1466	IRI	−24B	+72N	−21B	+79N	−27B	+69N	+50B	−16N	−30B	4.0	34.5	34.5	8.00	1345	-32.0
56	Ghaffarian, Ayhan	1455	IRI	−44B	+77N	−22B	+64N	=30B	−54N	−32B	+69N	=53B	4.0	33.5	34.5	11.00	1207	-48.8
57	Mehrfar, Mohammad Kian	1411	IRI	−27B	−15B	+76N	+74N	−22B	+64N	−37B	−51N	+66B	4.0	32.5	33.5	8.50	777	-56.8
58	Jaffari, Vihan	1641	IRI	+48N	+74B	−18B	−42N	−47B	=41N	−28B	+64N	−33N	3.5	37.0	38.0	11.25	772	-94.8
59	Samadi, Mohammad Sepehr	0	IRI	+22B	−27N	−42B	+63B	=43N	−36N	+70B	−40N	−45B	3.5	36.5	38.5	13.25	1395	0.0
60	Ghadbeigi, Barad	1424	IRI	−2N	−13B	+67N	−61B	+77N	+74B	−31N	=49B	−39N	3.5	34.5	35.5	7.25	1263	-30.8
61	Mokhtaba, Mahziyar	0	IRI	−50B	−45N	+66B	+60N	−26B	+70N	−42B	=47N	−46B	3.5	33.5	35.5	10.75	1353	0.0
62	Ahadi, Mohammad	1443	IRI	−8N	+69B	−11N	=68B	−31N	−63B	+72N	+67B	−49N	3.5	32.5	34.5	8.25	810	-46.0
63	FIDE 536032905	0	—	=40N	−20B	−46B	−59N	+75B	+62N	−39B	+71N	−47B	3.5	32.5	33.5	8.75	1309	0.0
64	FIDE 536075655	0	—	−37N	+33B	−43N	−56B	+65N	−57B	=67N	−58B	+68N	3.5	32.0	34.5	12.50	1223	0.0
65	FIDE 428020227	0	—	−35B	−42N	+72B	−47N	−64B	+79N	=69B	−46N	+75B	3.5	26.5	26.5	4.00	736	0.0
66	FIDE 562048317	0	—	−23N	−52B	−61N	−73B	+76N	+72B	+74N	−33B	−57N	3.0	26.0	27.0	4.00	700	0.0
67	Khanbabaei, Farbod Reza	0	IRI	−17B	−39N	−60B	+75N	−71B	+76N	=64B	−62N	=69B	3.0	25.5	26.5	4.75	685	0.0
68	Kazemi, Alireza	0	IRI	−11B	−26B	+33N	=62N	−32B	−46N	+77B	−45N	−64B	2.5	37.0	38.0	7.75	1268	0.0
69	Najafi, Nikan	0	IRI	−54B	−62N	F	−49B	+33N	−55B	=65N	−56B	=67N	2.0	31.5	31.5	8.25	1202	0.0
70	Karimi, Yazdan	1492	IRI	−10B	+71N	=15N	=54B	−13N	−61B	−59N	F	F	2.0	31.0	31.0	7.00	1480	-3.2
71	FIDE 562041240	0	—	−38N	−70B	−48N	+76B	+67N	−49B	−33N	−63B	F	2.0	28.0	28.0	4.00	702	0.0
72	FIDE 562029860	0	—	−32N	−55B	−65N	−33B	F	−66N	−62B	+79N	+76B	2.0	25.0	25.0	1.00	674	0.0
73	Nozad, Amirali	0	IRI	=20N	−40B	−53B	+66N	−51B	F	F	F	F	1.5	21.0	21.0	5.75	1263	0.0
74	Zoghi, Karen	0	IRI	F	−58N	−25B	−57B	F	−60N	−66B	+75N	−48N	1.0	25.5	25.5	1.00	699	0.0
75	FIDE 562049445	0	—	−29N	−43B	−49N	−67B	−63N	F	+79B	−74B	−65N	1.0	25.0	25.0	0.00	740	0.0
76	FIDE 562049453	0	—	−30B	−47N	−57B	−71N	−66B	−67B	F	+77N	−72N	1.0	24.5	24.5	1.00	680	0.0
77	FIDE 562049461	0	—	−19N	−56B	−78N	F	−60B	−33B	−68N	−76B	+79N	1.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	663	0.0
78	Ghazikhanlo Sani, Barman	0	IRI	−21B	−25N	+77B	−45N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	729	0.0
79	FIDE 562049470	0	—	−36B	F	−52N	−55B	−48N	−65B	−75N	−72B	−77B	0.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	714	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mirkhatami, Seyed ArsamIRI
+96.0
7.0 pts · #2
2Shafiei, AliIRI
+79.2
6.0 pts · #23
3Emami, AmirparsaIRI
+79.2
5.5 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Jaffari, VihanIRI
-94.8
3.5 pts · #73
2Mehrfar, Mohammad KianIRI
-56.8
4.0 pts · #66
3Khojasteh, RadmanIRI
-55.6
5.0 pts · #25

Biggest upsets

R2+297 Elo gap
Gholami, Rayan1631 beat Sharifi Razavi, Mohammadtaha1928
R1+283 Elo gap
Zamani, Ali1512 beat Asghar Khatir, Saniar1795
R4+218 Elo gap
Emami, Amirparsa1577 beat Asghar Khatir, Saniar1795