The Asian Seniors Championships 2025 will take place from October 5 to October 13 in Erbil, Iraq. This tournament is separated into 2 age categories – 50+ and 65+. The 65+ section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Iraq, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The players are Nikolai Gertsyk (2197), Marat Primbetov (2113), WGM Galina Strutinskaia (2077), FM Ali Jalal Adil (2070), Randolph Schain (2038), FM Hossein Aryanejad (1950), FM Ghassan M. Ali Ajmed Al-Khattab (1940), IM Bakr Hafez (1906), Mohamed Kareem Ali (1860), Hamid Mozan Majad (1847), CM H. Abdul Kareem Kashush (1826), Dhari Satea Saeed Al-Turaihi (1763), Aliasghar Akhavan Rad (1706), Mir Mahmood Alavi (1556), Ali Mohsen Hussein (1520), Mohammed Abdullah Abdulrahman (0), Abbas Mohammed Mohammed (1757).
Categories: 50+
More FIDE events: FIDE World Cadet Championships 2025 / FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2025 / Women’s Grand Swiss Chess 2025 / World Chess Cup 2025 / Candidates Chess 2026
