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Paywand, Mahmood Mohammed
🇮🇶FIDE 4820371· Male· Iraq· Born in 2010
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Mahmood Mohammed Paywand, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1993 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +88 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chess Tournament at Vim (under 20)2026, 4th Iraq Championship (zone2) 2025, and Iraqi club leago (youth-2025). Also played 2 rapid events (including 5th Erbil International Rapid Chess tournament-2025) recently. He reached #23 nationally in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #2 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1993
Standard
Rpd1905·Blz1733
All-time high
1993
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,617
#28,617 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #23
at age 16 · rated 1993
May 2026
1st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1993
May 2026
All-time peak 1993
at age 16
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+431 Elo)
1510 → 1941
Oct 2024
1st U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1941
Sep 2024
100 career games
at age 14
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+88
1905 → 1993
Tournaments
7
53 games
Score
38/ 5371.7%
33W10D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 2046 | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/8 | #6 | 2012 | -11.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #1 | 1982 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/6 | #11 | 2653 | -16.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #9 | 1923 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/2 | #2 | 2449 | +20.9 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/7 | #1 | 2604 | +42.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Iraq
#25
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,551
in continent
World
#28,617
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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