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Murtadha, Kadhim Tahir
🇮🇶FIDE 4827368· Male· Iraq· Born in 2002
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Kadhim Tahir Murtadha, a 24-year-old player, is rated 1894. He has fluctuated between 1755 and 1928 over the past 2 years. 28 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Babylon International Grand Championship 2026., Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025, and 4th Iraq Championship (zone4) 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including 5th Erbil International Rapid Chess tournament-2025) recently. His peak of 1928 was reached at age 23 (Nov 2025); he also reached #46 nationally in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #8 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1894
Standard
Rpd1858·Blz1807
All-time high
1928
−34 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 23
Nov 2025 · age 23
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,597
#49,597 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Peak national rank: #46
at age 24 · rated 1907
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1928
at age 23 · −34 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+271 Elo)
1591 → 1862
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Aug 2024
2022
8th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1684
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1886 → 1894
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
16/ 2564.0%
13W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsQutaiba Sadeq Yair Almajbool1,669·Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025·R1·-16.0
3.[L]vsBAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWICM1,947·Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025·R7·-8.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #23 | 2056 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #24 | 1844 | -19.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2152 | +42.0 |
Rankings
/
Iraq
#52
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,843
in continent
World
#49,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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