Iraq Chess Olympiad 2026

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99 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Jun 2026 to 15 Jun 2026 in Kirkuk, Iraq. 18 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2134, and top seed was Zozek Salah Mohammed (🇮🇶 IRQ, FM, 2239).

Ali Firas Qassim (🇮🇶 IRQ, 2079) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ali Jalal Adil (7.5) and Sabah Nori Rabeea (7.0). Qassim broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Mazin Adel Mujtaba (1606) beat Hayder Jawad Mubarak Ameer (1992), a +386-point gap.

Location

🇮🇶Kirkuk, Iraq

Dates

11 Jun 2026 → 15 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Team · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇶FMZozek Salah Mohammed2239

Avg top 10

2,134

Participants

Titled players · 18

IM×2

FM×7

CM×8

WIM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇶Iraq×92

Top 3

🥇
Ali Firas Qassim
🇮🇶IRQ·2079
8.0pts·2282perf+37.2
🥈
FMAli Jalal Adil
🇮🇶IRQ·2051
7.5pts·2208perf+17.0
🥉
FMSabah Nori Rabeea
🇮🇶IRQ·2082
7.0pts·2115perf+9.2

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	Ali Firas Qassim	🇮🇶IRQ	2079	8.0	1931	2282	+37.2
5	FMAdil, Ali Jalal	🇮🇶IRQ	2051	7.5	1786	2208	+17.0
8	FMRabeea, Sabah Nori	🇮🇶IRQ	2082	7.0	1922	2115	+9.2
6	Mujtaba, Mazin Adel	🇮🇶IRQ	1606	7.0	1762	2013	+162.0
40	Mohammed, Adnan	🇮🇶IRQ	1744	7.0	1938	2010	+33.4
7	CMMohammed Ali MahdiAl-Kinani	🇮🇶IRQ	1963	6.5	1947	2113	+36.4
4	FMZozek Salah Mohammed	🇮🇶IRQ	2239	6.5	1951	2202	-0.6
2	Mohammed Tareq Abbood Al-Latoof	🇮🇶IRQ	1909	6.5	1867	2033	+30.2
3	AMMAR ABDULJABBAR OLEIWI AL KHAZAALI	🇮🇶IRQ	1969	6.5	1965	2131	+39.6
18	Murtadha, Kadhim Tahir	🇮🇶IRQ	1894	6.5	1816	1918	+5.8
14	Nazar, Jamil Khalid	🇮🇶IRQ	1826	6.5	1673	1866	+8.8
12	CMDyar, Jaza Bakir	🇮🇶IRQ	1858	6.0	1765	2038	+25.6
21	chiya mder hamad	🇮🇶IRQ	1998	5.5	1834	1936	-6.4
17	CMAmeer,Dhafer Abdulameer	🇮🇶IRQ	1874	5.5	1867	1969	+18.6
26	Ali, Nazar Shareef	🇮🇶IRQ	1713	5.5	1711	1761	+19.2
9	Moaemel Alaa, Mohammed	🇮🇶IRQ	1891	5.5	1700	1795	-31.6
28	Ali, Wassam Hatam	🇮🇶IRQ	1912	5.5	1680	1805	-24.0
24	Hasnein Fadhil Nasir	🇮🇶IRQ	1879	5.0	1907	1957	+14.2
11	CMBAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWI	🇮🇶IRQ	2046	5.0	1858	1953	-28.0
62	Mohammed , Hamzia Abbas	🇮🇶IRQ	1835	5.0	1879	1754	-13.6
22	Karar, Mohammed Hasan	🇮🇶IRQ	1667	5.0	1726	1776	+40.0
25	Omar, Ahmed Hassooni	🇮🇶IRQ	1747	5.0	1757	1757	+2.8
