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BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI
CM🇮🇶FIDE 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
Dec 2024 · age 15
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · IRQ players · of 429
Career timeline
15 entries2026
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
Best result
The first international diamond chess tournament for Al-Hadaf Clubperf 2105 (+158) · 5.5/7 · #2
Evolution
+154
1892 → 2046
Tournaments
10
80 games
Score
51.5/ 8064.4%
42W19D19L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSalem Hatam Taleb1,989·The first international diamond chess tournament for Al-Hadaf Club·R4·+22.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2043 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #10 | 2076 | -33.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2113 | +37.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/11 | #8 | 2061 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #6 | 2040 | +48.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3.5/3 | #2 | 2572 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #9 | 2006 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2105 | +32.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/8 | #70 | 1817 | -48.7 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #5 | 2076 | +82.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAli Firas Qassim
🇮🇶IRQ·2079
+2 −10 =2
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWI
🇮🇶IRQ·2105
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsWassam Hatam Ali
🇮🇶IRQ·1912
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMohamed Edan Ameen
🇮🇶IRQ·1990
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSalah Noori Qambar Qambar
🇮🇶IRQ·1978
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
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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