4th Iraq Championship (zone2) 2025

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52 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Oct 2025 to 25 Oct 2025 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1990, and top seed was Zozek Salah Mohammed (🇮🇶 IRQ, FM, 2205).

Zozek Salah Mohammed (🇮🇶 IRQ, FM, 2205) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Ali Ehsan Aryan (6.5) and Mohi Al-Dein Issa (6.5). Mohammed won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Soran Mohammed Sano (1514) beat Qarany Sulaiman Bakhtiar (1879), a +365-point gap.

Location

🇮🇶Sulaymaniyah, 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

Top seed

🇮🇶FMZozek Salah Mohammed2205

Avg top 10

1,990

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×1

CM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇶Iraq×50

Top 3

🥇
FMZozek Salah Mohammed
🇮🇶IRQ·2205
8.5pts·2359perf+20.4
🥈
CMAli Ehsan Aryan
🇮🇶IRQ·2112
6.5pts·2081perf-3.2
🥉
Mohi Al-Dein Issa
🇮🇶IRQ·2043
6.5pts·2044perf+3.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Zozek Salah Mohammed led from R5; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Mohammed8.5Rawaz6.5Issa6.5Aryan6.5Paywand6.5Sharo6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Zozek Salah Mohammed never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Zozek Salah Mohammed beat Omar Hama Rawaz (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Zozek Salah Mohammed 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Omar Hama Rawaz 3 wins (R1–R3)Mohi Al-Dein Issa 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMZozek Salah Mohammed	*	1	1	½
2Omar Hama Rawaz	0	*	½	½
3Mohi Al-Dein Issa	0	½	*	—
4CMAli Ehsan Aryan	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zozek Salah MohammedFM	2205	IRQ	+12B	+26N	+18B	+4N	+3B	=2N	+6N	+9B	+11N	8.5	47.0	51.0	47.75	2359	+20.4
2	Aryan, Ali EhsanCM	2112	IRQ	+16N	+22B	=9N	+11B	=13N	=1B	+15N	=4B	=6N	6.5	47.5	52.0	36.00	2081	-3.2
3	Issa, Mohi Al-Dein	2043	IRQ	+35B	+8N	+17B	+15N	−1N	−6B	+22N	+18B	=4N	6.5	46.0	49.5	31.75	2044	+3.0
4	Rawaz, Omar Hama	1941	IRQ	+34B	+30N	+27B	−1B	=26N	+32N	+16B	=2N	=3B	6.5	42.0	45.5	28.50	2043	+25.6
5	Paywand, Mahmood Mohammed	1966	IRQ	−28N	+36B	+19N	−8B	=35N	+23B	+10N	+15B	+13N	6.5	38.5	42.0	30.75	1928	-11.2
6	Sharo, Samir Asaad	1895	IRQ	+21N	−27B	+34N	+10N	+17B	+3N	−1B	=8N	=2B	6.0	46.5	50.0	31.50	1985	+21.8
7	Rebin, Nabaz Hamed	1861	IRQ	+43N	−10B	+52B	−12N	+39B	−27N	+28N	+22B	+20N	6.0	34.0	34.5	19.50	1792	-11.2
8	Zhirwan, Noraldin Abubakr	1783	IRQ	+38N	−3B	+31N	+5N	=15B	=9B	+20N	=6B	F	5.5	43.5	47.0	27.25	1968	+60.0
