Iran Chess Champions 2012: GM Asghar Golizadeh and WIM Mitra Hejazipour

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The Iran Chess Championships 2012 concluded recently (December 7-15) with GM Asghar Goliadeh winning the men's section and WIM Mitra Hejazipour winning the women's section. The event was held at the Sistan & Baloochestan University in Zahedan. There were 31 players in the men's section with three GMs and three IMs. GM Asghar Golizadeh scored nine points over 11 rounds with just one loss to Amirreza Pourramezanali. IM Pouria Darini was in the running for the title, but lost the tenth round to GM Homayoon Tofighi. Fourteen-year-old Ahmad Asgarizadeh was third with a splendid elo performance of 2468. Ten-time Iran national champion GM GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami lost three games and had to settle for the fifth place, according to Chessdom. 

Final standings:

1 GM Golizadeh Asghar 2476 – 8.5
2 IM Darini Pouria 2522 – 7.5
3 Asgarizadeh Ahmad 2171 – 7.5
4 GM Toufighi Homayoon 2440 – 7.5
5 GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan 2572 – 7
6 FM Kowsarinia Amir 2289 – 7
7 FM Javanbakht Nima 2406 – 7
8 IM Darban Morteza 2384 – 7
9 IM Ahmadinia Ebrahim 2363 – 6.5
10 Nasri Amin 2304 – 6.5
11 Vaghar Mohsen 2225 – 6.5
12 Mousavi Seyed Khalil 2246 – 6
13 Noroozi Omid 2366 – 6
14 Khademi Mohammad Miran 2296 – 5.5
15 FM Sadeh Shahin 2316 – 5.5
16 Asgari Morteza 2300 – 5.5
17 FM Lorparizangeneh Shahin 2190 – 5.5
18 Bakhtiari Kish Mazdak 2162 – 5.5
19 Faghirnavaz Ali 2317 – 5.5
20 Sedaghati Mehrdad 2165 – 5
21 FM Pourramezanali Amirreza 2365 – 5
22 Maghsoodloo Parham 2030 – 5
23 Khamisi S Jafar 2167 – 5
24 Valizadeh Ali 2207 – 5
25 Hosseinzadeh Nima 2250 – 4.5
26 Khajavi Armin 2110 – 4.5
27 Aghaei Alireza 2188 – 4.5
28 Shah Moradi Mohammad 2120 – 4.5
29 Akbari Mohammad 2047 – 3.5
30 Kheiri A.R. 2158 – 3
31 Rigi Hamid 1752 – 3

WIM Mitra Hejazipour won the women's event that was held from 29th November to 7th December at Hotel Payam in Zanjan. 

Final Standings:

1 WIM Hejazipour Mitra IRI 2241 – 9
2 WIM Ghader Pour Shayesteh IRI 2219 – 8.5
3 WIM Hakimifard Ghazal IRI 2274 – 8.5
4 WIM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat IRI 2303 – 7.5
5 WGM Pourkashiyan Atousa IRI 2321 – 7
6 Saeidpour Mona IRI 1885 – 6
7 Afshar Niusha IRI 1934 – 6
8 Hakimifard Raana IRI 1954 – 6
9 Alavi Homa IRI 2000 – 6
10 Rahimi Tara IRI 1917 – 6
11 WFM Derakhshani Dorsa IRI 2023 – 5.5
12 Alinasab Mobina IRI 1759 – 5.5
13 Bagheri Taleghani Nadia IRI 1833 – 5.5
14 Gholami Orimi Anahita IRI 1708 – 5
15 Lotfi Aylar IRI 1875 – 5
16 Tajik Sareh IRI 1910 – 5
17 Azizi Khatere IRI 1810 – 5
18 Mobarhani Nazanin IRI 1752 – 5
19 Jafari Golnaz IRI 1921 – 4.5
20 Rostamian Saba IRI 1741 – 4.5
21 Alijanzadeh Mohadeseh IRI 1725 – 3.5
22 Moheimani Shadi IRI 1697 – 3.5
23 Khabiri Shabnam IRI 1806 – 2
24 Salehimanesh Ayda IRI 1534 – 2

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