Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025
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54 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Bagdad, Iraq. 13 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2056, and top seed was Zozek Salah Mohammed (🇮🇶 IRQ, FM, 2225).
Ali Ehsan Aryan (🇮🇶 IRQ, CM, 2109) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Nasir Jamal Rebaz (7.0) and Omar Hama Rawaz (7.0). Aryan shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Nawar Ahmed Ghezel (1519) beat Mustafa Abdulrazzaq Yousif (1839), a +320-point gap.
Location
🇮🇶Bagdad, Iraq
Dates
03 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 13
FM×1
CM×11
WIM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇶Iraq×54
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Ali Ehsan Aryan led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE06 Nov
CM Ali Ehsan Aryan takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Ali Ehsan Aryan drew with Omar Hama Rawaz (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Ali Ehsan Aryan 3 wins (R4–R6)Omar Hama Rawaz 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMAli Ehsan Aryan | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Omar Hama Rawaz | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Nasir Jamal Rebaz | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Ali Firas Qassim | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aryan, Ali EhsanCM | 2109 | IRQ | +18N | +13B | =8N | +7B | +11N | +2B | =3N | +14B | =5B | 7.5 | 45.5 | 50.5 | 41.50 | 2275 | +34.6 |
| 2 | Rebaz, Nasir Jamal | 2067 | IRQ | +32N | +37B | =15B | +9N | +23B | −1N | =4B | +16N | +8B | 7.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 33.50 | 2186 | +25.8 |
| 3 | Rawaz, Omar Hama | 1966 | IRQ | −49N | =38B | +48N | +33B | +9B | +26N | =1B | +6N | +4B | 7.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 32.50 | 2096 | +30.4 |
| 4 | Ali Firas Qassim | 1994 | IRQ | +40N | +31B | =9N | +6B | =12N | =10B | =2N | +11B | −3N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 29.50 | 2090 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Zozek Salah MohammedFM | 2225 | IRQ | +29B | −7N | −6N | F | +21B | +35B | +22N | +10B | =1N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 27.25 | 2090 | -22.2 |
| 6 | Hayder, Hassan ShyaaCM | 1951 | IRQ | =34B | +28N | +5B | −4N | +45B | +15N | =11N | −3B | =10N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 25.00 | 2050 | +24.2 |
| 7 | Ameer, Hayder Jawad Mubarak | 1959 | IRQ | +46N | +5B | =12B | −1N | +25B | =24N | =19B | +23N | −9N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 24.75 | 2013 | +13.6 |
| 8 | Firas, Qassim Abbas | 1961 | IRQ | +38N | +36B | =1B | =12N | =24B | =19N | =23B | +30N | −2N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 24.25 | 1998 | +9.8 |
| 9 | BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWICM | 1947 | IRQ | +50N | F | =4B | −2B | −3N | +33N | +26B | +12N | +7B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 23.00 | 2047 | +48.0 |
| 10 | MOMEN DHIA KHALIL | 1962 | IRQ | +39B | +25N | +44B | −23N | +30B | =4N | =16B | −5N | =6B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 23.25 | 2008 | +11.4 |
| 11 | Mohammed, Latif HamidCM | 2023 | IRQ | =28B | +34N | +16B | +15N | −1B | +23N | =6B | −4N | −19B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 23.00 | 1974 | -11.6 |
| 12 | Abbas Hussein kzarCM | 2036 | IRQ | +19N | +21B | =7N | =8B | =4B | −16N | +25N | −9B | =22N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 47.0 | 25.50 | 1951 | -19.8 |
| 13 | Abaeji, Sinan Younus AbdulrazzaqCM | 1957 | IRQ | +24B | −1N | −22B | +43N | +27B | −30N | +18B | −15N | +28B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 22.00 | 1934 | -6.2 |
