5th Erbil Chess Academy Tournament Classic - 2026
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47 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Jun 2026 to 20 Jun 2026 in Erbil, Iraq. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1859, and top seed was Amir Mohammad Hamidi (🇮🇷 IRI, FM, 2209).
Amir Mohammad Hamidi (🇮🇷 IRI, FM, 2209) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Nasraw Mustafa Dawan (5.5) and Pola Azad Saber (5.0). Hamidi shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Danar Mostafa Shayar (1417) beat Sardar Othman Nvar (1649), a +232-point gap.
Location
🇮🇶Erbil, Iraq
Dates
17 Jun 2026 → 20 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇶Iraq×40
🇮🇷Iran×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Amir Mohammad Hamidi led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
20
6
2
2
6
3
1
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Amir Mohammad Hamidi held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Amir Mohammad Hamidi 6 wins (R1–R7)Pola Azad Saber 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAmir Mohammad Hamidi | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Nasraw Mustafa Dawan | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Pola Azad Saber | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Salh Mirxan Mohammed | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamidi, Amir MohammadFM | 2209 | IRI | +32B | F | +22N | +4N | +19B | +6B | +3N | 6.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 24.00 | 2631 | +11.4 |
| 2 | Dawan, Nasraw Mustafa | 1746 | IRQ | +42B | +15N | =19B | =8N | +13B | +5N | =4B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 21.00 | 1829 | +28.0 |
| 3 | Pola Azad Saber | 1882 | IRQ | =20B | +10N | +36B | +5N | =4B | +7N | −1B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 20.25 | 1963 | +18.8 |
| 4 | Lawin, Mohammed Taher | 1867 | IRQ | +31N | +35B | +21N | −1B | =3N | +19B | =2N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 17.25 | 1885 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Mohammed, Salh Mirxan | 1793 | IRQ | +11N | +13B | +29N | −3B | +21N | −2B | +15N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 18.50 | 1751 | -4.0 |
| 6 | Baktiar Hamd Mohammed | 1797 | IRQ | −12B | +43N | +27B | +32N | +22B | −1N | +11B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 14.00 | 1885 | +6.4 |
| 7 | chiya mder hamad | 1998 | IRQ | F | +46N | +23B | +20N | +8B | −3B | +14N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 16.50 | 1889 | -7.2 |
| 8 | Dahen, Soran Azad | 1653 | IRQ | +27N | =9B | +26N | =2B | −7N | +12B | =10B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 18.25 | 1718 | +14.8 |
| 9 | Lara, Samir Anwar | 1462 | IRQ | +40B | =8N | +12B | −19N | −11B | +36N | +29B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 1644 | +38.4 |
| 10 | Sara Masood AbdullahWCM | 1805 | IRQ | =28N | −3B | =37N | +45B | +32N | +24B | =8N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 11.25 | 1714 | -7.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 4850726 | 0 | — | −5B | +41N | +18N | =29B | +9N | =22B | −6N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 13.25 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ali, Shwan M Najib | 0 | IRQ | +6N | =26B | −9N | +37B | =14B | −8N | +36B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 11.75 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Peshawa, Pshtiwan Ahmed | 1473 | IRQ | +38B | −5N | +44B | +17N | −2N | −14B | +31N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 9.50 | 1486 | +0.4 |
| 14 | Nvar, Sardar Othman | 1649 | IRQ | +46B | =36N | −20B | +30B | =12N | +13N | −7B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 10.75 | 1492 | -18.2 |
| 15 | Rameen, Nareeman Noori | 1468 | IRQ | +37N | −2B | −30N | +38B | +44N | +29B | −5B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1573 | +12.8 |
| 16 | Yahiya, Dlshad Hasan | 1633 | IRQ | −33N | −45B | +28N | +39B | +30N | =25B | =17N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 11.75 | 1527 | -5.6 |
| 17 | Pavlin, Kaywan Salm | 1527 | IRQ | −30N | +39B | +45N | −13B | =36B | +23N | =16B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 1386 | -23.2 |
| 18 | Parwa, Pshtiwan Ahmed | 1838 | IRQ | −23B | +34N | −11B | −33N | +41B | +43N | +32B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 2246 | +1.6 |
| 19 | Salh, Shamal Muhammad | 1559 | IRQ | +39N | +30B | =2N | +9B | −1N | −4N | F | 3.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 11.75 | 1672 | +15.6 |
