Baghdad Golden Standard Chess Tournament 2026
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46 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 10 Feb 2026 in Bagdad, Iraq. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1904, and top seed was Ali Firas Qassim (🇮🇶 IRQ, 2041).
BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI (🇮🇶 IRQ, CM, 2030) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Salem Hatam Taleb (7.0) and Ali Firas Qassim (6.5). AL-MUSAWI took the lead from round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Noori Qambir Sabah (1536) beat Bashar Salim Ali (1798), a +262-point gap.
Location
🇮🇶Bagdad, Iraq
Dates
06 Feb 2026 → 10 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇶Iraq×41
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE09 Feb
Salem Hatam Taleb takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI beat Salem Hatam Taleb (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI 3 wins (R7–R9)Salem Hatam Taleb 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMBAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Salem Hatam Taleb | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Ali Firas Qassim | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Wassam Hatam Ali | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWICM | 2030 | IRQ | +26N | +4B | =6N | =10B | +25N | =3B | +9N | +2B | +7B | 7.5 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 42.00 | 2113 | +37.2 |
| 2 | Taleb, Salem Hatam | 1948 | IRQ | +33B | +30N | −9B | +37N | +14B | +10N | +13B | −1N | +6B | 7.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 32.00 | 2034 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Ali Firas Qassim | 2041 | IRQ | +5B | =10N | +14B | +19N | =13B | =1N | +17B | −7N | +9B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 35.00 | 1998 | -4.6 |
| 4 | Ali, Wassam Hatam | 1712 | IRQ | +42B | −1N | =5B | +20N | +19B | +18B | −6N | +17B | +10N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 28.75 | 1876 | +60.0 |
| 5 | Ammar, Abdulrazaq Sakran | 1599 | IRQ | −3N | +44B | =4N | −11N | +20B | +34B | +27N | +18B | +15N | 6.5 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 26.25 | 1763 | +39.2 |
| 6 | Esam, Naama Lafta | 1863 | IRQ | +22B | +18N | =1B | =9N | +29B | −17N | +4B | +13N | −2N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 31.00 | 1928 | +17.0 |
| 7 | Saeed Abbas Kadhim | 1928 | IRQ | +8N | +39B | +25N | −13N | −9B | +29N | +14B | +3B | −1N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 28.50 | 1946 | +7.4 |
| 8 | Sabah, Noori Qambir | 1536 | IRQ | −7B | −12N | +36B | +42N | −21B | +32N | +23B | +30N | +14B | 6.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 23.00 | 1840 | +37.8 |
| 9 | Yousif, Mustafa Abdulrazzaq | 1845 | IRQ | +35N | +15B | +2N | =6B | +7N | =13N | −1B | =10B | −3N | 5.5 | 48.5 | 52.0 | 29.75 | 1935 | +24.2 |
| 10 | Ghaith, Ahmed Natiq | 1788 | IRQ | +46B | =3B | +27N | =1N | +11B | −2B | +25N | =9N | −4B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 47.0 | 23.75 | 1883 | +16.8 |
| 11 | Samer, Barakat Salim | 1804 | IRQ | =27N | −43B | +35N | +5B | −10N | −26B | +36N | +28B | +19N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 24.00 | 1693 | -12.6 |
| 12 | Ihab, Ayad Khanfas | 0 | IRQ | −37N | +8B | −15N | +38B | +40N | −25B | +39N | =19B | +17N | 5.5 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 21.25 | 1686 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ameen, Mohamed Edan | 1976 | IRQ | +34N | +37B | +17N | +7B | =3N | =9B | −2N | −6B | F | 5.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 23.00 | 1925 | -16.4 |
| 14 | Ali, Bashar Salim | 1798 | IRQ | +38N | +28B | −3N | +15B | −2N | +39B | −7N | +21B | −8N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 19.50 | 1720 | -29.6 |
| 15 | Al Hasan Dhamir Jabar Al Yhya | 1640 | IRQ | +45B | −9N | +12B | −14N | +33B | −30N | +22B | +29N | −5B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 18.50 | 1638 | -1.4 |
| 16 | Sohaib, Omar Natiq | 0 | IRQ | −31B | −20N | +24B | −33N | +42B | −22N | +37B | +41N | +29B | 5.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 16.00 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Kashush, H. Abdul KareemCM | 1807 | IRQ | +20B | +21N | −13B | =18N | +23B | +6B | −3N | −4N | −12B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 21.75 | 1797 | -2.4 |
| 18 | Mustafa, Manhal Mustafakamel | 1658 | IRQ | +32N | −6B | +28N | =17B | +37B | −4N | +30B | −5N | F | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 17.25 | 1687 | +7.2 |
| 19 | Ali, Jasim Mohammed | 1674 | IRQ | =41B | +23N | +43B | −3B | −4N | +21N | =26B | =12N | −11B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 17.00 | 1685 | -1.2 |
| 20 | Abdul, Kareem Firas Abdulqader | 0 | IRQ | −17N | +16B | =39N | −4B | −5N | +40B | +42N | =27B | =21N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 15.25 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Muqtada, Nije Jassm | 1647 | IRQ | +40N | −17B | +34N | −25B | +8N | −19B | +28N | −14N | =20B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 18.25 | 1483 | -39.6 |