| 14 | Zaid Alaa ChasebCM | 1975 | IRQ | +43B | +27N | −23B | −24N | +44B | +18N | +30B | −1N | F | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 20.00 | 1993 | +3.4 |
| 15 | Adel, Tahseen Khalil | 1960 | IRQ | F | +49B | =2N | −11B | =22N | −6B | +27N | +13B | +20N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 22.00 | 2041 | +34.4 |
| 16 | Ali, Basem Mouhsin | 1956 | IRQ | =48N | +41B | −11N | +49B | +17N | +12B | =10N | −2B | F | 5.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 18.75 | 2020 | +14.4 |
| 17 | Issa, Mohi Al-Dein | 2046 | IRQ | +30B | −23N | +27B | =22N | −16B | =28N | +44B | =24N | =21B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 21.00 | 1928 | -28.0 |
| 18 | Alalwan, Sajjad Abbas Khudhair | 1885 | IRQ | −1B | =39N | +34B | =25N | +37N | −14B | −13N | +35B | +30B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 18.50 | 1942 | +12.8 |
| 19 | Zhirwan, Noraldin Abubakr | 1843 | IRQ | −12B | +47N | F | +44N | =26B | =8B | =7N | =20B | +11N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 20.75 | 2026 | +78.0 |
| 20 | Ismael, Namir Mohammed IsmaelCM | 1987 | IRQ | +42B | −44N | +29B | −30N | =31B | +34N | +24B | =19N | −15B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 20.50 | 1902 | -20.4 |
| 21 | Sharo, Samir Asaad | 1917 | IRQ | +47B | −12N | −25B | +53N | −5N | =29B | +38N | +36B | =17N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 14.75 | 1904 | -2.0 |
| 22 | Abdullah , Layth Ahmed | 1879 | IRQ | −52N | +54B | +13N | =17B | =15B | +45N | −5B | =28N | =12B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 17.75 | 2028 | +33.6 |
| 23 | Ameen, Mohamed Edan | 1946 | IRQ | +54N | +17B | +14N | +10B | −2N | −11B | =8N | −7B | F | 4.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 18.25 | 2009 | +28.8 |
| 24 | Ayman, Kadhim Yousif | 1782 | IRQ | −13N | +32B | +35N | +14B | =8N | =7B | −20N | =17B | F | 4.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 20.50 | 2004 | +47.0 |
| 25 | Husham, Namir Mohammad | 1720 | IRQ | +35N | −10B | +21N | =18B | −7N | +31N | −12B | =27B | =29N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 19.50 | 1929 | +47.6 |
| 26 | Murtadha, Kadhim Tahir | 1928 | IRQ | −41N | +46B | +36N | +31B | =19N | −3B | −9N | =29B | =34N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 17.00 | 1844 | -19.8 |
| 27 | Mohammed Tareq Abbood Al-Latoof | 1890 | IRQ | +33N | −14B | −17N | +40B | −13N | +37B | −15B | =25N | +36N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 16.25 | 1865 | -3.8 |
| 28 | Yousif, Mustafa Abdulrazzaq | 1839 | IRQ | =11N | −6B | −33N | +47N | +48B | =17B | +35N | =22B | −13N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 15.50 | 1861 | +6.6 |
| 29 | Ammar Imad Khaleel Alothman | 1889 | IRQ | −5N | +50B | −20N | −36B | +39N | =21N | +47B | =26N | =25B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 14.50 | 1868 | -12.4 |
| 30 | Saeed, Jaafar Shlaka | 1865 | IRQ | −17N | +53B | +37N | +20B | −10N | +13B | −14N | −8B | −18N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 14.00 | 1878 | +4.8 |
| 31 | Ameer,Dhafer AbdulameerCM | 1892 | IRQ | +51B | −4N | +41B | −26N | =20N | −25B | =34N | +46B | F | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 12.25 | 1800 | -17.6 |
| 32 | DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIMWIM | 1878 | IRQ | −2B | −24N | +51B | F | +41N | −44N | +39B | +45N | F | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 11.50 | 1868 | +0.4 |
| 33 | Ghezel, Nawar Ahmed | 1519 | IRQ | −27B | =42N | +28B | −3N | +38N | −9B | −37N | =43B | =35N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 13.25 | 1794 | +98.0 |
| 34 | Al-Turaihi, Dhari Satea Saeed | 1781 | IRQ | =6N | −11B | −18N | +42N | F | −20B | =31B | +44N | =26B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 13.50 | 1880 | +19.6 |
| 35 | Bariq, Lueai Abdulwahid | 1928 | IRQ | −25B | +43N | −24B | +41N | +36B | −5N | −28B | −18N | =33B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 12.25 | 1729 | -94.0 |
