4th Iraq Championship (zone3) 2025
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Oct 2025 to 25 Oct 2025 in Qadisiyah, Iraq. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1806, and top seed was Abbas Hussein kzar (🇮🇶 IRQ, CM, 2017).
Abbas Hussein kzar (🇮🇶 IRQ, CM, 2017) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Sinan Younus Abdulrazzaq Abaeji (5.0) and Dhafer Abdulameer Ameer (4.5). kzar won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Baqir Abd Al Adil Gofran (1522) beat Abd Al Adil Baqir (1867), a +345-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Abbas Hussein kzar led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Abbas Hussein kzar never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
CM Abbas Hussein kzar beat CM Sinan Younus Abdulrazzaq Abaeji (White).
CM Abbas Hussein kzar won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbas Hussein kzarCM | 2017 | IRQ | +5B | +8N | +11B | +3N | +2B | +7B | =4N | 6.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 25.25 | 2208 | +18.8 |
| 2 | Abaeji, Sinan Younus AbdulrazzaqCM | 1959 | IRQ | =14N | +4B | =3N | +12B | −1N | +5B | +8N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 16.50 | 1932 | -1.6 |
| 3 | Ameer,Dhafer AbdulameerCM | 1893 | IRQ | +16B | +10N | =2B | −1B | +8N | −4B | +7N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 1867 | -0.6 |
| 4 | Ayman, Kadhim Yousif | 1758 | IRQ | =7B | −2N | +13B | =5N | +12B | +3N | =1B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 1909 | +24.2 |
| 5 | Waleed, Hamed Jabir | 1701 | IRQ | −1N | =9B | +15N | =4B | +6N | −2N | +10B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 1824 | +30.0 |
| 6 | Baqir, Abd Al Adil | 1867 | IRQ | −10N | +7N | −8B | +13N | −5B | +15N | +11B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1495 | -37.8 |
| 7 | Layth Yhyh Hafedh | 1810 | IRQ | =4N | −6B | +9N | +10B | +11B | −1N | −3B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 11.25 | 1662 | -19.2 |
| 8 | Tho Afaqr Mohammed Ali | 1720 | IRQ | +9B | −1B | +6N | =11N | −3B | +12N | −2B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 10.75 | 1821 | +11.8 |
| 9 | Maytham, Salah Mahdi | 0 | IRQ | −8N | =5N | −7B | +15B | +13N | −11B | +12N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1653 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Gofran, Baqir Abd Al Adil | 1522 | IRQ | +6B | −3B | −12N | −7N | +15B | +13B | −5N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1560 | +3.0 |
| 11 | Hasanain, Yahya Mousa | 0 | IRQ | F | +12B | −1N | =8B | −7N | +9N | −6N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 7.25 | 1680 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Haiytham, Ahmed Shakir | 1730 | IRQ | +13B | −11N | +10B | −2N | −4N | −8B | −9B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 4.00 | 1546 | -38.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 4847920 | 0 | — | −12N | +15B | −4N | −6B | −9B | −10N | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mustafa, Ali Husein | 1600 | IRQ | =2B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1959 | +16.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 4847946 | 0 | — | −?B | −13N | −5B | −9N | −10N | −6B | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ayhem, Haleem | 1571 | IRQ | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1093 | -5.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Waleed, Hamed JabirIRQ+30.04.0 pts · #5
- 2Ayman, Kadhim YousifIRQ+24.24.5 pts · #4
- 3Abbas Hussein kzarCMIRQ+18.86.5 pts · #1
- 1Haiytham, Ahmed ShakirIRQ-38.02.0 pts · #12
- 2Baqir, Abd Al AdilIRQ-37.84.0 pts · #11
- 3Layth Yhyh HafedhIRQ-19.23.5 pts · #8
- R1+345 Elo gap
- R5+166 Elo gap
- R3+147 Elo gap