Al-Rafidain International Chess Championship 2026
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49 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Jun 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Baghdad, Iraq. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2040, and top seed was Ahmed Abdulsattar A Abdulwahhab (🇮🇶 IRQ, FM, 2120).
chiya mder hamad (🇮🇶 IRQ, 1998) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Qassim Abbas Firas (6.5) and Zaid Alaa Chaseb (6.5). hamad shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Hassan Hamed Mustafa (1528) beat Hayder Jawad Mubarak Ameer (1992), a +464-point gap.
Location
🇮🇶Baghdad, Iraq
Dates
02 Jun 2026 → 07 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 8
FM×2
CM×5
WIM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇶Iraq×47
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundschiya mder hamad led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE04 Jun
CM Zaid Alaa Chaseb takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
chiya mder hamad drew with CM Latif Hamid Mohammed (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
chiya mder hamad 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Latif Hamid Mohammed 5 wins (R4–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1chiya mder hamad | * | ½ | — | 0 |
| 2CMLatif Hamid Mohammed | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Qassim Abbas Firas | — | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4CMZaid Alaa Chaseb | 1 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chiya mder hamad | 1998 | IRQ | +24B | +43N | +14B | +9N | −3B | +13N | +5B | =7N | =4B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 33.25 | 2203 | +47.2 |
| 2 | Firas, Qassim Abbas | 1932 | IRQ | +28B | =3N | +4B | =13N | +23B | =9N | =7B | =5N | +11B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 34.75 | 2134 | +49.8 |
| 3 | Zaid Alaa ChasebCM | 2027 | IRQ | +26N | =2B | +29N | +10B | +1N | −5B | +6N | −13B | +17N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 34.75 | 2120 | +22.2 |
| 4 | Mohammed, Latif HamidCM | 2011 | IRQ | +22N | −6B | −2N | +44B | +26N | +33B | +19N | +16B | =1N | 6.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 25.00 | 2070 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Mohammed Ali MahdiAl-KinaniCM | 1963 | IRQ | +48B | −9N | +46B | +35N | +19B | +3N | −1N | =2B | +13N | 6.5 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 23.75 | 2078 | +28.8 |
| 6 | Abdullah , Layth Ahmed | 1913 | IRQ | +40B | +4N | =13B | +8N | −9B | +11N | −3B | +14N | =7B | 6.0 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 31.50 | 2098 | +45.2 |
| 7 | Rabeea, Sabah NoriFM | 2082 | IRQ | =36N | −38B | +25N | +22B | +15N | +21B | =2N | =1B | =6N | 6.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 28.25 | 2000 | -15.6 |
| 8 | Ameer, Hayder Jawad Mubarak | 1992 | IRQ | +31N | −15B | +44N | −6B | −34N | +37B | +36N | +19B | +25N | 6.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 19.00 | 1912 | -14.6 |
| 9 | BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWICM | 2046 | IRQ | +44N | +5B | +15N | −1B | +6N | =2B | −16N | =17B | =10N | 5.5 | 46.5 | 47.5 | 27.00 | 2043 | +0.4 |
| 10 | Rawand,Hamid Abdullah | 1978 | IRQ | +20B | +18N | +23B | −3N | =11B | =14N | −13B | +22N | =9B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 25.50 | 2013 | +9.4 |
| 11 | Ali, Wassam Hatam | 1912 | IRQ | +25N | =12B | =17N | +34B | =10N | −6B | +21N | +33B | −2N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 22.00 | 1944 | +22.4 |
| 12 | Ismael, Namir Mohammed IsmaelCM | 2017 | IRQ | +32B | =11N | =35B | =21N | =39B | =18N | =22B | +24N | =14B | 5.5 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 22.25 | 1936 | -17.4 |
| 13 | Ali Firas Qassim | 2079 | IRQ | +21B | F | =6N | =2B | +33N | −1B | +10N | +3N | −5B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 25.25 | 2040 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Rawaz, Omar Hama | 1974 | IRQ | +37N | +49B | −1N | =15B | +29N | =10B | =17N | −6B | =12N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 17.50 | 1934 | -8.0 |
| 15 | Mohammed Tareq Abbood Al-Latoof | 1909 | IRQ | +45B | +8N | −9B | =14N | −7B | =27N | +39B | −18N | +24B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 18.50 | 1961 | +13.8 |
| 16 | Abdulwahhab, Ahmed Abdulsattar AFM | 2120 | IRQ | +19B | −23N | −21B | +20N | +30B | +39N | +9B | −4N | F | 5.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 21.50 | 2002 | -21.6 |
| 17 | Rebaz, Nasir Jamal | 2030 | IRQ | =35B | +46N | =11B | −19N | +24B | +23N | =14B | =9N | −3B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 18.50 | 1942 | -20.0 |
| 18 | Ammar Imad Khaleel Alothman | 1893 | IRQ | +42N | −10B | −34N | +31B | +28N | =12B | =29N | +15B | F | 5.0 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 18.75 | 1871 | -1.2 |
| 19 | Saeed, Jaafar Shlaka | 1859 | IRQ | −16N | +37B | +49N | +17B | −5N | +38B | −4B | −8N | =20B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 13.25 | 1905 | +8.4 |
| 20 | Dawood, Salman | 1749 | IRQ | −10N | +30B | −33N | −16B | +49N | −36B | +28N | +37B | =19N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 13.25 | 1828 | +27.6 |
