Iraqi Final Tournament for youth- 2025

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49 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Sept 2025 to 22 Sept 2025 in Anbar, Iraq. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1946, and top seed was Ali Firas Qassim (🇮🇶 IRQ, 2016).

Tahseen Khalil Adel (🇮🇶 IRQ, 1866) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Pola Azad Saber (7.0) and ALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWI (6.5). Adel shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Dhafer Abdulameer Ameer (CM, 1854) beat Ali Firas Qassim (2016), a +162-point gap.

Location

🇮🇶Anbar, Iraq

Dates

18 Sept 2025 → 22 Sept 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇶Ali Firas Qassim2016

Avg top 10

1,946

Participants

Titled players · 3

CM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇶Iraq×42

Top 3

🥇
Tahseen Khalil Adel
🇮🇶IRQ·1866
7.0pts·2056perf+74.0
🥈
Pola Azad Saber
🇮🇶IRQ·1875
7.0pts·2061perf+35.6
🥉
ALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWI
🇮🇶IRQ·1982
6.5pts·2043perf+26.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Saber7Adel7AL-MUSAWI6.5Ameer6.5Paywand6.5Rebin6.5— ex-leaders:Ameerled R7, #7

R7 · LEADER CHANGE21 Sept

CM Dhafer Abdulameer Ameer takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Adel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.5).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

ALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWI won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Pola Azad Saber	*	—	½	½
2Tahseen Khalil Adel	—	*	½	½
3ALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWI	½	½	*	½
4CMDhafer Abdulameer Ameer	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Adel, Tahseen Khalil	1866	IRQ	+24B	+31N	−7B	+26N	=3B	+5N	=4B	+15B	+8N	7.0	44.5	48.0	36.00	2056	+74.0
2	Pola Azad Saber	1875	IRQ	+44B	+37N	=5B	+27N	=4B	=3N	=7B	+17N	+9B	7.0	42.5	45.0	32.50	2061	+35.6
3	ALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWI	1982	IRQ	+25N	+32B	+8N	=15B	=1N	=2B	=9N	+16B	=4N	6.5	46.0	49.5	34.00	2043	+26.4
4	Ameer,Dhafer AbdulameerCM	1854	IRQ	+38N	+34B	=16N	+9B	=2N	+15B	=1N	=8B	=3B	6.5	45.0	48.0	32.50	2047	+37.0
5	Paywand, Mahmood Mohammed	1972	IRQ	+43N	+13B	=2N	−7N	+20B	−1B	+33N	+31B	+11N	6.5	42.0	44.5	28.50	1911	-16.8
6	Rebin, Nabaz Hamed	1848	IRQ	+47B	−15B	+14N	+23N	=10B	F	+21N	+12N	+7B	6.5	40.0	42.0	30.25	1974	+15.2
7	Zaid Alaa ChasebCM	1955	IRQ	+14N	+18B	+1N	+5B	=15N	−16B	=2N	=9B	−6N	5.5	48.0	53.0	32.75	1940	-1.8
8	Nali, Mohammed Ali	1939	IRQ	+42B	+12N	−3B	+20N	+28B	F	+16N	=4N	−1B	5.5	44.5	47.5	25.25	1937	+2.8
9	Ameen, Mohamed Edan	1959	IRQ	+48B	+17N	=27B	−4N	+22B	+10N	=3B	=7N	−2N	5.5	44.5	45.5	24.00	1853	-38.4
10	Abdulla, Moeaid Kareem	0	IRQ	−16N	+38B	+32N	+13B	=6N	−9B	+22N	−11B	+20N	5.5	40.5	43.5	24.25	1851	0.0
11	Sharo, Samir Asaad	1923	IRQ	+29N	+40B	−15N	=18B	+21N	F	+23B	+10N	−5B	5.5	40.5	43.5	24.00	1755	-18.0
12	Ali, Ahamed Mezhir	1690	IRQ	+35N	−8B	+41N	−16B	+38N	=31B	+13N	−6B	+21N	5.5	37.0	40.0	21.25	1680	-4.4
13	Ali, Wassam Hatam	1727	IRQ	+36B	−5N	+33B	−10N	+37B	=23N	−12B	+39N	+27N	5.5	36.0	39.0	19.25	1661	-15.6
14	Abdulqader, Mustafa Raji	0	IRQ	−7B	+36N	−6B	−37N	+47B	=35N	+24B	+28N	+22B	5.5	35.0	37.0	20.25	1803	0.0
15	Ali Firas Qassim	2016	IRQ	+23B	+6N	+11B	=3N	=7B	−4N	+18B	−1N	F	5.0	47.5	52.0	27.50	1934	-14.0
16	BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWICM	1974	IRQ	+10B	=20N	=4B	+12N	+17B	+7N	−8B	−3N	F	5.0	45.0	49.5	27.00	1898	-17.6
17	Yousif, Mustafa Abdulrazzaq	1733	IRQ	+41N	−9B	+29N	+31B	−16N	+25B	+27N	−2B	F	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.00	1726	-0.8
18	Samer, Barakat Salim	1670	IRQ	+49B	−7N	+37B	=11N	=27B	+39N	−15N	+32B	F	5.0	34.5	34.5	14.25	1827	+35.6
19	Hayder, Ahmed Madhi	0	IRQ	−32N	+43B	−28N	−25B	+29N	+40B	−20N	+38B	+30B	5.0	30.5	33.0	16.50	1613	0.0
20	Ismail, Khalel Tariq	1774	IRQ	+33N	=16B	+21N	−8B	−5N	−22B	+19B	+44N	−10B	4.5	40.0	42.5	18.00	1576	-17.0
21	Mohanad, Abdulhakem Abdulkarem	0	IRQ	=22B	+30N	−20B	+40N	−11B	+24N	−6B	+43N	−12B	4.5	38.0	40.5	16.25	1635	0.0
22	Ahmed, Firas Yasen	1707	IRQ	=21N	−28B	+34N	+32B	−9N	+20N	−10B	+25B	−14N	4.5	37.5	41.0	18.25	1792	+17.2
23	Karrar, Hayder Joodi	1456	IRQ	−15N	+24B	+39N	−6B	+46N	=13B	−11N	+33B	F	4.5	37.0	39.0	15.75	1500	+3.2
24	Amro, Abdulhakeem Abdulkareem	0	IRQ	−1N	−23N	+48B	=36B	+43N	−21B	−14N	+29B	+32N	4.5	35.0	36.0	12.75	1560	0.0
25	FIDE 4841662	0	—	−3B	+47N	−31B	+19N	+35B	−17N	=39B	−22N	+34B	4.5	34.5	36.5	15.50	1007	0.0
