Sulaymaniyah Cup Chess Tournament 2025

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97 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. 9 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2071, and top seed was Ali Layth Ahmed Alothman (🇮🇶 IRQ, FM, 2179).

Abolfazl Amirinasab (🇮🇷 IRI, 2145) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sabah Nori Rabeea (7.5) and Hussein Ali Hussein Al-Ali (7.0). Amirinasab won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Shayan Loveimi (1498) beat Samir Asaad Sharo (1905), a +407-point gap.

Location

🇮🇶Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Dates

14 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇶FMAli Layth Ahmed Alothman2179

Avg top 10

2,071

Participants

Titled players · 9

IM×2

FM×2

CM×4

WFM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇮🇶Iraq×87

🇮🇷Iran×2

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
Abolfazl Amirinasab
🇮🇷IRI·2145
7.5pts·2263perf+34.8
🥈
FMSabah Nori Rabeea
🇮🇶IRQ·2091
7.5pts·2199perf+21.2
🥉
IMHussein Ali Hussein Al-Ali
🇮🇶IRQ·2124
7.0pts·2134perf+1.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Amirinasab7.5Rabeea7.5Ahmed7Al-Ali7Ares6.5Ameer6

R8 · LEADER CHANGE19 Jul

FM Sabah Nori Rabeea takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Amirinasab takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Abolfazl Amirinasab lost to FM Sabah Nori Rabeea (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Abolfazl Amirinasab	*	0	—	1
2FMSabah Nori Rabeea	1	*	½	—
3IMJaza Jamal Ahmed	—	½	*	—
4IMHussein Ali Hussein Al-Ali	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Amirinasab, Abolfazl	2145	IRI	+63N	+42B	+28N	+15B	+3N	+6B	=13N	−2B	+14N	7.5	46.0	49.5	39.25	2263	+34.8
2	Rabeea, Sabah NoriFM	2091	IRQ	+94N	+75B	=22N	+14B	=25N	+21B	+23N	+1N	=4B	7.5	43.0	44.0	35.50	2199	+21.2
3	Al-Ali, Hussein Ali HusseinIM	2124	IRQ	+86B	+38N	+17B	+31N	−1B	=12N	+5B	+7N	=15B	7.0	45.5	47.5	34.50	2134	+1.7
4	Ahmed, Jaza JamalIM	2115	IRQ	+88N	+89B	+21N	=7B	=6N	=14B	+22N	+13B	=2N	7.0	42.5	44.5	32.00	2172	+15.0
5	Ares, Saber Majeed	1943	IRQ	+81B	=69N	=12B	=60N	+78B	+33N	−3N	+57B	+32N	6.5	34.0	36.5	23.50	1926	-1.2
6	Aryan, Ali EhsanCM	2113	IRQ	+26B	+32N	+10B	+9N	=4B	−1N	=16B	−8N	+18B	6.0	48.5	53.0	33.25	2030	-15.0
7	Ameer, Hayder Jawad Mubarak	1981	IRQ	+79B	+74N	+33B	=4N	−12B	+19N	+57N	−3B	=21N	6.0	41.0	43.5	25.00	1948	-4.6
8	Sharo, Samir Asaad	1905	IRQ	F	F	−24B	+35N	+26B	+43N	+42B	+6B	+25N	6.0	37.5	37.5	28.50	2020	+16.8
