4th Iraq Championship (zone1) 2025
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57 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Oct 2025 to 25 Oct 2025 in Bagdad, Iraq. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1948, and top seed was Salem Hatam Taleb (🇮🇶 IRQ, 1985).
Basem Mouhsin Ali (🇮🇶 IRQ, 1924) won with 7.0/9, ahead of MOMEN DHIA KHALIL (6.5) and Qassim Abbas Firas (6.5). Ali clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Khalid Saleh Hasan (1452) beat Ali Hussein Younis (1731), a +279-point gap.
Location
🇮🇶Bagdad, Iraq
Dates
21 Oct 2025 → 25 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 4
CM×3
WIM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇶Iraq×54
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsBasem Mouhsin Ali led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
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R9 · LEADER CHANGE25 Oct
Basem Mouhsin Ali takes the sole lead (7.0/9).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Basem Mouhsin Ali drew with Qassim Abbas Firas (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
MOMEN DHIA KHALIL won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Basem Mouhsin Ali | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Qassim Abbas Firas | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3MOMEN DHIA KHALIL | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Saeed Abbas Kadhim | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali, Basem Mouhsin | 1924 | IRQ | +29B | =11N | +7B | +36N | =3N | +9B | =2B | =8N | +10N | 7.0 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 38.50 | 2071 | +31.8 |
| 2 | MOMEN DHIA KHALIL | 1945 | IRQ | +22N | +12B | +45N | +10B | +9N | −11B | =1N | =3B | =8N | 6.5 | 47.5 | 50.5 | 34.75 | 2010 | +16.8 |
| 3 | Firas, Qassim Abbas | 1937 | IRQ | +23B | +17N | =21B | +16N | =1B | =4N | +33B | =2N | =5B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 33.50 | 2035 | +24.4 |
| 4 | Saeed Abbas Kadhim | 1969 | IRQ | +38N | +33B | −9N | +14B | +6N | =3B | +16N | −11B | +12N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 32.25 | 2001 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Ameen, Mohamed Edan | 1921 | IRQ | +53N | +37B | −10N | +31B | +15N | −8B | +28N | +16B | =3N | 6.5 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 26.25 | 1973 | +25.6 |
| 6 | DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIMWIM | 1865 | IRQ | +46B | +15N | −8B | +34N | −4B | =14N | +25B | +33N | +26B | 6.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 25.50 | 1924 | +13.2 |
| 7 | Hayder, Hassan ShyaaCM | 1964 | IRQ | −45B | +51N | −1N | +39B | +27N | +20B | +30N | +31B | =11N | 6.5 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 24.50 | 1880 | -13.4 |
| 8 | Zaid Alaa ChasebCM | 1954 | IRQ | +27N | F | +6N | −9B | +18B | +5N | +11N | =1B | =2B | 6.0 | 48.5 | 52.5 | 34.75 | 2058 | +21.8 |
| 9 | Haitham, Ali Namoos | 1915 | IRQ | +34B | +32N | +4B | +8N | −2B | −1N | −13B | +19N | +15B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 30.00 | 1914 | +1.4 |
| 10 | Ameer, Hayder Jawad Mubarak | 1952 | IRQ | +25B | +28N | +5B | −2N | −30B | +44N | +18B | +13N | −1B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 29.00 | 1979 | +7.0 |
| 11 | Yousif, Mustafa Abdulrazzaq | 1767 | IRQ | F | =1B | +49N | +21N | +26B | +2N | −8B | +4N | =7B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 30.25 | 2113 | +72.2 |
| 12 | Saif, Salman Al Tememy | 1778 | IRQ | +43B | −2N | −34B | =25N | +41B | +35N | +36B | +14N | −4B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 21.25 | 1699 | -12.8 |
| 13 | Ghaith, Ahmed Natiq | 1759 | IRQ | −15N | F | +48N | +52B | +24N | +21B | +9N | −10B | =17N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 21.50 | 1978 | +29.4 |
| 14 | Samer, Barakat Salim | 1788 | IRQ | +24B | F | +23B | −4N | +34N | =6B | +22N | −12B | =16N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 22.75 | 1822 | +15.6 |