| 21 | Nazar, Jamil Khalid | 1826 | IRQ | −13N | +41B | +16N | =12B | +27B | −7N | −11B | =23N | F | 4.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 15.75 | 1974 | +29.8 |
| 22 | Mohammed Khaleel, Majeed | 1771 | IRQ | −4B | +40N | =27B | −7N | +32B | +34N | =12N | −10B | F | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 14.25 | 1877 | +21.0 |
| 23 | Saeed Abbas Kadhim | 1943 | IRQ | +41N | +16B | −10N | +28B | −2N | −17B | =31N | =21B | −34N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 14.75 | 1791 | -32.2 |
| 24 | Bakhtiyar,hama Salih Ahmed | 1767 | IRQ | −1N | +42B | +38N | −33B | −17N | +28B | +32N | −12B | −15N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 12.00 | 1826 | +9.4 |
| 25 | Yahiya, Dlshad Hasan | 1633 | IRQ | −11B | =32N | −7B | +48N | =36N | +26B | F | +27N | −8B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 11.75 | 1882 | +94.0 |
| 26 | Baktiar Hamd Mohammed | 1797 | IRQ | −3B | −28N | +41B | +43N | −4B | −25N | +40N | +31B | F | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 9.50 | 1786 | -3.2 |
| 27 | MOMEN DHIA KHALIL | 1980 | IRQ | +47N | −29B | =22N | +36B | −21N | =15B | +35N | −25B | F | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 11.50 | 1806 | -35.4 |
| 28 | Dahen, Soran Azad | 1653 | IRQ | −2N | +26B | +43B | −23N | −18B | −24N | −20B | +49N | +41B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 7.00 | 1743 | +31.2 |
| 29 | Murtadha, Kadhim Tahir | 1894 | IRQ | +34B | +27N | −3B | =39N | −14B | +43N | =18B | F | F | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 1946 | +12.4 |
| 30 | Esam, Naama Lafta | 1850 | IRQ | F | −20N | +48B | +37B | −16N | −31B | +41N | +35B | F | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.50 | 1840 | -2.0 |
| 31 | Samer, Barakat Salim | 1767 | IRQ | −8B | +45N | −39B | −18N | +42B | +30N | =23B | −26N | F | 3.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 8.50 | 1755 | -3.6 |
| 32 | Al-Turaihi, Dhari Satea Saeed | 1786 | IRQ | −12N | =25B | −36N | +49B | −22N | +45B | −24B | +42N | F | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 4.50 | 1573 | -33.2 |
| 33 | DLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIMWIM | 1921 | IRQ | F | F | +20B | +24N | −13B | −4N | +34B | −11N | F | 3.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 11.50 | 1841 | -10.8 |
| 34 | Mustafa, Hassan Hamed | 1528 | IRQ | −29N | F | +18B | −11N | +8B | −22B | −33N | F | +23B | 3.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 15.00 | 1842 | +45.4 |
| 35 | Zanyar, Qadir Ahmed | 1803 | IRQ | =17N | +36B | =12N | −5B | −38N | +41B | −27B | −30N | −40N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 10.25 | 1761 | -10.6 |
| 36 | Yousif, Mustafa Abdulrazzaq | 1854 | IRQ | =7B | −35N | +32B | −27N | =25B | +20N | −8B | F | F | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 13.00 | 1811 | -8.6 |
| 37 | Hayder, Kathan Mahmood | 1731 | IRQ | −14B | −19N | +45B | −30N | +48B | −8N | +43B | −20N | F | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 2.50 | 1736 | -1.4 |
| 38 | Ali, Basem Mouhsin | 1988 | IRQ | −46B | +7N | −24B | +42N | +35B | −19N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1783 | -26.8 |
| 39 | Taleb, Salem Hatam | 1969 | IRQ | F | +47B | +31N | =29B | =12N | −16B | −15N | F | F | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.25 | 1910 | -8.8 |
| 40 | Mohammed, Kazem Karim | 1634 | IRQ | −6N | −22B | −47N | −41N | F | +49B | −26B | +43N | +35B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 1642 | -1.2 |
| 41 | Ihab, Ayad Khanfas | 1658 | IRQ | −23B | −21N | −26N | +40B | F | −35N | −30B | +45B | −28N | 2.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 4.00 | 1565 | -39.6 |
| 42 | FIDE 4851269 | 0 | — | −18B | −24N | F | −38B | −31N | =48N | +49B | −32B | F | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.25 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Haitham, Ali Namoos | 1901 | IRQ | F | −1B | −28N | −26B | +45N | −29B | −37N | −40B | F | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.00 | 1443 | -75.2 |
| 44 | Ali Adnan Younus | 1824 | IRQ | −9B | +48N | −8B | −4N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.50 | 1745 | -8.6 |
| 45 | Hasan, Abdulkareem Hasan | 1555 | IRQ | −15N | −31B | −37N | F | −43B | −32N | +48B | −41N | F | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.50 | 1470 | -23.6 |
| 46 | Saif, Salman Al Tememy | 1764 | IRQ | +38N | −17B | −5N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1869 | +7.2 |
| 47 | Younis, Ali Hussein | 1755 | IRQ | −27B | −39N | +40B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1736 | -2.2 |
| 48 | Ali Hadi, Abdali | 1702 | IRQ | −5N | −44B | −30N | −25B | −37N | =42B | −45N | F | F | 0.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.75 | 959 | -51.4 |
| 49 | FIDE 4851277 | 0 | — | F | −14N | −19B | −32N | −20B | −40N | −42N | −28B | F | 0.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 0.00 | 976 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yahiya, Dlshad HasanIRQ+94.04.0 pts · #25
- 2Firas, Qassim AbbasIRQ+49.86.5 pts · #3
- 3chiya mder hamadIRQ+47.27.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Haitham, Ali NamoosIRQ-75.21.0 pts · #46
- 2Ali Hadi, AbdaliIRQ-51.40.5 pts · #49
- 3Ihab, Ayad KhanfasIRQ-39.62.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R5+464 Elo gap
- R9+415 Elo gap
- R3+365 Elo gap