Shaki Open 2025, Group A
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43 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jun 2025 to 25 Jun 2025 in Sheki, Azerbaijan. 19 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2370, and top seed was Vitaliy Bernadskiy (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2497).
Khagan Ahmad (🇦🇿 AZE, IM, 2394) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Vitaliy Bernadskiy (7.0) and Vugar Manafov (6.5). Ahmad shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Bhavanya Panchumarthi (1840) beat Ayan Allahverdiyeva (WIM, 2308), a +468-point gap.
Location
🇦🇿Sheki, Azerbaijan
Dates
19 Jun 2025 → 25 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 19
GM×3
IM×5
FM×6
CM×1
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×36
🇮🇳India×5
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Jun
IM Khagan Ahmad takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Ahmad takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Khagan Ahmad drew with GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMKhagan Ahmad | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2GMVitaliy Bernadskiy | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3IMVugar Manafov | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4FMAllahverdi Hamidov | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmad, KhaganIM | 2394 | AZE | +42N | +8B | =2N | +3B | +13N | +11N | +4B | =6B | F | 7.0 | 46.5 | 47.0 | 35.00 | 2633 | +21.1 |
| 2 | Bernadskiy, VitaliyGM | 2497 | UKR | +10B | +21N | =1B | +9N | =3B | +8N | +12B | =14N | =5B | 7.0 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 38.25 | 2465 | -1.5 |
| 3 | Manafov, VugarIM | 2415 | AZE | +20B | +28N | +23B | −1N | =2N | +5B | =8B | +9N | =4B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 33.25 | 2422 | +3.5 |
| 4 | Ibrahimli, MuradIM | 2448 | AZE | =26N | +35B | =11N | +17B | =5N | +23B | −1N | +8B | =3N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 28.75 | 2332 | -10.0 |
| 5 | Hamidov, AllahverdiFM | 2279 | AZE | −27B | +43N | +24B | +18N | =4B | −3N | +11B | +16N | =2N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 25.50 | 2291 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Rustamov, RustamFM | 2334 | AZE | =24B | +27N | +32B | =12N | −11B | =16N | +18B | =1N | +14B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 28.00 | 2264 | -11.0 |
| 7 | Nasibov, Rufat | 1917 | AZE | +22N | =13B | −9B | −32N | +40B | +25N | +36B | =12N | +11B | 6.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 24.00 | 2232 | +68.0 |
| 8 | Ahmadov, Fariz | 2195 | AZE | +38B | −1N | +33B | +21N | +15B | −2B | =3N | −4N | +20B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 23.75 | 2283 | +23.0 |
| 9 | Guliev, SarhanGM | 2221 | AZE | +34N | =25B | +7N | −2B | +10N | −12N | +20B | −3B | +21N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 26.00 | 2200 | -1.0 |
| 10 | Azizli, Nurlan | 2019 | AZE | −2N | +37B | +41B | =23N | −9B | +27N | +15B | +17N | F | 5.5 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 21.00 | 2240 | +88.4 |
| 11 | Bayramov, ElvinFM | 2147 | AZE | +43B | +12N | =4B | =15N | +6N | −1B | −5N | +19B | −7N | 5.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 21.50 | 2282 | +32.0 |
| 12 | Davudov, TunarFM | 2283 | AZE | +31N | −11B | +28N | =6B | +32N | +9B | −2N | =7B | −13N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 23.00 | 2195 | -33.2 |
| 13 | Sevdimaliyev, UrfanGM | 2344 | AZE | F | =7N | =18B | +16N | −1B | =15N | =17B | +23N | +12B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 24.50 | 2288 | -4.3 |
| 14 | Alizada, Pasham | 2227 | AZE | =33B | =24N | =27B | =20N | +26B | =18N | +21B | =2B | −6N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 22.50 | 2118 | -44.8 |
| 15 | Gasimov, ParvizIM | 2327 | AZE | =35N | +26B | +25N | =11B | −8N | =13B | −10N | +30B | =16N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 21.25 | 2127 | -20.5 |
| 16 | Hajialiyev, IslamCM | 2156 | AZE | =39N | =29B | +31N | −13B | +28N | =6B | +23N | −5B | =15B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 20.75 | 2156 | +6.0 |
| 17 | Musayev, Eldar | 2092 | AZE | +30B | −23N | +38B | −4N | +24B | =19N | =13N | −10B | +25N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 20.00 | 2157 | +13.8 |
| 18 | Garakhanov, ShamsiFM | 2110 | AZE | =29N | +40B | =13N | −5B | +41N | =14B | −6N | =25B | +26N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 16.50 | 2103 | +2.4 |
| 19 | Hasanzade, ToghrulIM | 2349 | AZE | −28B | =33N | +34B | =26N | =20B | =17B | +24N | −11N | +29B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 37.5 | 20.00 | 2038 | -29.8 |
