Birjand Standard Cup - Khordad 1405
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Jun 2026 to 19 Jun 2026 in Birjand, Iran. Top 10 Elo average was 1547, and top seed was Alborz Ghiyasi (🇮🇷 IRI, 2061).
Morteza Zamani (🇮🇷 IRI, 1736) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Morteza Noferesti (4.0) and Abolfazl Hosseini Sourgi (3.5). Zamani won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Morteza Noferesti (1631) beat Alborz Ghiyasi (2061), a +430-point gap.
Location
🇮🇷Birjand, Iran
Dates
17 Jun 2026 → 19 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇷Iran×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMorteza Zamani led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Morteza Zamani held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Morteza Zamani 4 wins (R1–R4)Morteza Noferesti 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morteza Zamani | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Morteza Noferesti | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Abolfazl Hosseini Sourgi | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Alborz Ghiyasi | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamani, Morteza | 1736 | IRI | +5N | +10B | +9N | +4N | =3B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 10.75 | 2092 | +32.8 |
| 2 | Noferesti, Morteza | 1631 | IRI | +8B | −4N | +7B | +6N | +9B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 8.50 | 1911 | +19.8 |
| 3 | Hosseini Sourgi, Abolfazl | 1773 | IRI | +14B | +7N | −4B | +5N | =1N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1603 | -8.8 |
| 4 | Dehghani, Alireza | 1856 | IRI | +13N | +2B | +3N | −1B | −6N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1800 | -5.8 |
| 5 | Hasanabadi, Mohammad Taha | 0 | IRI | −1B | +14N | +13B | −3B | +7N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 955 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ghiyasi, Alborz | 2061 | IRI | =9N | +12B | =10N | −2B | +4B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1825 | -48.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 562048953 | 0 | — | +12B | −3B | −2N | +13N | −5B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Maleki, Narges | 0 | IRI | −2N | F | =11B | +12N | =13B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Amani, Rasa | 1470 | IRI | =6B | +11N | −1B | F | −2N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1588 | +17.6 |
| 10 | Eslami Niya, Seyed Mahdi | 1925 | IRI | +11B | −1N | =6B | F | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1774 | -9.8 |
| 11 | Alveda, Melika | 1461 | IRI | −10N | −9B | =8N | +14B | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 866 | -11.4 |
| 12 | Mosafer, Mahdi | 1557 | IRI | −7N | −6N | +14B | −8B | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1157 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Azadeh, Amin | 0 | IRI | −4B | F | −5N | −7B | =8N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1056 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 36778559 | 0 | — | −3N | −5B | −12N | −11N | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zamani, MortezaIRI+32.84.5 pts · #1
- 2Noferesti, MortezaIRI+19.84.0 pts · #4
- 3Amani, RasaIRI+17.61.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Ghiyasi, AlborzIRI-48.03.0 pts · #2
- 2Alveda, MelikaIRI-11.41.5 pts · #14
- 3Eslami Niya, Seyed MahdiIRI-9.81.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R4+430 Elo gap
- R2+189 Elo gap
- R4+120 Elo gap