Iranian Youth Chess Championship 2026 (Boys U8)
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45 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Jun 2026 to 21 Jun 2026 in Qazvin, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 1580, and top seed was Sina Aghaei (🇮🇷 IRI, 1727).
Elshan Mikaeili (🇮🇷 IRI, 1507) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Sina Aghaei (7.5) and Barsam Zhian (7.0). Mikaeili shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Barsam Zhian (1512) beat Sina Aghaei (1727), a +215-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇷Iran×33
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsElshan Mikaeili led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE19 Jun
Elshan Mikaeili takes the sole lead (6.5/7).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Elshan Mikaeili drew with Sina Aghaei (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Elshan Mikaeili 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Sina Aghaei 4 wins (R4–R7)Barsam Zhian 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elshan Mikaeili | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Sina Aghaei | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Barsam Zhian | — | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Seyed Maahyar Hosseini | ½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikaeili, Elshan | 1507 | IRI | +38B | +12N | +10N | =4B | +9B | +5N | +11B | =2N | +6B | 8.0 | 48.0 | 51.0 | 44.00 | 1869 | +108.0 |
| 2 | Aghaei, Sina | 1727 | IRI | +34N | +41B | −3N | +11B | +20N | +13B | +4N | =1B | +5N | 7.5 | 47.5 | 50.5 | 39.50 | 1702 | -4.8 |
| 3 | Zhian, Barsam | 1512 | IRI | +37B | +32N | +2B | −9N | −18N | +20B | +10N | +4B | +14N | 7.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 37.00 | 1721 | +66.4 |
| 4 | Hosseini, Seyed Maahyar | 1641 | IRI | +8B | +28N | +6B | =1N | +5B | +18N | −2B | −3N | +13B | 6.5 | 51.0 | 55.0 | 36.50 | 1688 | +19.6 |
| 5 | Salehi, Arad | 1577 | IRI | +42N | +26B | +20N | +18B | −4N | −1B | +15N | +9B | −2B | 6.0 | 47.5 | 49.5 | 27.50 | 1570 | -2.4 |
| 6 | Jamshidi, Shahan | 1516 | IRI | +31N | +19B | −4N | +16B | =10N | +24B | =9N | +18B | −1N | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 29.50 | 1491 | -7.2 |
| 7 | Manouchehri, Mahdi | 1417 | IRI | +45N | −10B | −24N | +35B | +37N | =22N | +26B | +25N | =9B | 6.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 20.75 | 1573 | +24.8 |
| 8 | Estiri, Alireza | 0 | IRI | −4N | −24B | +44N | +39B | −14B | +38N | +29B | +?N | +18N | 6.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 16.00 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Dehghan, Arya | 1510 | IRI | +44N | =11B | +15N | +3B | −1N | +31B | =6B | −5N | =7N | 5.5 | 48.0 | 49.0 | 26.25 | 1502 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Lotfiei, Meysam | 1602 | IRI | +21B | +7N | −1B | +12N | =6B | −11N | −3B | +27N | +24B | 5.5 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 28.50 | 1401 | -44.4 |
| 11 | Roshani, Hakan | 0 | IRI | +36B | =9N | +27B | −2N | +26N | +10B | −1N | −14B | +25B | 5.5 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 24.75 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Jafari Moghadam, Amir Hafez | 0 | IRI | +13N | −1B | +41N | −10B | +16N | +28N | −18B | +26B | =15N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 25.25 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Vafaei, Rezarad | 1530 | IRI | −12B | +37N | +32B | +22N | +19B | −2N | =25B | +21N | −4N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 24.25 | 1385 | -20.0 |
| 14 | Hasanzad, Arsam | 1540 | IRI | +35N | −20B | −19N | +29B | +8N | =21B | +24N | +11N | −3B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 26.00 | 1473 | -7.2 |
| 15 | Pouravaz, Mehrad | 1483 | IRI | +43B | =27N | −9B | =21N | +17B | +19N | −5B | +22N | =12B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 25.00 | 744 | -33.2 |
| 16 | FIDE 536086711 | 0 | — | +?B | −18B | +23N | −6N | −12B | +37B | +34N | +19N | =17B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 19.75 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ghorbanian, Amir Reza | 0 | IRI | −18N | −39B | +45N | +23B | −15N | +33B | +30N | +20B | =16N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 20.75 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Abedi, Barsam | 1553 | IRI | +17B | +16N | +22B | −5N | +3B | −4B | +12N | −6N | −8B | 5.0 | 48.0 | 53.0 | 28.50 | 1369 | -38.4 |