26	Zaid, Abd Almalik	1566	IRQ	−34N	+45B	+46N	−1B	−31N	+41B	+38N	−27B	=28N	4.5	30.5	32.5	12.50	1538	-4.8
27	Zhirwan, Noraldin Abubakr	1865	IRQ	+45N	+46B	=9N	−2B	=18N	F	−17B	+26N	−13B	4.0	41.5	43.5	14.25	1630	-73.6
28	Ali, Wissam Karim	1701	IRQ	−37B	+22N	+19B	+35N	−8N	=33B	−31N	−14B	=26B	4.0	35.5	38.5	17.00	1737	+5.2
29	FIDE 4811690	0	—	−11B	+49N	−17B	−39N	−19B	+47N	+42B	−24N	+41B	4.0	31.0	31.0	8.00	1027	0.0
30	Ahmed, Estabrak Nadhem	1620	IRQ	−46N	−21B	+45N	+41B	−33N	−38B	+35N	+40B	−19N	4.0	28.0	30.0	12.00	2395	+18.8
31	Yousif, Ali Ismael	0	IRQ	F	−1B	+25N	−17N	+26B	=12N	+28B	−5N	F	3.5	41.5	41.5	15.75	1699	0.0
32	Yasser Ammar, Hammadi	1733	IRQ	+19B	−3N	−10B	−22N	+45B	+37N	=44B	−18N	−24B	3.5	36.5	39.0	11.75	986	-52.8
33	Hassan, Hamid Abdullrahman	0	IRQ	−20B	+48N	−13N	+34B	+30B	=28N	−5B	−23N	−44B	3.5	35.0	36.0	10.50	1516	0.0
34	Yahya, Oday Fareed	0	IRQ	+26B	−4N	−22B	−33N	−40B	=45N	+37B	+35B	−25N	3.5	33.0	35.5	12.25	1488	0.0
35	Ali, Adil Hussein	0	IRQ	−12B	+44N	+40N	−28B	−25N	=14B	−30B	−34N	+48N	3.5	32.5	33.5	9.25	1460	0.0
36	Mohammed, Ridha Hayder Mohmmed	0	IRQ	−13N	−14B	+44B	=24N	−39B	−42N	=45B	+46N	=43B	3.5	29.0	31.0	9.25	929	0.0
37	Mustafa, Ali Husein	0	IRQ	+28N	−2B	−18N	+14B	−13N	−32B	−34N	+48B	F	3.0	37.0	38.0	10.50	1501	0.0
38	Ayham, Mohammed Salah	0	IRQ	−4B	−10N	+42B	+49N	−12B	+30N	−26B	−19N	F	3.0	37.0	37.0	7.00	1491	0.0
39	Saqr, Abdulkarim Ali	0	IRQ	−40N	F	−23B	+29B	+36N	−18B	=25N	−13B	=45N	3.0	32.5	32.5	11.00	812	0.0
40	Ayhem, Haleem	1595	IRQ	+39B	−11N	−35B	−21B	+34N	−19N	+46B	−30N	−42B	3.0	32.0	34.0	8.50	971	-24.0
41	Mohammed, Basher Mahamud	0	IRQ	−17B	+42N	−12B	−30N	+48B	−26N	−43B	+49N	−29N	3.0	29.5	29.5	4.00	854	0.0
42	Ahmed, Abdulsalam Yaseen	0	IRQ	−8N	−41B	−38N	−43B	F	+36B	−29N	+47B	+40N	3.0	26.5	26.5	8.50	1767	0.0
43	FIDE 4847393	0	—	−5B	−19N	−47B	+42N	−24B	F	+41N	−21B	=36N	2.5	32.0	32.0	7.75	1172	0.0
44	Ahmed Khalid, Ibrahim	0	IRQ	−2N	−35B	−36N	F	+49B	F	=32N	−20B	+33N	2.5	27.5	27.5	5.25	1521	0.0
45	FIDE 4839285	0	—	−27B	−26N	−30B	+48N	−32N	=34B	=36N	F	=39B	2.5	27.0	27.0	6.00	897	0.0
46	Sanad, Saad Mahmood	0	IRQ	+30B	−27N	−26B	+47N	−23B	F	−40N	−36B	F	2.0	28.0	28.0	6.00	1381	0.0
47	FIDE 4844068	0	—	−6N	−25B	+43N	−46B	−14N	−29B	F	−42N	+49B	2.0	28.0	28.0	2.50	1047	0.0
48	FIDE 4847407	0	—	−9N	−33B	−24N	−45B	−41N	F	+49B	−37N	−35B	1.0	25.5	25.5	0.00	1159	0.0
49	FIDE 4847466	0	—	−18N	−29B	F	−38B	−44N	F	−48N	−41B	−47N	0.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	869	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Adel, Tahseen KhalilIRQ
+74.0
7.0 pts · #4
2Ameer,Dhafer AbdulameerCMIRQ
+37.0
6.5 pts · #7
3Pola Azad SaberIRQ
+35.6
7.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Zhirwan, Noraldin AbubakrIRQ
-73.6
4.0 pts · #16
2Yasser Ammar, HammadiIRQ
-52.8
3.5 pts · #46
3Ameen, Mohamed EdanIRQ
-38.4
5.5 pts · #10

Biggest upsets

R6+162 Elo gap
CMAmeer,Dhafer Abdulameer1854 beat Ali Firas Qassim2016
R8+150 Elo gap
Adel, Tahseen Khalil1866 beat Ali Firas Qassim2016
R9+138 Elo gap
Ali, Wassam Hatam1727 beat Zhirwan, Noraldin Abubakr1865