Top chess players in Iraq

The highest-rated active players from Iraq on FIDE's November 2026 classical list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	IMAraz Basim Mohammed S Al-Saffar IRQ	2392	+9	#1839	1984
2	FMZozek Salah Mohammed IRQ	2255	0	#5766	1986
3	IMAhmad AzeezJawad Obada IRQ	2254	0	#5803	1981
4	FMAli Layth Ahmed Alothman IRQ	2190	0	#8600	1987
5	IMHussein Ali Hussein Al-Ali IRQ	2156	0	#9317	1968

Ratings from FIDE's official November 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.