Iraqi Chess Tournament Girls U12
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Erbil, Iraq. Top 10 Elo average was 590, and top seed was Hussein Kadhim Rawan (🇮🇶 IRQ, 1564).
Samir Anwar Salar (🇮🇶 IRQ, 1513) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ali Layth Safwa (6.0) and Mohammed Ali Mahdi Balqeis (5.0). Salar took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇮🇶Erbil, Iraq
Dates
08 Jul 2025 → 11 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
590
Participants
16
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇶Iraq×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE10 Jul
Samir Anwar Salar takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Salar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Samir Anwar Salar beat Ali Layth Safwa (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Samir Anwar Salar | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Ali Layth Safwa | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Omed Ali Ailin | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Soran Azad Solin | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salar, Samir Anwar | 1513 | IRQ | +16N | =11B | +7N | +3B | +2N | +5B | =4N | 6.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 25.25 | 2267 | +34.8 |
| 2 | Safwa, Ali Layth | 1448 | IRQ | +9B | +14N | +4B | +5N | −1B | +11N | +6B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 25.00 | 713 | -16.4 |
| 3 | Balqeis, Mohammed Ali Mahdi | 1487 | IRQ | +13B | +10N | −5B | −1N | +14B | +8N | +11B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 17.50 | 713 | -18.4 |
| 4 | Solin, Soran Azad | 1449 | IRQ | +8N | +?B | −2N | +?B | +11B | =6N | =1B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 12.75 | 1287 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ailin, Omed Ali | 0 | IRQ | +?N | +?B | +3N | −2B | +?B | −1N | +?B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1357 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sharia, Samir Anwar | 0 | IRQ | +12N | +7B | −11N | +13B | +8N | =4B | −2N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 16.50 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 4844149 | 0 | — | +15B | −6N | −1B | −10N | +?N | +?B | +13N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lya, Ibrahim Noory | 0 | IRQ | −4B | +?B | +12N | +?N | −6B | −3B | +?N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 4843444 | 0 | — | −2N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −13N | +12B | +15N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 4844173 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | −?N | +7B | −12N | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dlin, Gardin Kareem | 0 | IRQ | +?N | =1N | +6B | +?B | −4N | −2B | −3N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 7.50 | 1209 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 4844165 | 0 | — | −6B | +15N | −8B | −14N | +10B | −9N | +?N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kani, Rawaz Tayed | 0 | IRQ | −3N | +?B | +?B | −6N | +9B | −?N | −7B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rama, Biks Abdelrahman | 0 | IRQ | +?N | −2B | −?N | +12B | −3N | +?B | F | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 4844203 | 0 | — | −7N | −12B | +?N | +?B | −?N | F | −9B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 4844181 | 0 | — | −1B | F | F | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Salar, Samir AnwarIRQ+34.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Sharia, Samir AnwarIRQ0.04.5 pts · #16
- 3Dlin, Gardin KareemIRQ0.03.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Balqeis, Mohammed Ali MahdiIRQ-18.45.0 pts · #15
- 2Safwa, Ali LaythIRQ-16.46.0 pts · #13
- 3Sharia, Samir AnwarIRQ0.04.5 pts · #16