The Mohammad Taha Arkak Rapid Cup will take place on September 26 in Iran. It is a 6-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 10 min + 3 sec/move. For more events from Iran, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are IM Mersad Khodashenas (2314), Jamal Zare (2155), Seyyed Amirreza Razavi (2107), Matin Arian (2106), Iman Hasanpor Moghadam (2089), Amirali Eskandari (2073), Korosh Khosravi (2057), Mohammad Taghi Vassalam (2035), Mohammad Taha Arkak (2017), Amir Arsalan Zihaghi (2016), Mehrsam Cheshmkhavari (2012), Asma Hasanpor Moghadam (2010), Amirhesam Parsa Rad (1928), Saeid Leghay Roodi (1875), Asef Rahmani (1864), Ali Rajabzade (1846), Ahmad Leghaei (1783), Vahid Kalateh (1749), Hasti Sharif Mashhadi (1738), M.A Eskandani (1717). Scroll down for the full participants list.
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