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

Top seed

🇮🇶Salem Hatam Taleb1989

Avg top 10

1,954

Participants

Titled players · 3

CM×2

WIM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇶Iraq×43

Top 3

🥇
ALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWI
🇮🇶IRQ·1982
6.0pts·2214perf+71.6
🥈
MOMEN DHIA KHALIL
🇮🇶IRQ·1925
6.0pts·2133perf+20.8
🥉
CMBAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI
🇮🇶IRQ·1974
5.5pts·2109perf+32.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

AL-MUSAWI6KHALIL6AL-MUSAWI5.5Abdulla5.5Firas5Al-Nakash5

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
+71.6
6.0 pts · #1
2Samer, Barakat SalimIRQ
+48.0
4.5 pts · #20
3Widad, Sabah NooriIRQ
+44.8
4.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Ali, Abdulkareem HasanIRQ
-35.6
2.5 pts · #37
2DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIMWIMIRQ
-35.2
3.0 pts · #24
3Kaka Khan, Ismail IbrahimIRQ
-24.2
3.0 pts · #13

Biggest upsets

R5+209 Elo gap
Samer, Barakat Salim1670 beat Esam, Naama Lafta1879
R4+188 Elo gap
Haitham, Karim Hussein1782 beat CMHayder, Hassan Shyaa1970
R6+174 Elo gap
Widad, Sabah Noori1740 beat Kaka Khan, Ismail Ibrahim1914