| 15 | Mustafa, Adil Yousif | 0 | IRQ | +13B | −6B | +37N | +28N | −5B | −18N | +47B | +30N | −9N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 19.50 | 1852 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Abdulla, Moeaid Kareem | 1927 | IRQ | +52N | +31B | +26N | −3B | =33N | +22B | −4B | −5N | =14B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 18.25 | 1873 | -23.6 |
| 17 | Widad, Sabah Noori | 1785 | IRQ | +20N | −3B | +53N | F | +23N | −28B | =24B | +35N | =13B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 19.00 | 1752 | -2.8 |
| 18 | Badry, Abdul Jabbar | 1896 | IRQ | =41N | =40B | +27N | +45B | −8N | +15B | −10N | +20B | F | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 20.00 | 1762 | -15.2 |
| 19 | Yousif, Ali Ismael | 1715 | IRQ | −40N | −35B | +46N | +53B | −20N | +50B | +23N | −9B | +27N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 14.00 | 1725 | +4.4 |
| 20 | Khalid, Waleed Khalid | 0 | IRQ | −17B | +29N | +32B | −30N | +19B | −7N | +37B | −18N | =24B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 18.75 | 1785 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Emad, Mohsan Moosa | 1876 | IRQ | +35N | +39B | =3N | −11B | −22N | −13N | +41B | +36N | F | 4.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 17.25 | 1679 | -32.4 |
| 22 | Nawar, Ahmed Mahmood | 1667 | IRQ | −2B | +43N | =44B | +38N | +21B | −16N | −14B | −25N | +29B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 17.25 | 1757 | +16.6 |
| 23 | Aaiad, Salman Kareem | 1644 | IRQ | −3N | +48B | −14N | +37B | −17B | +29N | −19B | =38N | +42B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 15.25 | 1650 | -0.4 |
| 24 | Khaled, Muhand Khaled | 0 | IRQ | −14N | −27B | +29B | +51N | −13B | +38N | =17N | =45B | =20N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 15.25 | 1689 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Yasser Ammar, Hammadi | 1676 | IRQ | −10N | +56B | −33N | =12B | +49N | +47B | −6N | +22B | F | 4.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 11.75 | 1792 | +42.0 |
| 26 | Taleb, Salem Hatam | 1985 | IRQ | +47B | +30N | −16B | F | −11N | −31B | +27N | +28B | −6N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 14.50 | 1800 | -37.4 |
| 27 | Ahmed, Abdulrahman Hussein | 1691 | IRQ | −8B | +24N | −18B | +42N | −7B | +48N | −26B | +37N | −19B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 14.00 | 1603 | -12.8 |
| 28 | Mohammed, Kadhim Abid | 1818 | IRQ | +48N | −10B | +52N | −15B | +36B | +17N | −5B | −26N | F | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 12.50 | 1780 | -5.4 |
| 29 | Sabah, Hadi | 1586 | IRQ | −1N | −20B | −24N | +43B | +32N | −23B | +50N | +34B | −22N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 12.50 | 1632 | +4.4 |
| 30 | Esam, Naama Lafta | 1856 | IRQ | +56N | −26B | +39N | +20B | +10N | F | −7B | −15B | F | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 14.00 | 1885 | +3.4 |
| 31 | Al-Turaihi, Dhari Satea Saeed | 1763 | IRQ | +55B | −16N | +35B | −5N | +50B | +26N | F | −7N | F | 4.0 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 9.50 | 1778 | +2.2 |
| 32 | Younis, Ali Hussein | 1731 | IRQ | +50B | −9B | −20N | −35N | −29B | +55B | −34N | +51N | +36B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 7.00 | 1358 | -46.6 |
| 33 | Kashush, H. Abdul KareemCM | 1826 | IRQ | +42B | −4N | +25B | +50N | =16B | F | −3N | −6B | F | 3.5 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 12.00 | 1726 | -13.4 |
| 34 | Sabah, Noori Qambir | 1554 | IRQ | −9N | +55B | +12N | −6B | −14B | −37N | +32B | −29N | =38B | 3.5 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 11.75 | 1624 | +11.2 |
| 35 | Hasan, Khalid Saleh | 1452 | IRQ | −21B | +19N | −31N | +32B | =45N | −12B | +39N | −17B | F | 3.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 14.00 | 1703 | +89.6 |
| 36 | Mustafa, Manhal Mustafakamel | 0 | IRQ | =49N | +41B | +40N | −1B | −28N | +45B | −12N | −21B | −32N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 11.00 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Ammar, Majid Jalil | 1744 | IRQ | +54B | −5N | −15B | −23N | +40N | +34B | −20N | −27B | =49N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 9.00 | 1562 | -49.2 |
