The first international diamond chess tournament for Al-Hadaf Club
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48 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Baghdad, Iraq. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1954, and top seed was Salem Hatam Taleb (🇮🇶 IRQ, 1989).
ALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWI (🇮🇶 IRQ, 1982) won with 6.0/7, ahead of MOMEN DHIA KHALIL (6.0) and BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI (5.5). AL-MUSAWI won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Barakat Salim Samer (1670) beat Naama Lafta Esam (1879), a +209-point gap.
Location
🇮🇶Baghdad, Iraq
Dates
11 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
CM×2
WIM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇶Iraq×43
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE14 Sept
MOMEN DHIA KHALIL takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. AL-MUSAWI takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
MOMEN DHIA KHALIL 4 wins (R3–R6)CM BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWI | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2MOMEN DHIA KHALIL | — | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3CMBAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Moeaid Kareem Abdulla | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWI | 1982 | IRQ | +15B | +8N | =30B | +27N | =3N | +5B | +7N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 25.00 | 2214 | +71.6 |
| 2 | MOMEN DHIA KHALIL | 1925 | IRQ | +35B | =24N | +19B | +23N | +18B | +3B | =4N | 6.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 21.75 | 2133 | +20.8 |
| 3 | BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWICM | 1974 | IRQ | +33B | +9N | +32B | +7N | =1B | −2N | +13N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 20.00 | 2109 | +32.2 |
| 4 | Abdulla, Moeaid Kareem | 0 | IRQ | +43N | =14N | +24B | =6B | +30N | +10B | =2B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 18.50 | 1977 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Firas, Qassim Abbas | 1946 | IRQ | +22N | =18B | =23N | +8B | +6N | −1N | +15B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 20.25 | 1955 | +4.2 |
| 6 | Al-Nakash, Rami Abdulrazak Hussein | 1872 | IRQ | +29B | +13N | =7B | =4N | −5B | +21N | +17B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 19.50 | 2006 | +14.2 |
| 7 | Taleb, Salem Hatam | 1989 | IRQ | +21N | +16B | =6N | −3B | +23B | +18N | −1B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 16.50 | 1956 | -4.2 |
| 8 | Adel, Tahseen Khalil | 1866 | IRQ | +47N | −1B | +12N | −5N | =24B | +25N | +19B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1851 | -3.2 |
| 9 | Mohammed, Bahaa Mohsin | 1803 | IRQ | +46N | −3B | =22N | +28B | =19N | =12B | +20N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 12.25 | 1767 | -6.8 |
| 10 | Saeed Abbas Kadhim | 1966 | IRQ | +31B | −32N | +21B | +16N | +26B | −4N | =11B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 15.25 | 1976 | +2.6 |
| 11 | Widad, Sabah Noori | 1740 | IRQ | =41B | =20N | =13B | +25N | =14B | +26N | =10N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 14.50 | 2024 | +44.8 |
| 12 | Samer, Barakat Salim | 1670 | IRQ | −30B | +48N | −8B | +29N | +16B | =9N | +18B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.75 | 1860 | +48.0 |
| 13 | Ameer, Hayder Jawad Mubarak | 1976 | IRQ | +42N | −6B | =11N | =15N | +33B | +24N | −3B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.25 | 1833 | -23.6 |
| 14 | Emad, Mohsan Moosa | 1897 | IRQ | +45N | =4B | −18N | +22B | =11N | −15B | +23N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 1740 | -21.2 |
| 15 | Yousif, Mustafa Abdulrazzaq | 1733 | IRQ | −1N | +47B | +43N | =13B | =27B | +14N | −5N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1925 | +29.6 |
| 16 | Esam, Naama Lafta | 1879 | IRQ | +40N | −7N | +33B | −10B | −12N | +28B | +29N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 1690 | -23.2 |
| 17 | Yousif, Osamah Yas | 0 | IRQ | =20B | −39N | =41B | +35N | +32N | +27B | −6N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1739 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Haitham, Karim Hussein | 1782 | IRQ | +36B | =5N | +14B | +30N | −2N | −7B | −12N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 11.00 | 1842 | +17.2 |
| 19 | Haytham, Abd Alkadham | 0 | IRQ | =27N | +25B | −2N | +20N | =9B | =23B | −8N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 11.75 | 1835 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Nihad, Sabah Noori | 1742 | IRQ | =17N | =11B | =28N | −19B | +39N | +35B | −9B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 9.25 | 1691 | -5.0 |