| 20 | Aghaverdiyeva, MaryamWFM | 1985 | AZE | −3N | =34B | +39N | =14B | =19N | +32B | −9N | +22B | −8N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 17.25 | 2162 | +72.4 |
| 21 | Choubey Saurabh | 2045 | IND | +41N | −2B | +29N | −8B | =30N | +31B | −14N | +32B | −9B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 15.00 | 2042 | -1.0 |
| 22 | Allahverdiyeva, AyanWIM | 2308 | AZE | −7B | −38N | +43B | =33N | −27B | +40N | +37B | −20N | +36B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 10.75 | 1918 | -74.4 |
| 23 | Bayramov, ZaurFM | 2242 | AZE | +37N | +17B | −3N | =10B | +25N | −4N | −16B | −13B | =28N | 4.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 17.25 | 2106 | -29.4 |
| 24 | Tiwari Shivansh | 1936 | IND | =6N | =14B | −5N | +29B | −17N | +30B | −19B | +34N | −35B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 17.00 | 2034 | +16.8 |
| 25 | Baghirov, Mahammad | 2046 | AZE | +36B | =9N | −15B | +27N | −23B | −7B | +39N | =18N | −17B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 15.25 | 2004 | -19.2 |
| 26 | Bashirli, SaadatWCM | 1989 | AZE | =4B | −15N | +30B | =19B | −14N | =34N | =29B | +38N | −18B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 16.25 | 2038 | +12.8 |
| 27 | Mammadzada, Mammad | 1899 | AZE | +5N | −6B | =14N | −25B | +22N | −10B | −30N | =41B | +40N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 15.75 | 2009 | +36.8 |
| 28 | Mishra Kamad | 1937 | IND | +19N | −3B | −12B | +38N | −16B | −36N | =35B | +33N | =23B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 15.25 | 2044 | +18.6 |
| 29 | Berdashkevich, Makar | 1816 | FID | =18B | =16N | −21B | −24N | +38B | =37N | =26N | +31B | −19N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 15.75 | 1966 | +63.2 |
| 30 | Khanalizade, Elgun | 1802 | AZE | −17N | +42B | −26N | +35B | =21B | −24N | +27B | −15N | =34B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 12.00 | 1947 | +64.4 |
| 31 | Rzayev, Murad | 1906 | AZE | −12B | +36N | −16B | =40N | +33B | −21N | =34B | −29N | +38B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 12.75 | 1897 | -8.4 |
| 32 | Orman, Attila | 2067 | AZE | =40N | +39B | −6N | +7B | −12B | −20N | +33B | −21N | −37B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 13.00 | 1915 | -74.0 |
| 33 | Hummatov, Safa | 1876 | AZE | =14N | =19B | −8N | =22B | −31N | +41B | −32N | −28B | +39N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 11.25 | 1966 | +27.6 |
| 34 | Mustafazade, Yusif | 1870 | AZE | −9B | =20N | −19N | =42B | +43N | =26B | =31N | −24B | =30N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 8.50 | 1905 | +8.0 |
| 35 | Shakaraliyev, Elchin | 1935 | AZE | =15B | −4N | =40B | −30N | −36B | F | =28N | +39B | +24N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 12.00 | 1925 | -14.8 |
| 36 | Jabbarli, Atilla | 1781 | AZE | −25N | −31B | +42N | −39B | +35N | +28B | −7N | =40B | −22N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 9.00 | 1863 | +32.4 |
| 37 | Ibrahimli, Suat | 1885 | AZE | −23B | −10N | F | −41B | +39N | =29B | −22N | +42B | +32N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 8.50 | 1945 | +16.0 |
| 38 | Bhavanya Panchumarthi | 1840 | IND | −8N | +22B | −17N | −28B | −29N | +43B | +41N | −26B | −31N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 6.00 | 1841 | -8.4 |
| 39 | Huseynova, DinaraWCM | 1833 | AZE | =16B | −32N | −20B | +36N | −37B | +42N | −25B | −35N | −33B | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 6.50 | 1797 | -20.8 |
| 40 | Valiyeva, Asnad | 1791 | AZE | =32B | −18N | =35N | =31B | −7N | −22B | F | =36N | −27B | 2.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 7.25 | 1783 | -9.6 |
| 41 | Kazimzade, Mahammad | 1701 | AZE | −21B | F | −10N | +37N | −18B | −33N | −38B | =27N | F | 1.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.50 | 1722 | +4.0 |
| 42 | Gourav Nigam | 1941 | IND | −1B | −30N | −36B | =34N | F | −39B | F | −37N | F | 0.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 1.75 | 1518 | -56.2 |
| 43 | Sharifov, Ramazan | 1819 | AZE | −11N | −5B | −22N | F | −34B | −38N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 1259 | -47.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Azizli, NurlanAZE+88.45.5 pts · #9
- 2Aghaverdiyeva, MaryamWFMAZE+72.44.5 pts · #20
- 3Nasibov, RufatAZE+68.06.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Allahverdiyeva, AyanWIMAZE-74.44.5 pts · #21
- 2Orman, AttilaAZE-74.03.5 pts · #34
- 3Gourav NigamIND-56.20.5 pts · #42
Biggest upsets
- R2+468 Elo gap
- R1+412 Elo gap
- R5+409 Elo gap