| 22 | Hasan, Abdulkareem Hasan | 1535 | IRQ | −6N | −40B | +32N | =34B | =28N | +16B | −15N | +38B | =35N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 17.50 | 1387 | -22.8 |
| 23 | Abdullah, Nazar Qasim | 1681 | IRQ | =43N | −19B | +41N | +26B | −17N | F | −8N | +36B | +33N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 14.50 | 1553 | -35.2 |
| 24 | FIDE 4849310 | 0 | — | −25N | −34B | −16N | =44B | −41N | +46B | +45N | +40B | +27N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 8.75 | 1001 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Al-Turaihi, Dhari Satea Saeed | 1801 | IRQ | +24B | +31N | −7B | +21N | −1B | +12N | −10B | F | F | 4.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 18.50 | 1731 | -10.0 |
| 26 | Hussein, Nori Mohammed | 1568 | IRQ | −1B | +42N | =30B | −23N | +36B | +11N | =19N | F | F | 4.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 15.25 | 1710 | +32.0 |
| 27 | Abdulrahman, Qahtan Sagban | 0 | IRQ | =11B | +41N | −10B | −30N | +31B | +33N | −5B | =20N | −24B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 15.00 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Hussein, Salim Thajil | 0 | IRQ | +29B | −14N | −18B | =31N | =22B | +37N | −21B | −11N | +38B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 14.25 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Khalid, Munshid Naser | 1710 | IRQ | −28N | +46B | +38N | +40B | −6N | −7B | +35N | −15B | −16N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 9.50 | 1534 | -36.4 |
| 30 | Yousif, Osamah Yas | 1787 | IRQ | +44N | −2B | =26N | +27B | =39N | +15B | −18N | −8B | F | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 14.00 | 1542 | -77.2 |
| 31 | Ahmed, Ayad Ali | 1624 | IRQ | +16N | −25B | −40N | =28B | −27N | +41B | +34N | =35B | F | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 14.75 | 1447 | -18.8 |
| 32 | Mustafa, Mohammed Nayef | 0 | IRQ | −18B | −33N | −22B | +46N | +45B | −8B | −38N | +42B | +37N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 6.50 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Hasan, Khalid Saleh | 1542 | IRQ | −2N | +32B | −37N | +16B | −15N | −27B | =40N | +34B | −23B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 13.75 | 939 | -41.6 |
| 34 | Suhail, Sallam Hassan | 0 | IRQ | −13B | +24N | −21B | =22N | +38B | −5N | −31B | −33N | +45B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 10.75 | 1253 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Mohammed, Falah Hasan | 1478 | IRQ | −9B | =36N | −11B | +45N | +43B | F | −29B | =31N | =22B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 9.00 | 1463 | -6.4 |
| 36 | Nahar, Hayder Taha | 0 | IRQ | −39N | =35B | −8N | +41B | −26N | +43N | −11B | −23N | +42B | 3.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 8.25 | 1219 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Ali, Hussein Nasser | 1695 | IRQ | +12B | −13N | +33B | −2B | −18N | −28B | −16N | +45N | −32B | 3.0 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 10.00 | 1588 | -24.4 |
| 38 | FIDE 4849329 | 0 | — | −14B | +45N | −29B | −12N | −34N | +44B | +32B | −22N | −28N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 6.50 | 881 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Ali Najib kadhim | 1653 | IRQ | +36B | −7N | =20B | +43N | =30B | −14N | −12B | F | F | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.75 | 1565 | -12.0 |
| 40 | Omar, Ahmed Mezban | 0 | IRQ | −21B | +22N | +31B | −29N | −12B | −20N | =33B | −24N | F | 2.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 10.25 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Mohammed, Qasim Erhain | 0 | IRQ | =19N | −27B | −23B | −36N | +24B | −31N | +46N | −16B | F | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 7.25 | 1386 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 4849345 | 0 | — | −4N | −26B | +46N | −8B | −16N | +45B | −20B | −32N | −36N | 2.0 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 1.50 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Mohammed, Ahmed Muwafaq | 0 | IRQ | =23B | +11N | −19N | −39B | −35N | −36B | =44N | F | F | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 8.50 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Ameer, Mushtaq Abdulmuttaleb | 0 | IRQ | −30B | −5N | −45B | =24N | =46B | −38N | =43B | F | F | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.50 | 893 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 4849051 | 0 | — | −15N | −38B | +44N | −35B | −32N | −42N | −24B | −37B | −34N | 1.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 1.50 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 4849337 | 0 | — | −10N | −29N | −42B | −32B | =44N | −24N | −41B | F | F | 0.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.75 | 949 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ali, Wassam HatamIRQ+60.06.5 pts · #7
- 2Ammar, Abdulrazaq SakranIRQ+39.26.5 pts · #19
- 3Sabah, Noori QambirIRQ+37.86.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Yousif, Osamah YasIRQ-77.24.0 pts · #25
- 2Hasan, Khalid SalehIRQ-41.63.5 pts · #45
- 3Muqtada, Nije JassmIRQ-39.64.5 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R9+262 Elo gap
- R8+251 Elo gap
- R6+236 Elo gap