9	Nazar, Jamil Khalid	1828	IRQ	+39B	+47N	=2B	=32N	=12B	=8N	+27B	−1N	=10B	5.5	42.0	44.0	22.25	1887	+11.0
10	Parwa, Pshtiwan Ahmed	1778	IRQ	+33B	+7N	−15N	−6B	+34N	+19B	−5B	+29N	=9N	5.5	41.5	45.0	24.75	1904	+58.0
11	chiya mder hamad	1957	IRQ	+45B	=32N	+42B	−2N	=29B	=17N	+12B	+16N	−1B	5.5	40.5	42.5	21.25	1913	-6.0
12	Rahand, Awder Abdullh	1758	IRQ	−1N	+46B	+40N	+7B	=9N	−15B	−11N	+42B	+33N	5.5	39.5	41.5	19.75	1817	+12.4
13	Ares, Saber Majeed	1942	IRQ	−24N	+48B	+28N	+27N	=2B	−16B	+32N	+17N	−5B	5.5	39.0	41.0	21.75	1857	-16.0
14	Mohammed Khaleel, Majeed	1768	IRQ	−40B	−39N	+37N	+46B	−33N	+50B	=21B	+26B	+23N	5.5	28.5	29.5	17.50	2062	+25.6
15	Nali, Mohammed Ali	1918	IRQ	+23B	+40N	+10B	−3B	=8N	+12N	−2B	−5N	=16B	5.0	45.5	48.5	23.75	1847	-27.6
16	Mohammed, Salh Mirxan	1735	IRQ	−2B	+44N	+47B	+18N	=20B	+13N	−4N	−11B	=15N	5.0	41.5	43.5	20.00	1886	+59.6
17	MUSTAFA KAMAL JALALDEEN AL-BARBA	1792	IRQ	+51B	+29N	−3N	+33B	−6N	=11B	+35N	−13B	=21N	5.0	39.5	40.5	17.25	1818	+4.0
18	Sara Masood AbdullahWCM	1842	IRQ	+36N	+28B	−1N	−16B	+45N	+33B	+26N	−3N	F	5.0	37.0	37.0	17.00	1857	+0.6
19	Zanyar, Qadir Ahmed	1849	IRQ	=42B	+25N	−5B	+39N	=32B	−10N	+45B	+27N	F	5.0	35.0	37.0	16.50	1767	-25.6
20	ALBARBARI,KAREEN KAMAL JALALADINWFM	1818	IRQ	+48N	−24B	+23N	+45B	=16N	=26B	−8B	+39N	−7B	5.0	34.5	36.5	16.00	1675	-27.0
21	Ravin, Abdalkaliq Hassan	1605	IRQ	−6B	+50N	−26B	−29N	+49B	+25N	=14N	+32B	=17B	5.0	34.0	35.0	15.75	1739	+44.4
22	Bahman Omer Hama	1814	IRQ	+44B	−2N	−39B	+42N	+31B	+30N	−3B	−7N	=34B	4.5	36.0	38.5	14.75	1772	-8.0
23	Sasan, Noori Hakim	1607	IRQ	−15N	+49B	−20B	=47N	+25B	−5N	+43B	+30N	−14B	4.5	35.0	36.5	13.50	1696	+30.0
24	Omar, Mohammed Farooq	1663	IRQ	+13B	+20N	−32B	−26N	−27B	F	=38N	+37B	+42N	4.5	32.0	34.5	18.25	1840	+72.0
25	Sarwar, Omar Hama Ameen	1559	IRQ	=37N	−19B	=43N	=28B	−23N	−21B	+46N	+41B	+38N	4.5	31.0	33.0	13.50	1506	-19.2
26	Baktiar Hamd Mohammed	1812	IRQ	+46N	−1B	+21N	+24B	=4B	=20N	−18B	−14N	−31B	4.0	44.0	46.0	17.25	1782	-8.2
27	Ali, Omar	1779	IRQ	+50B	+6N	−4N	−13B	+24N	+7B	−9N	−19B	F	4.0	43.0	44.0	17.50	1801	+7.6
28	Bahroz, Mohammed Nasraden	1708	IRQ	+5B	−18N	−13B	=25N	+42B	=29N	−7B	+36N	F	4.0	39.0	41.5	16.75	1752	+12.8
29	Sarkawat, Hamad Mohammed	1920	IRQ	+52N	−17B	−45N	+21B	=11N	=28B	+34N	−10B	F	4.0	33.5	34.0	13.75	1682	-42.6
30	Yousif, Omed Hameed	1778	IRQ	+49N	−4B	−33N	+36B	+40N	−22B	−39N	−23B	+48B	4.0	30.5	32.0	10.00	987	-58.8
31	Makwan, Dawood Ali	0	IRQ	F	+35N	−8B	F	−22N	−34B	+40N	+43B	+26N	4.0	28.5	29.0	13.00	1720	0.0
32	Bakhtiyar,hama Salih Ahmed	1778	IRQ	+41N	=11B	+24N	=9B	=19N	−4B	−13B	−21N	F	3.5	40.5	40.5	15.50	1722	-11.4
