Chess Tournament at Vim (under 20)2026

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50 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 09 Apr 2026 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1934, and top seed was BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI (🇮🇶 IRQ, CM, 2067).

Ali Firas Qassim (🇮🇶 IRQ, 2036) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Noraldin Abubakr Zhirwan (6.0) and Sarkan Tofiq Sivan (5.5). Qassim won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Hussein Kadhim Zahraa (1444) beat Khalel Tariq Ismail (1759), a +315-point gap.

Location

🇮🇶Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Dates

06 Apr 2026 → 09 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇶CMBAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI2067

Avg top 10

1,934

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇶Iraq×50

Top 3

🥇
Ali Firas Qassim
🇮🇶IRQ·2036
6.5pts·2268perf+28.0
🥈
Noraldin Abubakr Zhirwan
🇮🇶IRQ·1921
6.0pts·2144perf+35.0
🥉
Sarkan Tofiq Sivan
🇮🇶IRQ·1773
5.5pts·2120perf+75.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Ali Firas Qassim led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Qassim6.5Zhirwan6Sivan5.5Paywand5Ameen5Ali5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Ali Firas Qassim held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ali Firas Qassim beat Noraldin Abubakr Zhirwan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ali Firas Qassim 6 wins (R1–R6)Noraldin Abubakr Zhirwan 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Sarkan Tofiq Sivan 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ali Firas Qassim	*	1	½	1
2Noraldin Abubakr Zhirwan	0	*	—	—
3Sarkan Tofiq Sivan	½	—	*	—
4Mahmood Mohammed Paywand	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ali Firas Qassim	2036	IRQ	+30N	+22B	+23N	+2B	+5N	+4B	=3N	6.5	29.0	32.0	29.25	2268	+28.0
2	Zhirwan, Noraldin Abubakr	1921	IRQ	+29B	+12N	+8B	−1N	+14B	+10N	+9B	6.0	29.0	32.0	25.50	2144	+35.0
3	Sivan, Sarkan Tofiq	1773	IRQ	+48N	−15B	+30N	+31B	+23N	+12B	=1B	5.5	24.5	26.0	18.75	2120	+75.2
4	Ameen, Mohamed Edan	1960	IRQ	+26B	+11N	+10B	−5N	+6B	−1N	+17B	5.0	29.5	33.0	21.50	2028	+30.0
5	Paywand, Mahmood Mohammed	1958	IRQ	+25N	+19B	+14N	+4B	−1B	=9N	=6B	5.0	29.0	32.5	21.25	2044	+37.6
6	BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWICM	2067	IRQ	+27B	=17N	+15N	+7B	−4N	+24B	=5N	5.0	26.5	30.0	20.50	1924	-33.6