9	Sarkawat, Hamad Mohammed	1902	IRQ	F	+73B	+58N	−6B	+34N	−13B	+46N	+23B	+10N	6.0	37.5	37.5	26.00	2013	+18.6
10	Zhirwan, Noraldin Abubakr	1847	IRQ	+95N	+27B	−6N	+73B	−13N	+70B	+41B	+37N	−9B	6.0	37.0	38.0	20.50	1895	+19.6
11	Sasan, Noori Hakim	1584	IRQ	=51B	=76N	+92B	−59N	+44B	+68N	−50B	+79N	+27B	6.0	29.0	30.5	19.50	1764	+22.4
12	Nali, Mohammed Ali	1841	IRQ	+35N	+13B	=5N	+22B	+7N	=3B	−15B	=16N	F	5.5	45.5	50.0	30.50	2110	+98.0
13	Alothman ,Ali Layth AhmedFM	2179	IRQ	+24B	−12N	+69B	+75N	+10B	+9N	=1B	−4N	F	5.5	45.5	48.5	26.75	2042	-19.6
14	Zaid Alaa ChasebCM	1926	IRQ	F	+43N	+41B	−2N	+42B	=4N	+31B	+15N	−1B	5.5	44.0	44.0	25.50	2052	+29.8
15	Ali Firas Qassim	2010	IRQ	+65B	+78N	+68B	−1N	F	+25B	+12N	−14B	=3N	5.5	42.5	45.0	23.00	2033	+5.8
16	Firas, Qassim Abbas	1939	IRQ	+82N	+77B	=57N	+72B	F	+45B	=6N	=12B	F	5.5	36.0	38.5	20.00	1957	+6.6
17	Majid, Khudhair Khalaf Albu-Salih	1852	IRQ	+71N	+44B	−3N	+77B	+70N	−23B	=34N	−21B	+58B	5.5	35.0	38.0	18.75	1751	-16.4
18	Kamaran, Wrya Qaneih	1828	IRQ	−58N	+62B	+94B	+41N	−31B	=24N	+60B	+59N	−6N	5.5	33.5	34.5	18.00	1850	+10.8
19	ALBARBARI,KAREEN KAMAL JALALADINWFM	1817	IRQ	F	+96B	=46N	+48N	+47B	−7B	=36N	+40B	=35N	5.5	32.5	32.5	20.00	1807	-0.4
20	Mustafa Adnan Mustafa Abdulaali	1702	IRQ	−27N	+71B	+90N	−21B	=58N	=39B	=80N	+49B	+61B	5.5	31.0	33.0	17.75	1649	-4.2
21	Lawin, Mohammed Taher	1882	IRQ	F	+61N	−4B	+20N	+32B	−2N	=38B	+17N	=7B	5.0	44.0	44.0	24.25	1954	+30.4
22	Saeed, Jaafar Shlaka	1878	IRQ	F	+46N	=2B	−12N	+60B	+37N	−4B	=38N	+26B	5.0	41.5	41.5	23.00	1933	+8.0
23	chiya mder hamad	1969	IRQ	+84N	+34B	=25N	=57B	+68B	+17N	−2B	−9N	F	5.0	40.0	42.0	19.25	1889	-12.2
24	Loveimi, Shayan	1498	IRI	−13N	+35B	+8N	+89B	−37N	=18B	=45N	+42B	F	5.0	39.0	41.0	21.25	1908	+130.4
25	Abdullah , Layth Ahmed	1866	IRQ	+93B	+53N	=23B	+64N	=2B	−15N	+75B	F	−8B	5.0	38.5	40.0	18.25	1947	+12.4
26	Sivan, Sarkan Tofiq	0	IRQ	−6N	+85B	−59B	+49N	−8N	+87B	+28N	+29B	−22N	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.00	1767	0.0
27	Nasraw Mustafa Mohammed	0	IRQ	+20B	−10N	−60B	+55N	−43B	+94N	+69N	+78B	−11N	5.0	34.5	35.5	16.00	1678	0.0
28	Alalwan, Sajjad Abbas Khudhair	1887	IRQ	+83N	+80B	−1B	−33N	+65B	−41N	−26B	+85N	+59B	5.0	33.0	35.0	14.00	1630	-26.0
29	Bahroz, Mohammed Nasraden	1694	IRQ	−53B	+93N	=48B	=51N	+71B	−50N	+33B	−26N	+52B	5.0	32.5	34.0	17.00	1831	+13.2
30	Mohammed, Bestun	0	IRQ	−32B	+86N	−78B	−38N	+55B	+92N	−68B	+76N	+51B	5.0	27.5	29.0	14.50	1513	0.0