10	FIDE 4851226	—	0	5.0	1724	1744	0.0
13	IMAhmed, Jaza Jamal	🇮🇶IRQ	2115	5.0	1822	2095	-0.6
20	IMAl-Ali, Hussein Ali Hussein	🇮🇶IRQ	2147	4.5	1978	2021	-11.2
34	CMAryan, Ali Ehsan	🇮🇶IRQ	2173	4.5	1976	2033	-18.0
30	Khudhair, Abdulkarim Khudhair	🇮🇶IRQ	1854	4.5	1743	1700	-62.0
33	Lawin, Mohammed Taher	🇮🇶IRQ	1867	4.5	1939	1996	+38.4
35	Wael, Abdulahad Hameed	🇮🇶IRQ	1666	4.5	1898	1855	+33.0
31	FMMoazaz , Dhahir Habeeb	🇮🇶IRQ	2171	4.5	1959	2016	-18.0
15	Hasanen , Haleem Hussein	🇮🇶IRQ	1792	4.5	1797	1797	+1.4
19	CMMohammed, Latif Hamid	🇮🇶IRQ	2011	4.5	1934	2300	+29.8
16	WIMDLPAK ISMAEL IBRAHIM	🇮🇶IRQ	1921	4.5	1854	2047	+19.2
44	Abbas, Ahmed Najat	🇮🇶IRQ	1781	4.5	1738	1738	-10.4
27	Ahmed, Faisal Meteab	🇮🇶IRQ	1740	4.0	1883	1840	+44.4
32	Faris, Hassan Frais	🇮🇶IRQ	1857	4.0	1930	1887	+4.8
69	Amer Hameed Kwair	🇮🇶IRQ	1807	4.0	1883	1758	-10.8
47	Ghazwan, Nazhan Khaleel	🇮🇶IRQ	0	4.0	1736	1679	0.0
41	Younis, Ali Hussein	🇮🇶IRQ	1755	4.0	1842	1914	+19.8
23	FMSalih, Akar Ali Salih	🇮🇶IRQ	2165	4.0	1915	2155	+0.8
39	Rebaz, Nasir Jamal	🇮🇶IRQ	2030	4.0	1786	1979	-2.8
64	Nawar, Nabeel Abdulla	🇮🇶IRQ	1588	4.0	1679	1679	+19.6
36	Aqeel, Ahmed Hatem	🇮🇶IRQ	1661	4.0	1620	1570	-34.8
68	FIDE 4851188	—	0	4.0	1625	1625	0.0
49	Husham, Hamed Hussein	🇮🇶IRQ	1762	3.5	1962	1821	+6.4
77	Abdul, Ameer Gated	🇮🇶IRQ	1770	3.5	1979	1786	-0.2
50	Mazin, Adham Tawfeeq	🇮🇶IRQ	1783	3.5	1799	1799	+2.2
61	FIDE 4851196	—	0	3.5	1719	1594	0.0
53	Nvar, Sardar Othman	🇮🇶IRQ	1649	3.5	1795	1738	+10.6
29	Hasan, Adil Yousif	🇮🇶IRQ	1568	3.5	1706	2042	+88.4
51	Muntadher, , Mohammed Kadhim	🇮🇶IRQ	1698	3.0	1857	1800	+29.2
38	Zahraa, Hussein Kadhim	🇮🇶IRQ	1617	3.0	1656	1656	+12.4
66	Lania, Salah Abdullah	🇮🇶IRQ	1579	3.0	1770	1645	+6.6
37	FIDE 4846460	—	0	3.0	1681	1721	0.0
42	FMAl-Khattab, Ghassan M. Ali Ajmed	🇮🇶IRQ	1950	3.0	1754	2554	+17.4
76	Widad, Sabah Noori	🇮🇶IRQ	1756	2.5	1875	1645	-19.8
52	Ali, Ahamed Mezhir	🇮🇶IRQ	1672	2.5	1874	1733	+16.8
70	Omar, Dheyaa Jubair	🇮🇶IRQ	0	2.5	1803	1552	0.0
72	Ibrahim, Saadoun Hammadi	🇮🇶IRQ	1669	2.5	1846	1653	-10.0
59	Nafia, Saddam Kadhim	🇮🇶IRQ	1834	2.5	1856	1731	-16.6
48	Ameen, Adnan Nasser	🇮🇶IRQ	1801	2.5	1756	1654	-60.0
46	Ibrahim, Mohammed Salim	🇮🇶IRQ	1815	2.5	1873	2146	+24.4
45	Firas, Qassim Abbas	🇮🇶IRQ	1932	2.5	1822	2095	+11.4
74	Hashim, Ali Abdullah	🇮🇶IRQ	0	2.5	1887	1738	0.0
43	Alalwan, Sajjad Abbas Khudhair	🇮🇶IRQ	1888	2.5	1811	1811	-9.8
63	Maytham, Salah Mahdi	🇮🇶IRQ	1663	2.0	1776	1618	-24.0