7	Ali, Wassam Hatam	1773	IRQ	+44B	+34N	+9B	−6N	−10B	+21N	+14B	5.0	25.0	27.0	17.50	1949	+56.4
8	Ghaith, Ahmed Natiq	1805	IRQ	+43N	+31B	−2N	=24B	+16N	=23B	+15N	5.0	24.0	26.0	16.50	1834	+4.8
9	Sharo, Samir Asaad	1915	IRQ	+28N	+20B	−7N	+11B	+15N	=5B	−2N	4.5	28.5	32.0	18.50	1838	-9.8
10	Nali, Mohammed Ali	1889	IRQ	+33N	+24B	−4N	+19B	+7N	−2B	=11B	4.5	28.0	31.0	17.75	1862	-2.2
11	Abbas, Ahmed Najat	1736	IRQ	+39N	−4B	+29N	−9N	+27B	+16B	=10N	4.5	24.5	27.0	15.25	1850	+44.8
12	Khaled, Muhand Khaled	1704	IRQ	+46N	−2B	=33N	+40B	+25N	−3N	+24B	4.5	24.0	26.0	13.00	1720	+8.0
13	Mohmmed, Muqdad Abdulillah	1662	IRQ	−34B	+44N	−32B	+48N	=18B	+38N	+23N	4.5	18.0	19.5	11.50	1935	+46.4
14	Mohammed, Ali Jawad Kadhim	1881	IRQ	+37B	+32N	−5B	+18N	−2N	+20B	−7N	4.0	27.0	30.0	14.00	1731	-20.4
15	Przhan, Karzan Abdurahman	0	IRQ	+36B	+3N	−6B	+17N	−9B	+41N	−8B	4.0	27.0	29.5	15.00	1833	0.0
16	Abdulqader, Mustafa Raji	1776	IRQ	=18B	+41N	=17B	+21N	−8B	−11N	+25N	4.0	25.0	27.5	14.00	1740	-11.2
17	Rahand, Awder Abdullh	1772	IRQ	+49N	=6B	=16N	−15B	+29N	+30B	−4N	4.0	24.0	25.5	12.00	1879	+34.4
18	Hasan, Abdulkareem Hasan	1512	IRQ	=16N	=42B	+20N	−14B	=13N	=19B	+30N	4.0	23.5	26.0	14.50	1772	+92.8
19	Yousif, Omed Hameed	1725	IRQ	+38B	−5N	+35B	−10N	=26B	=18N	+33B	4.0	23.0	25.5	12.25	1685	-12.4
20	Amro, Abdulhakeem Abdulkareem	1686	IRQ	+45B	−9N	−18B	+35N	+39B	−14N	+31B	4.0	21.0	23.0	10.50	1592	-26.0
21	Dahen, Soran Azad	1670	IRQ	+40N	−23B	+45N	−16B	+31N	−7B	+32N	4.0	21.0	23.0	10.50	1019	-40.0
22	Ismail, Khalel Tariq	1759	IRQ	+50B	−1N	−26B	−38N	+37B	+43N	+29B	4.0	20.5	20.5	8.00	1766	+1.6
23	Abdulla, Moeaid Kareem	1909	IRQ	+35B	+21N	−1B	+26N	−3B	=8N	−13B	3.5	29.0	32.0	13.00	1739	-58.0
24	Mousa Mazin Adil	1658	IRQ	+47B	−10N	+34B	=8N	+38B	−6N	−12N	3.5	24.5	26.5	10.00	1542	-21.2
25	Yahiya, Dlshad Hasan	1625	IRQ	−5B	=38N	+28B	+32N	−12B	+27N	−16B	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.25	1665	+7.2
26	Aydya, Awder Abdullah	1636	IRQ	−4N	+49B	+22N	−23B	=19N	−29B	+41B	3.5	22.0	23.5	10.00	1730	+32.0
27	Nvar, Sardar Othman	1657	IRQ	−6N	+48B	=40N	+33B	−11N	−25B	+39N	3.5	21.0	22.5	8.25	1645	-0.6
28	Tejan, Samer Abdel Rahman	1612	IRQ	−9B	−45N	−25N	+50B	+48B	=39N	+42B	3.5	16.5	16.5	5.25	1659	+14.8
29	Mujtaba, Mazin Adel	1617	IRQ	−2N	+39B	−11B	+34N	−17B	+26N	−22N	3.0	25.0	27.5	9.00	1587	-11.2
30	Mohanad, Abdulhakem Abdulkarem	1647	IRQ	−1B	+50N	−3B	+44N	+32B	−17N	−18B	3.0	25.0	25.0	5.00	1553	-34.4
31	Hussein, Ali Juma	0	IRQ	+41B	−8N	+36B	−3N	−21B	+35N	−20N	3.0	24.5	27.0	8.50	1647	0.0