| 20 | Shayar, Danar Mostafa | 1417 | IRQ | =3N | +28B | +14N | −7B | =29N | =21B | −22N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 1628 | +55.2 |
| 21 | Zhanin, Nasraw Mustafa | 1634 | IRQ | +34B | +23N | −4B | +25N | −5B | =20N | F | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 10.75 | 1419 | -31.2 |
| 22 | Shad, Najaat Abdullah | 1638 | IRQ | +45N | F | −1B | +35B | −6N | =11N | +20B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1695 | +8.0 |
| 23 | Adil, Mofaq Adil | 0 | IRQ | +18N | −21B | −7N | +40B | =26N | −17B | +38N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Shahram Hayder Faiaq | 1493 | IRQ | +47N | F | −25B | +34N | +33B | −10N | =27B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 6.25 | 1005 | -2.8 |
| 25 | Rebin, Fateh Salih | 0 | IRQ | −29N | +31B | +24N | −21B | F | =16N | +26B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Roz, Samir Anwar | 1578 | IRQ | +43B | =12N | −8B | =36N | =23B | +28N | −25N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 1348 | -12.0 |
| 27 | Muhammad, Kosrat Jameel | 0 | IRQ | −8B | +38N | −6N | −44B | +39N | +30B | =24N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.75 | 1375 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Alend, Amir Abdullah | 0 | IRQ | =10B | −20N | −16B | +46N | +37B | −26B | +34N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.75 | 1286 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Salar, Samir Anwar | 1555 | IRQ | +25B | +44N | −5B | =11N | =20B | −15N | −9N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 8.25 | 1213 | -65.6 |
| 30 | Shahan, Danar Mustafa | 0 | IRQ | +17B | −19N | +15B | −14N | −16B | −27N | +43B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 4850718 | 0 | — | −4B | −25N | −43B | +42N | +47B | +44N | −13B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Solin, Soran Azad | 1446 | IRQ | −1N | +47B | +40N | −6B | −10B | F | −18N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 2.00 | 1022 | -14.8 |
| 33 | Piwand, Adalat Mohammed | 0 | IRQ | +16B | F | −35N | +18B | −24N | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Parzha, Kaywan Salm | 0 | IRQ | −21N | −18B | +47N | −24B | =38N | =40B | −28B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Raz, Rawaz Tayeb | 1527 | IRQ | +41B | −4N | +33B | −22N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 953 | -18.8 |
| 36 | Ali, Dlshad Hasan | 1428 | IRQ | F | =14B | −3N | =26B | =17N | −9B | −12N | 1.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 5.75 | 1460 | +3.6 |
| 37 | Zhir, Arkan Hamza | 0 | IRQ | −15B | +42N | =10B | −12N | −28N | F | F | 1.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 3.75 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Zanyr, Amer Abdullah | 0 | IRQ | −13N | −27B | F | −15N | =34B | +41N | −23B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.50 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 4844599 | 0 | — | −19B | −17N | +42B | −16N | −27B | F | =40N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 2.25 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 4833929 | 0 | — | −9N | F | −32B | −23N | =46B | =34N | =39B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Sharia, Samir Anwar | 0 | IRQ | −35N | −11B | =46B | +43N | −18N | −38B | −42N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Heaven , Hawar Hamasalih | 0 | IRQ | −2N | −37B | −39N | −31B | F | =47N | +41B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 946 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Rasan, Hawbash Khalil | 0 | IRQ | −26N | −6B | +31N | −41B | F | −18B | −30N | 1.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 938 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Zhyar, Talor Qader | 0 | IRQ | F | −29B | −13N | +27N | −15B | −31B | F | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Mustafa, Mohammed Jhankeer | 0 | IRQ | −22B | +16N | −17B | −10N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 4848292 | 0 | — | −14N | −7B | =41N | −28B | =40N | F | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 1.50 | 1024 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 4830946 | 0 | — | −24B | −32N | −34B | F | −31N | =42B | F | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 670 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shayar, Danar MostafaIRQ+55.23.5 pts · #9
- 2Lara, Samir AnwarIRQ+38.44.5 pts · #13
- 3Dawan, Nasraw MustafaIRQ+28.05.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Salar, Samir AnwarIRQ-65.63.0 pts · #31
- 2Zhanin, Nasraw MustafaIRQ-31.23.5 pts · #32
- 3Pavlin, Kaywan SalmIRQ-23.24.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R3+232 Elo gap
- R6+116 Elo gap