31	Rawaz, Omar Hama	1947	IRQ	+67N	+70B	+45N	−3B	+18N	=57B	−14N	F	F	4.5	39.0	42.0	17.75	1891	-6.2
32	Wandy, Kasim	1798	NED	+30N	−6B	+44N	+36B	−21N	=61B	+58N	F	−5B	4.5	38.5	42.0	18.75	1544	-23.2
33	Yousif, Mustafa Abdulrazzaq	1711	IRQ	F	+37B	−7N	+28B	=45N	−5B	−29N	+62B	+80N	4.5	37.0	37.0	17.50	1832	+17.0
34	Rahand, Awder Abdullh	1672	IRQ	+48B	−23N	+52B	+50N	−9B	+91N	=17B	F	F	4.5	35.0	35.0	16.75	1917	+57.4
35	Mhamad, Ayoob Mahmoud	0	IRQ	−12B	−24N	+82N	−8B	+54N	+90B	+70N	F	=19B	4.5	34.5	36.5	14.25	1589	0.0
36	Yousif, Omed Hameed	0	IRQ	+55B	−47N	+74B	−32N	=39N	F	=19B	+41N	=38B	4.5	34.0	36.0	18.25	1693	0.0
37	Ismael, Namir Mohammed IsmaelCM	1981	IRQ	F	−33N	+55B	=78N	+24B	−22B	+61N	−10B	+57N	4.5	34.0	34.0	17.25	1742	-41.2
38	Daniar, Nasraw Mustafa	1808	IRQ	F	−3B	−80N	+30B	+84N	+73B	=21N	=22B	=36N	4.5	34.0	34.0	17.25	1859	+10.4
39	Zhanin, Nasraw Mustafa	1539	IRQ	−54B	+97N	−50B	+87N	=36B	=20N	=64B	=48N	=40B	4.5	32.0	33.0	14.00	1725	+21.6
40	San, Hawzhin Fazil	0	IRQ	−69B	=79N	=65B	+97N	−41B	+71N	+43B	−19N	=39N	4.5	30.0	31.0	13.25	1476	0.0
41	Dahen, Soran Azad	1563	IRQ	+49B	F	−14N	−18B	+40N	+28B	−10N	−36B	+54N	4.0	41.0	45.0	17.50	1679	+17.2
42	Mazin, Adham Tawfeeq	1837	IRQ	F	−1N	+88B	+58B	−14N	+77B	−8N	−24N	+48B	4.0	36.5	36.5	12.50	1622	-31.2
43	Sano, Soran Mohammed	1580	IRQ	+90N	−14B	+54N	−45B	+27N	−8B	−40N	+92B	−53N	4.0	35.0	36.5	12.50	1093	-16.4
44	Mohammed, Omar Ali	0	IRQ	+60B	−17N	−32B	+74N	−11N	−56B	+63N	−66B	+88N	4.0	33.5	35.5	12.00	1639	0.0
45	Kashush, H. Abdul KareemCM	1849	IRQ	+97B	+52N	−31B	+43N	=33B	−16N	=24B	F	F	4.0	33.0	33.0	13.75	1663	-23.2
46	Bakhtiar, Qarany Sulaiman	0	IRQ	+91N	−22B	=19B	+69N	+64B	=59N	−9B	F	F	4.0	32.5	34.5	13.00	1866	0.0
47	Sarkan, Tofik Hama Karim	1633	IRQ	=62N	+36B	−72N	+56B	−19N	−58B	=49N	−53B	+71N	4.0	32.0	35.0	15.25	1519	-18.8
48	Pasha, Hemin Hussein	0	IRQ	−34N	+84B	=29N	−19B	+74N	−78B	+72N	=39B	−42N	4.0	32.0	34.0	12.75	1610	0.0
49	Svin, Sarkan Tofiq	0	IRQ	−41N	+67B	−70N	−26B	+81B	+65N	=47B	−20N	=72N	4.0	31.5	34.0	13.00	1379	0.0
50	MOMEN DHIA KHALIL	1949	IRQ	F	−57B	+39N	−34B	+72N	+29B	+11N	F	F	4.0	31.5	31.5	18.50	1744	-24.6
51	Sarwar, Omar Hama Ameen	0	IRQ	=11N	−56B	+?N	=29B	−73N	+84B	−77N	+70B	−30N	4.0	31.0	31.0	10.50	1471	0.0
52	Pavel, Aras Hama Law	0	IRQ	+?N	−45B	−34N	−88B	+67N	+63B	−56N	+74B	−29N	4.0	29.5	29.5	10.00	1461	0.0
53	Omar, Mohammed Farooq	0	IRQ	+29N	−25B	−89N	−61B	−63N	F	+86B	+47N	+43B	4.0	29.0	29.0	15.00	1604	0.0
54	Zamo, Sherko Faiq	0	IRQ	+39N	F	−43B	−79N	−35B	+81N	+65B	+87N	−41B	4.0	28.5	30.5	12.50	1435	0.0