78	FIDE 4839048	—	0	2.0	1736	1543	0.0
55	Piwand, Adalat Mohammed	🇮🇶IRQ	0	2.0	1706	1581	0.0
58	Mahdi, Abrahim Hassan	🇮🇶IRQ	1806	2.0	1719	1561	-88.0
60	Ameer, Hayder Jawad Mubarak	🇮🇶IRQ	1992	2.0	1762	1690	-35.4
54	Rawaz, Omar Hama	🇮🇶IRQ	1974	2.0	1706	1706	-26.0
86	Ameer, Abbas Jameel	🇮🇶IRQ	1633	2.0	1849	1540	-25.6
56	Sherzad, Saber Jawameer	🇮🇶IRQ	1724	2.0	1617	1545	-45.6
67	FMAbdulwahhab, Ahmed Abdulsattar A	🇮🇶IRQ	2120	2.0	2078	2203	+6.6
65	Husham, Namir Mohammad	🇮🇶IRQ	1755	2.0	1849	1974	+17.2
57	Parwa, Pshtiwan Ahmed	🇮🇶IRQ	1838	2.0	1655	1780	-4.2
85	Kareem, Hasan Hussein	🇮🇶IRQ	1533	2.0	1739	1614	+7.6
83	Abdulmalik, Essmat Qader	🇮🇶IRQ	1768	1.5	1894	1701	-15.2
87	Abdulqader, Mustafa Raji	🇮🇶IRQ	1765	1.5	1629	1436	-66.4
71	CMZaid Alaa Chaseb	🇮🇶IRQ	2027	1.5	1933	1846	-18.8
73	Hadi, Ahmed Hadi	🇮🇶IRQ	1706	1.5	1797	1710	-2.0
90	Ahmed, Estabrak Nadhem	🇮🇶IRQ	1593	1.5	1639	1446	-15.2
75	Samer, Barakat Salim	🇮🇶IRQ	1767	1.5	1707	1900	+6.6
82	FIDE 4851200	—	0	1.0	1647	1338	0.0
80	FIDE 4851218	—	0	1.0	1805	1496	0.0
84	CMIsmael, Namir Mohammed Ismael	🇮🇶IRQ	2017	1.0	2033	1908	-8.6
95	Sabah, Noori Qambir	🇮🇶IRQ	1574	1.0	1706	906	-26.6
79	Rawan, Hussein Kadhim	🇮🇶IRQ	1407	1.0	1745	1436	+3.2
81	Sameer, Abdullah Khudadad	🇮🇶IRQ	1661	1.0	1862	1737	+5.4
98	Mohnd, Jmal Mohammd	🇮🇶IRQ	0	0.5	1904	1104	0.0
89	Hossin Qasim, Ameer	🇮🇶IRQ	1772	0.5	1739	1417	-66.4
88	SARKUOT MOHAMMED QASIM	🇮🇶IRQ	1811	0.5	1912	1639	-12.4
96	Zheeno, Niyazi Taha	🇮🇶IRQ	1457	0.5	1664	864	-14.2
97	ABDUL JABBAR HUSSEIN MOSLEH ALLTHAWL	🇮🇶IRQ	1500	0.0	1696	896	-79.2
94	Mustafa, Adil Yousif	🇮🇶IRQ	1823	0.0	1808	1008	-104.4
91	Ayhem, Haleem	🇮🇶IRQ	1598	0.0	1848	1048	-42.4
93	Sama, Shirzad Saber	🇮🇶IRQ	1436	0.0	1737	937	-18.8
92	Baktiar Hamd Mohammed	🇮🇶IRQ	1797	0.0	1907	1107	-15.4
99	Esmat, Qader Hasan	🇮🇶IRQ	1671	0.0	1840	1040	-22.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mujtaba, Mazin AdelIRQ
+162.0
7.0 pts · #6
2Hasan, Adil YousifIRQ
+88.4
3.5 pts · #29
3Ahmed, Faisal MeteabIRQ
+44.4
4.0 pts · #27

Top rating losers

1Mustafa, Adil YousifIRQ
-104.4
0.0 pts · #94
2Mahdi, Abrahim HassanIRQ
-88.0
2.0 pts · #58
3ABDUL JABBAR HUSSEIN MOSLEH ALLTHAWLIRQ
-79.2
0.0 pts · #97

Biggest upsets

R4+386 Elo gap
Mujtaba, Mazin Adel1606 beat Ameer, Hayder Jawad Mubarak1992
R7+332 Elo gap
Wael, Abdulahad Hameed1666 beat chiya mder hamad1998
R8+275 Elo gap
Lania, Salah Abdullah1579 beat Khudhair, Abdulkarim Khudhair1854