IRQ FINAL FOR WOMAN 2025
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 23 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1808, and top seed was Sally Abbas Abdulzahra AL-ALI (🇮🇶 IRQ, WFM, 1957).
DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIM (🇮🇶 IRQ, WIM, 1878) won with 9.0/11, ahead of KAREEN KAMAL JALALADIN ALBARBARI (8.0) and Yamama Asif Abdula Al-Fayyadh (7.0). IBRAHIM won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Niyazi Taha Zheeno (1459) beat Sami Abbas Al-Attraqchi Nabaa (WCM, 1891), a +432-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 11 roundsWIM DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIM led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
WIM DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIM never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIM DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIM drew with WFM KAREEN KAMAL JALALADIN ALBARBARI (Black).
WIM DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIM won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WIMDLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIM | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2WFMKAREEN KAMAL JALALADIN ALBARBARI | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3WCMYamama Asif Abdula Al-Fayyadh | ½ | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Pshtiwan Ahmed Parwa | ½ | ½ | 1 | * |
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇶WIMDLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIM | 1878 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 39.50 | 53.0 | +36.0 | 2010 |
| 2 | 🇮🇶WFMALBARBARI,KAREEN KAMAL JALALADIN | 1783 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 36.25 | 54.0 | +44.0 | 1930 |
| 3 | 🇮🇶WCMAl-Fayyadh, Yamama Asif Abdula | 1797 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.75 | 55.0 | +19.4 | 1856 |
| 4 | 🇮🇶Parwa, Pshtiwan Ahmed | 1834 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 6.5 | 33.25 | 55.5 | +7.2 | 1847 |
| 5 | 🇮🇶WFMAL-ALI, Sally Abbas Abdulzahra | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 25.00 | 55.5 | -34.8 | 1813 |
| 8 | 🇮🇶WCMSara Masood Abdullah | 1839 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 5.5 | 25.50 | 56.5 | -15.0 | 1772 |
| 7 | 🇮🇶Ghezel, Nawar Ahmed | 1619 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5.5 | 24.75 | 56.5 | +87.6 | 1794 |
| 6 | 🇮🇶Widad, Sabah Noori | 1754 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 21.00 | 56.5 | +2.4 | 1758 |
| 9 | 🇮🇶Nihad, Sabah Noori | 1726 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 57.5 | -8.6 | 1696 |
| 10 | 🇮🇶Zheeno, Niyazi Taha | 1459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 4.75 | 59.5 | +34.0 | 1560 |
| 11 | 🇮🇶WCMNabaa, Sami Abbas Al-Attraqchi | 1891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | — | — | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | — | 1.0 | 5.50 | 61.0 | -70.6 | 1459 |
| 12 | 🇮🇶Lare, Latif Amin | 1598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | — | * | 0.5 | 2.75 | 61.5 | -81.6 | 1294 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ghezel, Nawar AhmedIRQ+87.65.5 pts · #7
- 2ALBARBARI,KAREEN KAMAL JALALADINWFMIRQ+44.08.0 pts · #2
- 3DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIMWIMIRQ+36.09.0 pts · #1
- 1Lare, Latif AminIRQ-81.60.5 pts · #12
- 2Nabaa, Sami Abbas Al-AttraqchiWCMIRQ-70.61.0 pts · #11
- 3AL-ALI, Sally Abbas AbdulzahraWFMIRQ-34.86.5 pts · #5
- R7+432 Elo gap
- R2+174 Elo gap
- R9+160 Elo gap