| 38 | Sameer, Abdullah Khudadad | 1712 | IRQ | −4B | +42N | −50N | −22B | +53N | −24B | =48N | =23B | =34N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 10.25 | 1607 | -14.8 |
| 39 | Ahmed, Estabrak Nadhem | 1639 | IRQ | +57B | −21N | −30B | −7N | =42B | +46N | −35B | −43N | +47N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.75 | 1532 | -27.6 |
| 40 | Yousif, Madyh Raheem | 0 | IRQ | +19B | =18N | −36B | −44N | −37B | −41N | +51B | −42N | +46B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 11.50 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Hasan, Abdulkareem Hasan | 1507 | IRQ | =18B | −36N | −47B | +46N | −12N | +40B | −21N | +49B | F | 3.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 10.50 | 1653 | +28.0 |
| 42 | Hasan, Adil Yousif | 0 | IRQ | −33N | −38B | +55N | −27B | =39N | +49B | −45N | +40B | −23N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 7.75 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Mahmoud, Housein Mousa | 0 | IRQ | −12N | −22B | =51B | −29N | −46B | +53N | +52N | +39B | F | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 7.25 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Al-Nakash, Rami Abdulrazak Hussein | 1886 | IRQ | +51B | F | =22N | +40B | +47N | −10B | F | F | F | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.75 | 1799 | -6.8 |
| 45 | Ahmed, Firas Yasen | 1705 | IRQ | +7N | F | −2B | −18N | =35B | −36N | +42B | =24N | F | 3.0 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 14.00 | 1727 | +2.4 |
| 46 | Ahmed, Karim Hussein | 0 | IRQ | −6N | =47N | −19B | −41B | +43N | −39B | −49N | +50B | −40N | 2.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 6.25 | 1296 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Safaa, Abbass Jasim | 1713 | IRQ | −26N | =46B | +41N | +49B | −44B | −25N | −15N | F | −39B | 2.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 6.75 | 1615 | -32.4 |
| 48 | Ibrahim, Mohammed Qader | 0 | IRQ | −28B | −23N | −13B | +55N | +52N | −27B | =38B | F | F | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 3.75 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Tariq, Saeed | 1745 | IRQ | =36B | F | −11B | −47N | −25B | −42N | +46B | −41N | =37B | 2.0 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 6.00 | 1315 | -48.2 |
| 50 | Taha, Hussein Jameel | 0 | IRQ | −32N | F | +38B | −33B | −31N | −19N | −29B | −46N | =52B | 1.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.25 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Yahya, Mustafa Yassen | 1485 | IRQ | −44N | −7B | =43N | −24B | F | +52B | −40N | −32B | F | 1.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.25 | 1587 | +13.2 |
| 52 | Mohammed, Zaghir Lieibi Yasin | 1619 | IRQ | −16B | +54N | −28B | −13N | −48B | −51N | −43B | F | =50N | 1.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 1.75 | 947 | -54.8 |
| 53 | Hasan, Shawqi Abdulzahra | 1563 | IRQ | −5B | +57N | −17B | −19N | −38B | −43B | =55N | F | F | 1.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.25 | 983 | -36.8 |
| 54 | FIDE 4847873 | 0 | — | −37N | −52B | +56N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Mohammed, Qasim Erhain | 0 | IRQ | −31N | −34N | −42B | −48B | F | −32N | =53B | F | F | 0.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.75 | 1331 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 4847830 | 0 | — | −30B | −25N | −54B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 966 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 4847881 | 0 | — | −39N | −53B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hasan, Khalid SalehIRQ+89.63.5 pts · #19
- 2Yousif, Mustafa AbdulrazzaqIRQ+72.26.0 pts · #5
- 3Yasser Ammar, HammadiIRQ+42.04.5 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Mohammed, Zaghir Lieibi YasinIRQ-54.81.5 pts · #53
- 2Ammar, Majid JalilIRQ-49.23.5 pts · #39
- 3Tariq, SaeedIRQ-48.22.0 pts · #51
Biggest upsets
- R4+279 Elo gap
- R2+263 Elo gap
- R1+259 Elo gap