Asian Seniors Chess Championships 2025 over 50
24 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Oct 2025 to 13 Oct 2025 in Erbil, Iraq. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2070, and top seed was Ramil Hasangatin (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2444).
Aziz Umarbekov (🇰🇬 KGZ, IM, 2032) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Hussein Ali Hussein Al-Ali (7.0) and Ramil Hasangatin (6.5). Umarbekov shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Hussein Ali Hussein Al-Ali (IM, 2138) beat Ramil Hasangatin (GM, 2444), a +306-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Aziz Umarbekov led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
IM Hussein Ali Hussein Al-Ali takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
IM Aziz Umarbekov drew with IM Hussein Ali Hussein Al-Ali (White).
IM Aziz Umarbekov won 3 in a row (R7–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAziz Umarbekov | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2IMHussein Ali Hussein Al-Ali | ½ | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3GMRamil Hasangatin | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4CMMarwan Aboudi | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umarbekov, AzizIM | 2032 | KGZ | +14B | +7N | =2B | +4N | =3B | =17N | +5B | +10N | +16B | 7.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 36.25 | 2289 | +55.0 |
| 2 | Al-Ali, Hussein Ali HusseinIM | 2138 | IRQ | +18N | +16B | =1N | =5B | +7N | +6B | −4N | +3B | +11N | 7.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 34.25 | 2237 | +11.1 |
| 3 | Hasangatin, RamilGM | 2444 | RUS | +10N | =5B | +6N | +9B | =1N | =4B | +17B | −2N | +7B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 31.75 | 2239 | -16.2 |
| 4 | Aboudi, MarwanCM | 2074 | JOR | +12N | +11B | +9N | −1B | +16B | =3N | +2B | −7N | =5B | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 28.25 | 2133 | +13.0 |
| 5 | Ismael, Namir Mohammed IsmaelCM | 1940 | IRQ | +20B | =3N | +19B | =2N | =17B | +16N | −1N | +9B | =4N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 23.75 | 2166 | +45.6 |
| 6 | Al-Aqrabi, SalehCM | 2083 | YEM | +8B | =19N | −3B | +15N | +11B | −2N | =10B | +17N | +14B | 6.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 23.50 | 2106 | +7.2 |
| 7 | Ebenezer, JosephCM | 1925 | IND | +13N | −1B | +12N | +21B | −2B | F | +9N | +4B | −3N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 20.00 | 2053 | +18.2 |
| 8 | Ali Adnan Younus | 1807 | IRQ | −6N | +22B | −16N | −13B | +21N | =18B | =20N | +12B | +9N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 14.25 | 1905 | +16.6 |
| 9 | Mohammed Ali MahdiAl-KinaniCM | 1981 | IRQ | +21N | +17B | −4B | −3N | +14B | +12N | −7B | −5N | −8B | 4.0 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 13.00 | 1882 | -24.2 |
| 10 | Esam, Naama Lafta | 1856 | IRQ | −3B | +15N | +24B | −16N | =19B | +13N | =6N | −1B | F | 4.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 12.50 | 1895 | +3.8 |
| 11 | Haitham, Ali Namoos | 1915 | IRQ | +23B | −4N | +14B | −17N | −6N | +21B | +15B | −16N | −2B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 10.00 | 1836 | -15.8 |
| 12 | Aram, Abdulla Fattah | 1770 | IRQ | −4B | +20N | −7B | +22N | =13B | −9B | =18N | −8N | +23B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 7.50 | 1659 | -17.4 |
| 13 | Hussein Ali Fayyadh | 0 | IRQ | −7B | −14N | +20B | +8N | =12N | −10B | −22N | +23B | =15B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 11.50 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Safaa, Abbass Jasim | 1713 | IRQ | −1N | +13B | −11N | +24B | −9N | −20B | +23N | +22B | −6N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.50 | 1665 | -16.0 |
| 15 | Mohammed Ameen, Jwan Jamal M.A.WCM | 1885 | IRQ | +24N | −10B | −21N | −6B | +23N | =22B | −11N | +20B | =13N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.25 | 1520 | -32.8 |
| 16 | Khairandish, Aminullah | 1928 | AFG | F | −2N | +8B | +10B | −4N | −5B | F | +11B | −1N | 3.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 13.00 | 1916 | -6.0 |
| 17 | Alzaim, TalalIM | 2139 | SYR | F | −9N | +18B | +11B | =5N | =1B | −3N | −6B | F | 3.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 13.75 | 1980 | -29.8 |
| 18 | Al Ansi Amin | 1813 | OMA | −2B | F | −17N | −19N | +20B | =8N | =12B | +21N | F | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.00 | 1718 | -13.2 |
| 19 | Firas, Qassim Abbas | 1937 | IRQ | +22N | =6B | −5N | +18B | =10N | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 9.50 | 1918 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Dilpak Ali Hamzah | 0 | IRQ | −5N | −12B | −13N | +23B | −18N | +14N | =8B | −15N | F | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 6.50 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Tayeb, Zrar Abdulrahman | 0 | IRQ | −9B | +23N | +15B | −7N | −8B | −11N | F | −18B | F | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.00 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Iman, Mahdi Ahmed | 1513 | IRQ | −19B | −8N | F | −12B | F | =15N | +13B | −14N | F | 1.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.00 | 1452 | -10.0 |
| 23 | Ismail, Shino Othman | 0 | IRQ | −11N | −21B | F | −20N | −15B | F | −14B | −13N | −12N | 0.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.00 | 1021 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Karmanj, Omar Agha Muhammad | 0 | IRQ | −15B | F | −10N | −14N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1018 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Umarbekov, AzizIMKGZ+55.07.5 pts · #1
- 2Ismael, Namir Mohammed IsmaelCMIRQ+45.66.0 pts · #6
- 3Ebenezer, JosephCMIND+18.25.0 pts · #11
- 1Mohammed Ameen, Jwan Jamal M.A.WCMIRQ-32.84.0 pts · #21
- 2Alzaim, TalalIMSYR-29.83.0 pts · #9
- 3Mohammed Ali MahdiAl-KinaniCMIRQ-24.24.0 pts · #12
- R8+306 Elo gap
- R9+174 Elo gap
- R2+158 Elo gap