55	Kareem, Hasan Hussein	1547	IRQ	−36N	+95B	−37N	−27B	−30N	+96B	−62N	+84B	+76N	4.0	28.5	29.5	7.00	1147	-3.2
56	Hasan, Abdulkareem Hasan	1548	IRQ	=76B	+51N	−64B	−47N	=94B	+44N	+52B	F	F	4.0	26.5	26.5	14.00	972	-19.2
57	Dawan, Nasraw Mustafa	1645	IRQ	F	+50N	=16B	=23N	+59B	=31N	−7B	−5N	−37B	3.5	39.5	39.5	15.00	1905	+93.2
58	Mohammed, Ali Khdhir	0	IRQ	+18B	+59N	−9B	−42N	=20B	+47N	−32B	F	−17N	3.5	38.5	41.5	15.75	1760	0.0
59	Rebin, Nabaz Hamed	1873	IRQ	F	−58B	+26N	+11B	−57N	=46B	+78N	−18B	−28N	3.5	35.0	35.0	15.50	1670	-26.2
60	Al-Turaihi, Dhari Satea Saeed	1762	IRQ	−44N	+83B	+27N	=5B	−22N	+72B	−18N	F	F	3.5	34.0	34.0	13.75	1717	-5.2
61	Mustafa, Hassan Hamed	1524	IRQ	+92N	−21B	−91B	+53N	+66B	=32N	−37B	F	−20N	3.5	32.5	34.0	11.25	1478	-4.2
62	Ravin, Abdalkaliq Hassan	0	IRQ	=47B	−18N	=79B	=94N	−69B	+66N	+55B	−33N	F	3.5	29.5	30.5	11.25	1521	0.0
63	Aryaz, Omed Ali	1483	IRQ	−1B	−87N	+83B	−85N	+53B	−52N	−44B	=67N	+96B	3.5	29.5	30.5	9.25	1083	-3.2
64	Esam, Naama Lafta	1911	IRQ	+96N	=72B	+56N	−25B	−46N	=69B	=39N	F	F	3.5	28.0	28.0	10.25	1630	-31.8
65	FIDE 4844912	0	—	−15N	=?B	=40N	+90B	−28N	−49B	−54N	+95B	=92N	3.5	27.5	27.5	6.00	1149	0.0
66	FIDE 4845129	0	—	−68N	+82B	−73N	+95B	−61N	−62B	F	+44N	=79B	3.5	25.5	26.5	8.75	838	0.0
67	FIDE 4832477	0	—	−31B	−49N	−97B	+83N	−52B	+93N	F	=63B	+84N	3.5	25.5	26.5	7.75	1522	0.0
68	Bahman Omer Hama	1843	IRQ	+66B	F	−15N	+80B	−23N	−11B	+30N	F	F	3.0	37.0	39.5	11.00	1054	-28.6
69	Saryan, Soran Mohammed	1630	IRQ	+40N	=5B	−13N	−46B	+62N	=64N	−27B	F	F	3.0	36.0	36.0	13.00	1836	+24.8
70	Lare, Latif Amin	1630	IRQ	F	−31N	+49B	+91N	−17B	−10N	−35B	−51N	+85B	3.0	32.5	32.5	8.00	1696	+10.8
71	Karzan, Ali Mohammed	0	IRQ	−17B	−20N	+86B	+92N	−29N	−40B	−74N	+82B	−47B	3.0	32.0	33.5	6.00	912	0.0
72	Nawar, Nabeel Abdulla	1566	IRQ	F	=64N	+47B	−16N	−50B	−60N	−48B	+86N	=49B	3.0	30.5	30.5	9.75	1690	+21.6
73	Aydya, Awder Abdullah	1549	IRQ	F	−9N	+66B	−10N	+51B	−38N	+85B	F	F	3.0	30.5	30.5	9.50	1052	-16.7
74	Shko, Taha Taib	1681	IRQ	+85N	−7B	−36N	−44B	−48B	+97N	+71B	−52N	F	3.0	29.5	30.5	6.00	1181	-6.0
75	Abdul, Ameer Gated	1795	IRQ	F	−2N	+87B	−13B	+80N	+79B	−25N	F	F	3.0	29.0	29.0	7.00	1246	-12.8
76	Teen, Daniyar Wahab	0	IRQ	=56N	=11B	−77N	−84B	+95N	−80B	+88N	−30B	−55B	3.0	28.5	29.5	8.00	1459	0.0
77	Raz, Rawaz Tayeb	1569	IRQ	F	−16N	+76B	−17N	+85B	−42N	+51B	F	F	3.0	24.0	24.0	9.00	1076	-17.2
78	Masood, Khalid Mohammed	1768	IRQ	F	−15B	+30N	=37B	−5N	+48N	−59B	−27N	F	2.5	37.5	37.5	11.25	1630	-22.4
