The 2014 Iranian National Chess Championship for women was organized by the Tehran Chess Association on 7-16th December 2014 in Tehran, the capital and largest city of Iran.

The event was an 11-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.

WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan and WIM Mitra Hejazipourtied for the first with 9.5/11 points, but Pourkashiyan prevailed in the direct encounter and lifted the trophy on a superior tie-break score.

20-year-old Hanieh Khalaji finished clear third with 8/11 points, leaving the nearest followers 1.5 point behind. Khalaji had a great tournament, adding 52 Elo points to her rating and drawing against the new Iranian champion. You can see the full standings below.

Official website

Final standings (top finishers):

1 WGM Pourkashiyan Atousa 2312 9,5
2 WIM Hejazipour Mitra 2297 9,5
3 Khalaji Hanieh 1944 8
4 Hakimifard Raana 2001 6,5
5 Zahedifar Anahita 1952 6,5

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