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Bawan, Mahmood Mohammed
🇮🇶FIDE 4820193· Male· Iraq· Born in 2006
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Mahmood Mohammed Bawan, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1646 — just 13 short of his peak of 1659 (Mar 2024, age 18). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2nd Betav International Open Chess Tournament - B. Also played 2 rapid events (including 5th Erbil International Rapid Chess tournament-2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #13, #9 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1646
Standard
Rpd1670·Blz1708
All-time high
1659
−13 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 18
Mar 2024 · age 18
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#129,713
#129,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
13th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1656
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+224 Elo)
1432 → 1656
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1659
at age 18 · −13 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1656 → 1646
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #34 | 1614 | -10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSardar Othman Nvar
🇮🇶IRQ·1649
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2024
View head-to-head →
vsShahram Hayder Faiaq
🇮🇶IRQ·1493
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPola Azad Saber
🇮🇶IRQ·1882
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJamil Khalid Nazar
🇮🇶IRQ·1826
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
/
Iraq
#266
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#19,240
in continent
World
#129,707
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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