79	Ailin, Omed Ali	0	IRQ	−7N	=40B	=62N	+54B	F	−75N	F	−11B	=66N	2.5	32.5	34.5	9.75	987	0.0
80	Diar, Abubakr Rahman	0	IRQ	F	−28N	+38B	−68N	−75B	+76N	=20B	F	−33B	2.5	32.0	32.0	10.25	1598	0.0
81	Areen, Sasan Noori	0	IRQ	−5N	−90B	−95N	+96B	−49N	−54B	=82N	−83B	+86B	2.5	24.5	25.5	4.25	1143	0.0
82	FIDE 4844947	0	—	−16B	−66N	−35B	=93N	−92B	=83N	=81B	−71N	+95N	2.5	24.5	25.5	4.25	1139	0.0
83	FIDE 4844980	0	—	−28B	−60N	−63N	−67B	−96N	=82B	F	+81N	+97B	2.5	22.5	22.5	4.75	911	0.0
84	Aiman, Sarwar Omer	0	IRQ	−23B	−48N	+93B	+76N	−38B	−51N	F	−55N	−67B	2.0	29.5	31.0	4.50	975	0.0
85	Parsa, Hemin Hussein	0	IRQ	−74B	−26N	F	+63B	−77N	+88B	−73N	−28B	−70N	2.0	27.5	28.5	5.50	1443	0.0
86	Solin, Soran Azad	1449	IRQ	−3N	−30B	−71N	+?B	−87N	+95B	−53N	−72B	−81N	2.0	27.5	27.5	1.00	1045	0.0
87	Mohammed, Diyar Dlshad	0	IRQ	−89N	+63B	−75N	−39B	+86B	−26N	F	−54B	F	2.0	27.0	28.0	5.50	1461	0.0
88	Gala, Mohamad Tahir	1407	IRQ	−4B	F	−42N	+52N	−91B	−85N	−76B	+96N	−44B	2.0	27.0	27.0	5.00	1007	-9.6
89	Bakhtiyar,hama Salih Ahmed	1798	IRQ	+87B	−4N	+53B	−24N	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	25.0	25.0	6.00	1007	-19.6
90	Sarwar, Omer Hama	0	IRQ	−43B	+81N	−20B	−65N	+97B	−35N	F	F	F	2.0	23.5	23.5	3.50	841	0.0
91	Zanyar, Qadir Ahmed	1911	IRQ	−46B	F	+61N	−70B	+88N	−34B	F	F	F	2.0	19.5	19.5	5.50	1584	-58.8
92	FIDE 4845110	0	—	−61B	F	−11N	−71B	+82N	−30B	F	−43N	=65B	1.5	29.5	29.5	4.25	762	0.0
93	Kani, Rawaz Tayed	0	IRQ	−25N	−29B	−84N	=82B	+?N	−67B	F	F	F	1.5	20.0	20.0	1.25	981	0.0
94	Ahmad, Nawzad Mahmoud	0	IRQ	−2B	F	−18N	=62B	=56N	−27B	F	F	F	1.0	29.5	29.5	3.75	1549	0.0
95	Lawy, Hawzhin Abdullah	0	IRQ	−10B	−55N	+81B	−66N	−76B	−86N	F	−65N	−82B	1.0	27.0	27.0	2.50	897	0.0
96	Azhya, Hawraman Majid	0	IRQ	−64B	−19N	F	−81N	+83B	−55N	F	−88B	−63N	1.0	25.5	26.5	2.50	833	0.0
97	FIDE 4845005	0	—	−45N	−39B	+67N	−40B	−90N	−74B	F	F	−83N	1.0	25.0	25.0	3.50	889	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Loveimi, ShayanIRI
+130.4
5.0 pts · #18
2Nali, Mohammed AliIRQ
+98.0
5.5 pts · #12
3Dawan, Nasraw MustafaIRQ
+93.2
3.5 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Zanyar, Qadir AhmedIRQ
-58.8
2.0 pts · #42
2Ismael, Namir Mohammed IsmaelCMIRQ
-41.2
4.5 pts · #11
3Esam, Naama LaftaIRQ
-31.8
3.5 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R3+407 Elo gap
Loveimi, Shayan1498 beat Sharo, Samir Asaad1905
R8+339 Elo gap
Loveimi, Shayan1498 beat Mazin, Adham Tawfeeq1837
R2+338 Elo gap
Nali, Mohammed Ali1841 beat FMAlothman ,Ali Layth Ahmed2179