| 21 | Ali, Nazar Shareef | 1733 | IRQ | −7B | +40N | −10N | +37B | +34N | −6B | =25N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.50 | 1610 | -19.6 |
| 22 | Ahmed, Ayad Ali | 1592 | IRQ | −5B | +36N | =9B | −14N | −25B | +45B | +31N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1719 | +31.6 |
| 23 | Ghaith, Ahmed Natiq | 1756 | IRQ | +34B | +26N | =5B | −2B | −7N | =19N | −14B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 9.25 | 1785 | +3.2 |
| 24 | Al-Turaihi, Dhari Satea Saeed | 1757 | IRQ | +44N | =2B | −4N | +39B | =8N | −13B | F | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 6.75 | 1814 | +6.4 |
| 25 | DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIMWIM | 1900 | IRQ | =39B | −19N | +37N | −11B | +22N | −8B | =21B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1614 | -35.2 |
| 26 | Kaka Khan, Ismail Ibrahim | 1914 | IRQ | +28N | −23B | +42N | +32B | −10N | −11B | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1747 | -24.2 |
| 27 | Majad, Hamid Mozan | 1855 | IRQ | =19B | +41N | +39B | −1B | =15N | −17N | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1734 | -8.0 |
| 28 | Hasan, Abdulkareem Hasan | 1500 | IRQ | −26B | +34N | =20B | −9N | =31B | −16N | +44N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1552 | +7.2 |
| 29 | Ali, Mustafa Fadil | 0 | IRQ | −6N | −42B | +44N | −12B | +45B | +34N | −16B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Hayder, Hassan ShyaaCM | 1970 | IRQ | +12N | +38B | =1N | −18B | −4B | F | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1903 | -5.8 |
| 31 | Ali, Abdulkareem Hasan | 1639 | IRQ | −10N | −37B | +46N | −34B | =28N | +36B | −22B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1413 | -35.6 |
| 32 | Ali, Bashar Salim | 1793 | IRQ | +37N | +10B | −3N | −26N | −17B | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1827 | +5.2 |
| 33 | Abdullah, Sinan Kareem | 1688 | IRQ | −3N | +46B | −16N | +36B | −13N | F | F | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1143 | -22.8 |
| 34 | Samer, Mohammed Adel | 0 | IRQ | −23N | −28B | F | +31N | −21B | −29B | +36N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Sabah, Noori Qambir | 1566 | IRQ | −2N | +44B | −38N | −17B | F | −20N | +40B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 1022 | -11.6 |
| 36 | FIDE 4847040 | 0 | — | −18N | −22B | +40B | −33N | +44B | −31N | −34B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Mohammed, Wisam Abdulkadhim | 0 | IRQ | −32B | +31N | −25B | −21N | +40B | F | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Amjad, Abdulqader Naji | 1800 | IRQ | +48B | −30N | +35B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1768 | -2.8 |
| 39 | Yahya, Mustafa Yassen | 1487 | IRQ | =25N | +17B | −27N | −24N | −20B | F | F | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1488 | -1.6 |
| 40 | FIDE 4846508 | 0 | — | −16B | −21B | −36N | F | −37N | +44B | −35N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 926 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 4847270 | 0 | — | =11N | −27B | =17N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Muntadher, , Mohammed Kadhim | 1715 | IRQ | −13B | +29N | −26B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1145 | -16.8 |
| 43 | Mohammed, Ali Jawad Kadhim | 1894 | IRQ | −4B | +45N | −15B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1613 | -12.6 |
| 44 | FIDE 4837916 | 0 | — | −24B | −35N | −29B | F | −36N | −40N | −28B | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Hasan, Khalid Saleh | 1472 | IRQ | −14B | −43B | F | F | −29N | −22N | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 978 | -20.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 4847172 | 0 | — | −9B | −33N | −31B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 910 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Anas, Younus Abbas | 0 | IRQ | −8B | −15N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 999 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Mohammed, Layth Mohammed | 0 | IRQ | −38N | −12B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 935 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1ALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWIIRQ+71.66.0 pts · #1
- 2Samer, Barakat SalimIRQ+48.04.5 pts · #20
- 3Widad, Sabah NooriIRQ+44.84.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Ali, Abdulkareem HasanIRQ-35.62.5 pts · #37
- 2DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIMWIMIRQ-35.23.0 pts · #24
- 3Kaka Khan, Ismail IbrahimIRQ-24.23.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R5+209 Elo gap
- R4+188 Elo gap
- R6+174 Elo gap