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Tournament	Dates	Type	Players	Avg. Elo	Games
37th TCh-IRQ 2026Baghdad IRQ· Sep 2 – 8, 2026	Sep 2 – 8, 2026	Classical	112	1909	156
ch-IRQ 2025Sulaymaniyah IRQ· Dec 23 – 30, 2025	Dec 23 – 30, 2025	Classical	14	2123	56
Zonal 3.1 2025Erbil IRQ· Apr 8 – 15, 2025	Apr 8 – 15, 2025	Classical	47	2040	194
Zonal 3.1 Women 2025Erbil IRQ· Apr 8 – 15, 2025	Apr 8 – 15, 2025	Classical	19	1778	49
ch-IRQ 2023Sulaymaniyah IRQ· Oct 25 – 31, 2023	Oct 25 – 31, 2023	Classical	16	2080	78
ch-IRQ 2021Baghdad IRQ· Oct 29 – Nov 3, 2021	Oct 29 – Nov 3, 2021	Classical	13	2154	48
ch-IRQ 2018Baghdad IRQ· Jun 27 – Jul 2, 2018	Jun 27 – Jul 2, 2018	Classical	21	2126	64
30. TCh-IRQ 2018Baghdad IRQ· Mar 22 – 24, 2018	Mar 22 – 24, 2018	Classical	51	2053	32
6. Iraq Int Open 2018Baghdad IRQ· Mar 14 – 19, 2018	Mar 14 – 19, 2018	Classical	48	2159	114
Ch IraqBaghdad IRQ· Aug 11 – 15, 2017	Aug 11 – 15, 2017	Classical	9	2117	6
ch-IRQ 2017Baghdad IRQ· Aug 11 – 15, 2017	Aug 11 – 15, 2017	Classical	24	2085	86
29. TCh-IRQ 2017Baghdad IRQ· Mar 23 – 24, 2017	Mar 23 – 24, 2017	Classical	63	1999	53
5. Iraq Int Open 2017Baghdad IRQ· Mar 16 – 21, 2017	Mar 16 – 21, 2017	Classical	47	2063	96
4. Iraq Int Open 2016Baghdad IRQ· Mar 20 – 21, 2016	Mar 20 – 21, 2016	Classical	43	2100	45
ch-IRQ 2015Baghdad IRQ· Sep 14 – 22, 2015	Sep 14 – 22, 2015	Classical	15	2200	57
2rd Erbil IRQ, Kurdistan OpenErbil IRQ· Dec 12 – 19, 2013	Dec 12 – 19, 2013	Classical	8	2525	8
2. Kurdistan Open 2013Erbil IRQ· Dec 12 – 19, 2013	Dec 12 – 19, 2013	Classical	50	2107	74
Baghdad IRQ, 2. Open ChBaghdad IRQ· Mar 6 – 12, 2013	Mar 6 – 12, 2013	Classical	19	2211	31
Baghdad IRQ, 1. OpenBaghdad IRQ· Nov 8 – 12, 2011	Nov 8 – 12, 2011	Classical	18	2152	39

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