33	San, Hawzheen Fadhil	0	IRQ	−10N	+43B	+30B	−17N	+14B	−18N	=37N	F	−12B	3.5	37.5	40.0	13.75	1724	0.0
34	Diar, Abubakr Rahman	1652	IRQ	−4N	+41B	−6B	+50N	−10B	+31N	−29B	F	=22N	3.5	35.5	36.5	10.25	1503	-26.4
35	Saryan, Soran Mohammed	1717	IRQ	−3N	−31B	+51N	+41B	=5B	+43N	−17B	F	F	3.5	32.0	32.0	9.75	1749	+2.0
36	Karzan, Ali Mohammed	1508	IRQ	−18B	−5N	+38B	−30N	F	+46N	+50B	−28B	=37N	3.5	29.5	30.5	8.25	1469	0.0
37	Bakhtiar, Qarany Sulaiman	1879	IRQ	=25B	−42N	−14B	−40B	+51N	+48N	=33B	−24N	=36B	3.5	29.0	30.0	8.75	1302	-108.4
38	Rawaz, Dlshad Nadir	0	IRQ	−8B	F	−36N	F	+44B	+49N	=24B	+50N	−25B	3.5	26.0	27.0	7.25	1389	0.0
39	Ahmed, Hasan Mohamed	0	IRQ	−9N	+14B	+22N	−19B	−7N	F	+30B	−20B	F	3.0	40.0	44.0	14.00	1767	0.0
40	Sherzad, Saber Jawameer	0	IRQ	+14N	−15B	−12B	+37N	−30B	−45N	−31B	F	+47N	3.0	31.5	33.0	11.00	1707	0.0
41	Saif, Dherar Ahmed	0	IRQ	−32B	−34N	+44B	−35N	=48B	F	+52N	−25N	=46B	3.0	24.0	24.5	5.00	877	0.0
42	Sano, Soran Mohammed	1514	IRQ	=19N	+37B	−11N	−22B	−28N	F	+47B	−12N	−24B	2.5	35.5	37.5	8.00	1626	+30.8
43	Kareem, Hasan Hussein	1544	IRQ	−7B	−33N	=25B	+44N	+47B	−35B	−23N	−31N	F	2.5	30.5	31.0	6.75	1511	-10.8
44	FIDE 4844947	0	—	−22N	−16B	−41N	−43B	−38N	+51B	=49N	+46B	F	2.5	23.0	24.0	3.75	898	0.0
45	Nvar, Sardar Othman	1665	IRQ	−11N	F	+29B	−20N	−18B	+40B	−19N	F	F	2.0	34.5	34.5	7.00	1638	-0.8
46	Brwa, Mohammed Aziz	0	IRQ	−26B	−12N	+49B	−14N	=52N	−36B	−25B	−44N	=41N	2.0	30.0	30.5	3.25	925	0.0
47	Teen, Daniyar Wahab	0	IRQ	F	−9B	−16N	=23B	−43N	+52B	−42N	=48N	−40B	2.0	29.0	29.5	3.75	1281	-57.6
48	Areen, Sasan Noori	0	IRQ	−20B	−13N	−50B	F	=41N	−37B	+51N	=47B	−30N	2.0	27.5	28.5	3.50	1429	0.0
49	Sarwar, Omer Hama	0	IRQ	−30B	−23N	−46N	+51B	−21N	−38B	=44B	F	F	1.5	25.5	25.5	2.25	864	0.0
50	FIDE 4847792	0	—	−27N	−21B	+48N	−34B	F	−14N	−36N	−38B	F	1.0	31.0	33.0	2.00	901	0.0
51	Lawy, Hawzhin Abdullah	0	IRQ	−17N	F	−35B	−49N	−37B	−44N	−48B	+52B	F	1.0	19.0	19.0	0.50	996	0.0
52	Mohammed, Diyar Dlshad	1616	IRQ	−29B	F	−7N	F	=46B	−47N	−41B	−51N	F	0.5	24.5	25.5	1.00	980	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Omar, Mohammed FarooqIRQ
+72.0
4.5 pts · #11
2Zhirwan, Noraldin AbubakrIRQ
+60.0
5.5 pts · #18
3Mohammed, Salh MirxanIRQ
+59.6
5.0 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Bakhtiar, Qarany SulaimanIRQ
-108.4
3.5 pts · #39
2Yousif, Omed HameedIRQ
-58.8
4.0 pts · #48
3Teen, Daniyar WahabIRQ
-57.6
2.0 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R2+365 Elo gap
Sano, Soran Mohammed1514 beat Bakhtiar, Qarany Sulaiman1879
R1+279 Elo gap
Omar, Mohammed Farooq1663 beat Ares, Saber Majeed1942
R1+258 Elo gap
Bahroz, Mohammed Nasraden1708 beat Paywand, Mahmood Mohammed1966