Iraqi Chess Tournament Girls U16
20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Erbil, Iraq. Top 10 Elo average was 1522, and top seed was Latif Amin Lare (🇮🇶 IRQ, 1630).
Nasraw Mustafa Zhanin (🇮🇶 IRQ, 1539) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Sameer Anwer Bahra (5.0) and Nawar Ahmed Ghezel (4.5). Zhanin won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mohamad Tahir Gala (1407) beat Latif Amin Lare (1630), a +223-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsNasraw Mustafa Zhanin led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Nasraw Mustafa Zhanin never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Nasraw Mustafa Zhanin drew with Sameer Anwer Bahra (Black).
Nasraw Mustafa Zhanin won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nasraw Mustafa Zhanin | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Sameer Anwer Bahra | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Rawaz Tayeb Raz | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Nawar Ahmed Ghezel | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhanin, Nasraw Mustafa | 1539 | IRQ | +18N | +10B | =7N | +8B | +3N | +6B | =2N | 6.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 22.50 | 1752 | +52.8 |
| 2 | Bahra, Sameer Anwer | 1577 | IRQ | +13N | =8B | =3N | +12B | =4B | +7N | =1B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 20.50 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Ghezel, Nawar Ahmed | 1521 | IRQ | +14B | +15N | =2B | =5N | −1B | =9N | +7B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 15.75 | 1530 | +4.4 |
| 4 | Raz, Rawaz Tayeb | 1569 | IRQ | F | =5N | +9B | =7B | =2N | +8B | +11N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 18.75 | 1692 | +37.2 |
| 5 | Noorulzahra Dhafer Abdulameer | 1427 | IRQ | +12N | =4B | +6N | =3B | −7N | +13B | =9N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 1511 | +22.4 |
| 6 | Sano, Soran Mohammed | 1580 | IRQ | +17B | =9N | −5B | +15N | +13B | −1N | +12B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 1377 | -44.8 |
| 7 | Gala, Mohamad Tahir | 1407 | IRQ | +11B | +17N | =1B | =4N | +5B | −2B | −3N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 14.75 | 1544 | +43.2 |
| 8 | Pari, Pishtiwan Ahmed | 1476 | IRQ | +19B | =2N | +11B | −1N | =9B | −4N | +16N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1486 | +2.8 |
| 9 | Lara, Samir Anwar | 1476 | IRQ | +20N | =6B | −4N | +14B | =8N | =3B | =5B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.75 | 1443 | -9.6 |
| 10 | Zahraa, Hussein Kadhim | 1424 | IRQ | +?B | −1N | +16B | =13N | =12B | −11N | +15N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1403 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lare, Latif Amin | 1630 | IRQ | −7N | +20B | −8N | +19B | +16N | +10B | −4B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 684 | -82.8 |
| 12 | Sama, Shirzad Saber | 0 | IRQ | −5B | +14N | +15B | −2N | =10N | +17B | −6N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 1307 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Parzha, Kaywan Salm | 0 | IRQ | −2B | +19N | +?B | =10B | −6N | −5N | +18B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 4844718 | 0 | — | −3N | −12B | +18N | −9N | −15B | +19B | +17N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Hevar, Diyar Hama Saleh | 1415 | IRQ | +16N | −3B | −12N | −6B | +14N | F | −10B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 751 | -25.6 |
| 16 | Teen, Daniyar Wahab | 0 | IRQ | −15B | F | −10N | +17N | −11B | +18N | −8B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 4844688 | 0 | — | −6N | −7B | +20N | −16B | F | −12N | −14B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Maram, Yassir Hussein | 0 | IRQ | −1B | −?N | −14B | F | +19N | −16B | −13N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 4844742 | 0 | — | −8N | −13B | F | −11N | −18B | −14N | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 4844734 | 0 | — | −9B | −11N | −17B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zhanin, Nasraw MustafaIRQ+52.86.0 pts · #2
- 2Gala, Mohamad TahirIRQ+43.24.0 pts · #4
- 3Raz, Rawaz TayebIRQ+37.24.5 pts · #1
- 1Lare, Latif AminIRQ-82.84.0 pts · #12
- 2Sano, Soran MohammedIRQ-44.84.5 pts · #9
- 3Hevar, Diyar Hama SalehIRQ-25.62.0 pts · #16
- R1+223 Elo gap
- R3+154 Elo gap
- R3+153 Elo gap