The Chess Association of “West Azerbaijan” province on behalf of I.R. Iran Chess Federation organized the 23rd Fajr International Open Chess Tournament from 18th to 23rd February, 2015 in Urmia, the capital of of West Azerbaijan Province in Iran.
The event was a 9-round Swiss open tournament with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.
157 players from 8 different countries took part in the event, including 4 GMs, 1 WGM, 5 IMs, 6 FMs and 3 WFMs.
IM Logman Guliev from Azerbaijan edged his compatriot GM Azer Mirzoev and Latvian GM Ilmars Starostits on a better tie-break score to take the gold after the whole group finished the event with 7,5/9 points.
Mirzoev became second, while Starostits remained third.
WFM Dorsa Derakhshani, a 17-year-old Iranian player, scored 7 points to become the best female player in the tournament and added 26 new ELO points to her rating.
You can see the full standings and replay the games below!
Tournament website/ LIVE games with analysis
Final standings (top finishers):
1 IM Guliev Logman AZE 2389 7,5
2 GM Mirzoev Azer AZE 2556 7,5
3 GM Starostits Ilmars LAT 2454 7,5
4 IM Chighladze Iveri GEO 2338 7
5 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2496 7
6 IM Darban Morteza IRI 2334 7
7 Asgarizadeh Ahmad IRI 2424 7
8 Mosadeghpour Masoud IRI 2325 7
9 WFM Derakhshani Dorsa IRI 2209 7
10 Asgari Morteza IRI 2193 6,5
11 FM Gholami Aryan IRI 2325 6,5
12 Khatibi Meysam IRI 2168 6,5
13 Roohi Abdolmajid IRI 2133 6,5
14 Firouzja Alireza IRI 2305 6,5
15 Ghaziolsharif Kaveh IRI 2193 6,5