5th International Karun Cup is held from 17 to 24 February in Ahvaz-Golestan. The tournament is divided in 3 sections.
The top seeded players are GM Amonatov Farrukh, GM Korneev Oleg etc …
starting list
1 GM Amonatov Farrukh TJK 2624
2 GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2554
3 GM Sanikidze Tornike GEO 2533
4 GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan IRI 2525
5 GM Pourramezanali Amirreza IRI 2525
6 GM Mosadeghpour Masoud IRI 2518
7 GM Matinian Nikita RUS 2504
8 GM Darini Pouria IRI 2492
9 GM Lorparizangeneh Shahin IRI 2484
10 IM Mousavi Seyed Khalil IRI 2480
11 IM Tahbaz Arash IRI 2456
12 IM Gusain Himal IND 2447
13 GM Toufighi Homayoon IRI 2436
14 GM Vahidov Tair UZB 2421
15 GM Harutjunyan Gevorg ARM 2407
16 GM Abbasifar Hasan IRI 2405
17 GM Petrosian Davit G. ARM 2401
18 IM Khodashenas Mersad IRI 2397
19 IM Sibashvili Giorgi GEO 2396
20 IM Cech Pavel CZE 2367
21 FM Hosseinipour Mehdi IRI 2339
22 FM Fendereski Nima IRI 2314
23 FM Rastbod Ali IRI 2305
24 Nadimifar Adnan IRI 2286
25 Khatibi Meysam IRI 2276
26 IM Al-Ali Hussein Ali Hussein IRQ 2269
27 Vakhidov Daler UZB 2265
28 FM Asgari Morteza IRI 2237
29 Khalesi Vahid IRI 2216
30 FM Sedaghati Mehrdad IRI 2215
31 Hamidi Amir Mohammad IRI 2190
32 WIM Alinasab Mobina IRI 2186
33 Banirashid Saeid IRI 2177
34 Asbahi Mohammad IRI 2163
35 Mousavi Sayed Milad IRI 2162
36 IM Meftahi Houssem TUN 2140
37 Babaniya Benyamin IRI 2112
38 Azadi Amirmohammad IRI 2111
39 Poormosavi Seyed Kian IRI 2111
40 Deljou Mohammad IRI 2105
41 Mojaverian Hossein IRI 2101
42 Moosivand Siamak IRI 2070
43 Moghadam Alireza IRI 2031
44 Baneshi Mahan IRI 2016
45 WFM Asadi Motahare IRI 2013
46 Khademi Mahdi IRI 1979
47 WCM Sebt Rasoul Seyede Setare IRI 1939
48 Karra Siavash IRI 1889
49 Alipoor Shahraki Abolfazl IRI 1853
50 Jahanbakhshi Arman IRI 1841
51 Mosleh Rashtabadi Hamzeh IRI 1825
