Asian Seniors Chess Championships 2025 Over 65
16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Oct 2025 to 13 Oct 2025 in Erbil, Iraq. 8 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1996, and top seed was Nikolai Gertsyk (🇷🇺 RUS, 2197).
Marat Primbetov (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2113) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Hossein Aryanejad (6.5) and Randolph Schain (6.0). Primbetov shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: AliAsghar Akhavan Rad (1706) beat Nikolai Gertsyk (2197), a +491-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 6.5/9. Primbetov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (43.5).
IM Hossein Aryanejad drew with IM Marat Primbetov (Black).
FM Randolph Schain won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMHossein Aryanejad | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2IMMarat Primbetov | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3FMRandolph Schain | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4FMGhassan M. Ali Ajmed Al-Khattab | ½ | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primbetov, MaratIM | 2113 | KAZ | +8B | +6N | =2B | +9N | =4B | +3B | =7N | =12N | =5B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 34.00 | 2095 | -0.2 |
| 2 | Aryanejad, HosseinIM | 1950 | IRI | +13B | +14N | =1N | =4B | =3N | =6B | =5N | +7B | +12B | 6.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 28.50 | 2063 | +30.4 |
| 3 | Schain, RandolphFM | 2038 | CAM | −4N | +5B | +14B | +12N | =2B | −1N | +8B | =6B | +13N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 25.50 | 1997 | -5.2 |
| 4 | Akhavan Rad, AliAsghar | 1706 | IRI | +3B | =7N | +11B | =2N | =1N | +12B | −6N | −5B | +10B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 26.50 | 2066 | +77.0 |
| 5 | Adil, Ali JalalFM | 2070 | IRQ | =10B | −3N | +15N | =13B | =8N | +11B | =2B | +4N | =1N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 23.25 | 1953 | -18.8 |
| 6 | Al-Khattab, Ghassan M. Ali AjmedFM | 1940 | IRQ | +16N | −1B | =13N | +14B | =11B | =2N | +4B | =3N | =7B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 20.00 | 1961 | +10.2 |
| 7 | Strutinskaia, GalinaWGM | 2077 | RUS | =12N | =4B | =8N | =10B | +13N | +9B | =1B | −2N | =6N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 23.00 | 1901 | -36.0 |
| 8 | Majad, Hamid Mozan | 1847 | IRQ | −1N | +16B | =7B | =11N | =5B | =10N | −3N | +9B | +15N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.75 | 1960 | +22.4 |
| 9 | Hafez, BakrIM | 1906 | JOR | +15B | =11N | =12B | −1B | =10N | −7N | +16B | −8N | +14B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.75 | 1844 | -13.0 |
| 10 | Al-Turaihi, Dhari Satea Saeed | 1763 | IRQ | =5N | F | +16B | =7N | =9B | =8B | =13N | =11B | −4N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 13.75 | 1855 | +16.0 |
| 11 | Gertsyk, Nikolai | 2197 | RUS | F | =9B | −4N | =8B | =6N | −5N | +15B | =10N | +16N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 10.50 | 1829 | -59.8 |
| 12 | Kashush, H. Abdul KareemCM | 1826 | IRQ | =7B | F | =9N | −3B | +15N | −4N | +14B | =1B | −2N | 3.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 11.00 | 1833 | -1.2 |
| 13 | Alavi, Mir Mahmood | 1556 | IRI | −2N | F | =6B | =5N | −7B | +16N | =10B | +15N | −3B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 8.50 | 1760 | +26.2 |
| 14 | Mohammed, Abbas Mohammed | 1757 | IRQ | F | −2B | −3N | −6N | F | +15B | −12N | +16B | −9N | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 1.00 | 1590 | -23.4 |
| 15 | Abdulrahman, Mohammed Abdullah | 0 | IRQ | −9N | F | −5B | +16N | −12B | −14N | −11N | −13B | −8B | 1.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 0.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Hussein, Ali Mohsen | 1520 | IRQ | −6B | −8N | −10N | −15B | F | −13B | −9N | −14N | −11B | 0.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 0.00 | 1009 | -49.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Akhavan Rad, AliAsgharIRI+77.05.5 pts · #5
- 2Aryanejad, HosseinIMIRI+30.46.5 pts · #1
- 3Alavi, Mir MahmoodIRI+26.23.5 pts · #12
- 1Gertsyk, NikolaiRUS-59.84.0 pts · #11
- 2Hussein, Ali MohsenIRQ-49.20.0 pts · #16
- 3Strutinskaia, GalinaWGMRUS-36.05.0 pts · #6
- R3+491 Elo gap
- R1+332 Elo gap
- R8+127 Elo gap