| 36 | Mohammed, Jasim Dhadan | 1816 | IRQ | +45B | −8N | −26B | +29N | −35N | =40B | +42N | −21N | −27B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 12.75 | 1826 | +1.6 |
| 37 | Mohammed Ali MahdiAl-KinaniCM | 1947 | IRQ | F | −2N | −30B | +39N | −18B | −27N | +33B | =40B | +42N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 12.25 | 1798 | -30.6 |
| 38 | Husham, Hamed Hussein | 1793 | IRQ | −8B | =3N | +42B | −45N | −33B | +53N | −21B | −39N | +51B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 9.00 | 1706 | -20.0 |
| 39 | Baktiar Hamd Mohammed | 1804 | IRQ | −10N | =18B | =40N | −37B | −29B | +50N | −32N | +38B | =48N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 10.25 | 1779 | -6.8 |
| 40 | Nazar, Jamil Khalid | 1836 | IRQ | −4B | =51N | =39B | −27N | =47B | =36N | +41B | =37N | F | 3.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 10.75 | 1746 | -19.2 |
| 41 | Qutaiba Sadeq Yair Almajbool | 1669 | IRQ | +26B | −16N | −31N | −35B | −32B | +51N | −40N | +53B | =43N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 8.25 | 1734 | +12.2 |
| 42 | Zanyar, Qadir Ahmed | 1825 | IRQ | −20N | =33B | −38N | −34B | +50B | +48N | −36B | +47N | −37B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 7.75 | 1703 | -59.2 |
| 43 | Dawood, Salman | 1813 | IRQ | −14N | −35B | +50N | −13B | =53B | −47N | +48B | =33N | =41B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 7.25 | 1677 | -63.6 |
| 44 | Hasnein Fadhil Nasir | 1894 | IRQ | +53N | +20B | −10N | −19B | −14N | +32B | −17N | −34B | F | 3.0 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 9.50 | 1793 | -21.6 |
| 45 | Saeed Abbas Kadhim | 1977 | IRQ | −36N | +48B | =49N | +38B | −6N | −22B | =46N | −32B | F | 3.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 7.75 | 1750 | -49.4 |
| 46 | Ahmed, Faisal Meteab | 1789 | IRQ | −7B | −26N | −47B | =50N | +51B | +49N | =45B | −31N | F | 3.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 5.25 | 1727 | -28.8 |
| 47 | Ali Hadi, Abdali | 1660 | IRQ | −21N | −19B | +46N | −28B | =40N | +43B | −29N | −42B | F | 2.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 8.25 | 1703 | +15.6 |
| 48 | Widad, Sabah Noori | 1782 | IRQ | =16B | −45N | −3B | +51N | −28N | −42B | −43N | F | =39B | 2.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 5.75 | 1646 | -27.6 |
| 49 | Kashush, H. Abdul KareemCM | 1811 | IRQ | +3B | −15N | =45B | −16N | F | −46B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 8.50 | 1781 | -4.2 |
| 50 | Nihad, Sabah Noori | 1757 | IRQ | −9B | −29N | −43B | =46B | −42N | −39B | F | F | +53N | 1.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 2.00 | 1575 | -30.2 |
| 51 | Mustafa, Hassan Hamed | 1532 | IRQ | −31N | =40B | −32N | −48B | −46N | −41B | +53B | F | −38N | 1.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 2.25 | 1525 | -3.2 |
| 52 | ALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWI | 2091 | IRQ | +22B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 2679 | +9.2 |
| 53 | Sabah, Noori Qambir | 1565 | IRQ | −44B | −30N | F | −21B | =43N | −38B | −51N | −41N | −50B | 0.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 1.75 | 1335 | -29.0 |
| 54 | Waleed, Hamed Jabir | 1731 | IRQ | −23B | −22N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1113 | -20.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ghezel, Nawar AhmedIRQ+98.03.5 pts · #38
- 2Zhirwan, Noraldin AbubakrIRQ+78.05.0 pts · #14
- 3BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWICMIRQ+48.05.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Bariq, Lueai AbdulwahidIRQ-94.03.5 pts · #36
- 2Dawood, SalmanIRQ-63.63.5 pts · #41
- 3Zanyar, Qadir AhmedIRQ-59.23.5 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R3+320 Elo gap
- R5+274 Elo gap
- R3+274 Elo gap