| 19 | Ezzati, Benyamin | 0 | IRI | +25B | −6N | +14B | +28N | −13N | −15B | +36N | −16B | +30N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 21.00 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Darvishi, Hirad | 0 | IRI | +40B | +14N | −5B | +?N | −2B | −3N | +39B | −17N | +38B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 14.50 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ghadami, Mohammad | 0 | IRI | −10N | +45B | =29N | =15B | +30N | =14N | +28B | −13B | =22N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 18.00 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Sheikhsaran, Amirreza | 0 | IRI | +30B | +?N | −18N | −13B | +34N | =7B | +31N | −15B | =21B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 17.50 | 1345 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 536091219 | 0 | — | +?B | −25N | −16B | −17N | +32B | +40N | −?B | +36N | +28B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 14.00 | 1390 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Motamasek, Behrad | 0 | IRI | −28B | +8N | +7B | +36N | =25B | −6N | −14B | +31B | −10N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 21.25 | 1329 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Babaei, Arta | 1606 | IRI | −19N | +23B | +42N | =26B | =24N | +36B | =13N | −7B | −11N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 17.25 | 1281 | -34.0 |
| 26 | Alizadeh, Mohammad Mahdi | 0 | IRI | +?B | −5N | +?B | =25N | −11B | +27B | −7N | −12N | +36B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 9.75 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Nasiri, Ilya | 0 | IRI | +29N | =15B | −11N | −31B | +41B | −26N | +42N | −10B | +43N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 13.75 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Parhizkar, Kiavash | 1450 | IRI | +24N | −4B | +33N | −19B | +42N | −12B | −21N | +39B | −23N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 13.50 | 841 | -10.0 |
| 29 | Ghobadzade, Amirreza | 1434 | IRI | −27B | +38N | =21B | −14N | +40B | −30B | −8N | +44N | =31B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 11.50 | 740 | -14.4 |
| 30 | FIDE 536066001 | 0 | — | −22N | −33B | +40B | +43N | −21B | +29N | −17B | +37N | −19B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 12.00 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Janesari, Ryan | 0 | IRI | −6B | =40N | +?B | +27N | +?B | −9N | −22B | −24N | =29N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 8.00 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Baharlooei, Barsa | 0 | IRI | +39N | −3B | −13N | −33B | −23N | −?B | +40B | +?N | +37B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 562011898 | 0 | — | −?B | +30N | −28B | +32N | −36B | −17N | +44N | −34B | +41N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 12.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 562006223 | 0 | — | −2B | −?N | +38B | +?N | −22B | +?N | −16B | +33N | −?B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 562037285 | 0 | — | −14B | −?N | +?B | −7N | +?B | −?N | −38B | =40N | +?B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.50 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 562049500 | 0 | — | −11N | +44B | +39N | −24B | +33N | −25N | −19B | −23B | −26N | 3.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 8.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Karami, Darian | 0 | IRI | −3N | −13B | +?B | +41N | −7B | −16N | +?N | −30B | −32N | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 3.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Maleki, Mahan | 0 | IRI | −1N | −29B | −34N | F | +?B | −8B | +35N | +41B | −20N | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 6.50 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 562019325 | 0 | — | −32B | +17N | −36B | −8N | +43B | +42B | −20N | −28N | −?B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 9.50 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 536071692 | 0 | — | −20N | =31B | −30N | +?B | −29N | −23B | −32N | =35B | +44B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 4.75 | 634 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Aghababazade, Kian | 0 | IRI | +?B | −2N | −12B | −37B | −27N | +43N | +?B | −38N | −33B | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 2.00 | 927 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Gholami, Mahdyar | 0 | IRI | −5B | +?N | −25B | +?N | −28B | −39N | −27B | F | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 562049534 | 0 | — | −15N | +?N | −?B | −30B | −39N | −41B | F | +?N | −27B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 562049526 | 0 | — | −9B | −36N | −8B | −?N | F | +?N | −33B | −29B | −40N | 1.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 536037397 | 0 | — | −7B | −21N | −17B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 617 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mikaeili, ElshanIRI+108.08.0 pts · #2
- 2Zhian, BarsamIRI+66.47.0 pts · #3
- 3Manouchehri, MahdiIRI+24.86.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Lotfiei, MeysamIRI-44.45.5 pts · #16
- 2Abedi, BarsamIRI-38.45.0 pts · #20
- 3Babaei, ArtaIRI-34.04.5 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R3+215 Elo gap
- R8+189 Elo gap
- R8+129 Elo gap