32	Hussein, Madyan Abdulazeez	0	IRQ	+42N	−14B	+13N	−25B	−30N	+36N	−21B	3.0	22.0	24.5	10.00	1644	0.0
33	Raz, Rawaz Tayeb	1559	IRQ	−10B	+47N	=12B	−27N	=43B	+34N	−19N	3.0	21.5	23.5	8.25	1459	-23.6
34	Moeamel, Alaa Mohammed	0	IRQ	+13N	−7B	−24N	−29B	+50N	−33B	+43N	3.0	21.0	21.0	6.50	1562	0.0
35	Ayhem, Haleem	1566	IRQ	−23N	+46B	−19N	−20B	+49N	−31B	+38B	3.0	19.0	20.5	6.00	1572	-2.4
36	Mohammed, Omar Ali	1658	IRQ	−15N	+43B	−31N	−39B	+40N	−32B	+44N	3.0	17.0	19.0	6.50	1622	-7.6
37	Aryaz, Omed Ali	1554	IRQ	−14N	−40B	−39N	+46B	−22N	+47B	+45B	3.0	17.0	19.0	6.00	1440	-23.6
38	Zahraa, Hussein Kadhim	1444	IRQ	−19N	=25B	+42N	+22B	−24N	−13B	−35N	2.5	22.5	25.0	8.25	1565	0.0
39	Ailin, Omed Ali	1448	IRQ	−11B	−29N	+37B	+36N	−20N	=28B	−27B	2.5	21.5	24.5	7.75	1540	+30.8
40	Ibrahim, Saadoun Hammadi	0	IRQ	−21B	+37N	=27B	−12N	−36B	−42N	+48B	2.5	20.5	22.0	6.25	1526	0.0
41	San, Hawzheen Fadhil	1685	IRQ	−31N	−16B	+49N	=43B	+45N	−15B	−26N	2.5	18.5	20.0	4.50	1517	-37.2
42	Mohammed, Basher Mahamud	1678	IRQ	−32B	=18N	−38B	=45B	=44N	+40B	−28N	2.5	17.5	19.5	6.50	1416	-41.6
43	Bahra, Sameer Anwer	1536	IRQ	−8B	−36N	+50B	=41N	=33N	−22B	−34B	2.0	20.5	20.5	2.75	1533	-5.6
44	Teen, Daniyar Wahab	1483	IRQ	−7N	−13B	+46N	−30B	=42B	=45N	−36B	2.0	20.0	22.0	4.25	1454	-14.8
45	Binar, Muhamad Jalal	0	IRQ	−20N	+28B	−21B	=42N	−41B	=44B	−37N	2.0	19.5	21.5	5.75	1469	0.0
46	Sama, Shirzad Saber	1435	IRQ	−12B	−35N	−44B	−37N	−47B	+50N	+49N	2.0	16.0	16.0	1.50	1415	-11.6
47	Shane, Jwamer Mahmood	0	IRQ	−24N	−33B	−48N	−49B	+46N	−37N	+50B	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	1357	0.0
48	Lare, Latif Amin	1501	IRQ	−3B	−27N	+47B	−13B	−28N	=49B	−40N	1.5	21.5	23.0	2.75	1262	-42.0
49	Balqeis, Mohammed Ali Mahdi	1458	IRQ	−17B	−26N	−41B	+47N	−35B	=48N	−46B	1.5	17.0	18.5	2.75	1196	-58.0
50	Rawan, Hussein Kadhim	1450	IRQ	−22N	−30B	−43N	−28N	−34B	−46B	−47N	0.0	17.5	19.5	0.00	803	-67.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hasan, Abdulkareem HasanIRQ
+92.8
4.0 pts · #12
2Sivan, Sarkan TofiqIRQ
+75.2
5.5 pts · #6
3Ali, Wassam HatamIRQ
+56.4
5.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Rawan, Hussein KadhimIRQ
-67.2
0.0 pts · #49
2Abdulla, Moeaid KareemIRQ
-58.0
3.5 pts · #19
3Balqeis, Mohammed Ali MahdiIRQ
-58.0
1.5 pts · #48

Biggest upsets

R4+315 Elo gap
Zahraa, Hussein Kadhim1444 beat Ismail, Khalel Tariq1759
R7+247 Elo gap
Mohmmed, Muqdad Abdulillah1662 beat Abdulla, Moeaid Kareem1909
R3+234 Elo gap
Zahraa, Hussein Kadhim1444 beat Mohammed, Basher Mahamud1678