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BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI

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FIDEFIDE 4817729· Male· Iraq· Born in 2009

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Baqer Hameed Khalaf Al-Musawi, a 17-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2046 — just 23 short of his peak of 2069 (Dec 2024, age 15) and ranked 16th among IRQ players, and in the top 10% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +154 Elo over the past 12 months. 84 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Babylon International Grand Championship 2026., Chess Tournament at Vim (under 20)2026, and Baghdad Golden Standard Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including Our security forces' victory in the rapid chess tournament2026) and 1 blitz events (including IRAQ INTERNATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025(Blitz)OPEN) recently. He reached #14 nationally in Mar 2026.

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2046

Standard

Rpd1995·Blz1874

All-time high

2069

23 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 15

Activity

61

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#16

#16 · IRQ players · of 429

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #14
at age 17 · rated 2067
Mar 2026
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 2067
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 16
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 2069
at age 15 · −23 from today
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+368 Elo)
1687 → 2055
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
IRQ FINAL FOR MEN 2025 · Dec 2025 · +8.7 Elo

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20266.5/9#62043+13.2
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/6#102076-33.6
Swiss
Feb 20267.5/9#12113+37.2
Round-Robin
Dec 20254.5/11#82061+34.8
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/8#62040+48.0
Team
Sep 20253.5/3#22572+6.4
Swiss
Sep 20255/7#92006-17.6
Swiss
Sep 20255.5/7#22105+32.2
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/8#701817-48.7
Swiss
Jul 20256/9#52076+82.8
Worst Elo result: 18th Avicenna International Chess Tournament 2025 -(A) (-48.7 Elo, finished #70).

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Rankings

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Iraq
#16
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,770
in continent
World
#21,245
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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8
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