Shamakhi Open 2025, Group B

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75 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2025 to 03 Jul 2025 in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1781, and top seed was Safa Hummatov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1879).

Mukhammed Ali Valiyev (🇰🇿 KAZ, 1723) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Yusif Karimli (7.5) and Atilla Jabbarli (7.0). Valiyev won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Renat Mammadrzayev (1528) beat Serhii Shvets (1825), a +297-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Shamakhi, Azerbaijan

Dates

26 Jun 2025 → 03 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿Safa Hummatov1879

Avg top 10

1,781

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×52

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1

Top 3

🥇
Mukhammed Ali Valiyev
🇰🇿KAZ·1723
8.0pts·2027perf+53.6
🥈
Yusif Karimli
🇦🇿AZE·1795
7.5pts·1929perf+55.5
🥉
Atilla Jabbarli
🇦🇿AZE·1781
7.0pts·1793perf+8.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Mukhammed Ali Valiyev led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Valiyev8Karimli7.5Jabbarli7Ganizada6.5Shiraliyev6.5Bakhshizada6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Mukhammed Ali Valiyev held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mukhammed Ali Valiyev drew with Yusif Karimli (Black).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Mukhammed Ali Valiyev won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mukhammed Ali Valiyev	*	½	1	—
2Yusif Karimli	½	*	—	—
3Atilla Jabbarli	0	—	*	—
4Nurlan Ganizada	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Valiyev, Mukhammed Ali	1723	KAZ	+52B	+29N	+19B	+7N	+5B	=2N	+3B	+24N	=4B	8.0	49.0	53.0	46.00	2027	+53.6
2	Karimli, Yusif	1795	AZE	+43N	+17B	=23N	+25B	+15N	=1B	=16N	+8B	+7N	7.5	46.5	50.5	41.25	1929	+55.5
3	Jabbarli, Atilla	1781	AZE	+61N	+40B	=25N	+23B	+14B	=4N	−1N	+10B	+13N	7.0	46.5	49.5	35.75	1793	+8.0
4	Bakhshizada, Asnad	1750	AZE	+34N	=18B	=20N	+28B	+26N	=3B	=9N	+27B	=1N	6.5	47.0	51.5	35.50	1679	-18.8
5	Shiraliyev, Muslim	1695	AZE	+58N	+35B	+26N	+12B	−1N	=9B	=13N	=11B	+14N	6.5	47.0	50.5	33.50	1731	+17.2
6	Ganizada, Nurlan	1655	AZE	+53N	+39B	=12N	−15B	+36N	=8B	=14N	+28B	+16N	6.5	42.5	46.5	32.25	1775	+47.2
7	Hummatov, Safa	1879	AZE	+42N	+13B	+10N	−1B	=17N	=14B	+22N	+23B	−2B	6.0	49.0	53.5	32.50	1773	-33.2
8	Babayev, Kamran	1767	AZE	+60B	=24N	=36B	+18N	=19B	=6N	+17B	−2N	+27N	6.0	45.0	48.0	29.75	1641	-31.0
9	Jafarov, Oktay	1519	AZE	−14N	+44B	+34N	+55B	+10N	=5N	=4B	=16B	=11N	6.0	44.5	48.0	30.25	1842	+118.0
10	Gojayeva, Narmin	1671	AZE	+57B	+32N	−7B	+29N	−9B	+21N	+30B	−3N	+24B	6.0	44.5	48.0	29.00	1647	-7.2
11	Shirinov, Kanan	1751	AZE	+56B	=36N	+24B	−14N	+37B	=19N	+18B	=5N	=9B	6.0	43.0	46.5	29.75	1681	-18.8
12	Shvets, Serhii	1825	UKR	+47B	+22N	=6B	−5N	=25B	−18N	+56B	+26N	+23B	6.0	43.0	46.5	28.75	1677	-27.0
13	Abdullayev, Ahmad	1593	AZE	+70B	−7N	+60B	+21N	+27B	=16N	=5B	+55N	−3B	6.0	42.0	44.5	25.50	1724	+39.2
14	Jabbarli, Mirjafar	0	AZE	+9B	+59B	=15N	+11B	−3N	=7N	=6B	+25N	−5B	5.5	48.5	52.0	29.50	1715	0.0
15	Alistanov, Ilham	1710	AZE	+75B	+21N	=14B	+6N	−2B	=17N	−24B	=18N	+35B	5.5	45.5	45.5	24.75	1630	+16.8
16	Malikov, Elgun	1713	AZE	+62N	−26B	+43N	+20B	+35N	=13B	=2B	=9N	−6B	5.5	45.0	48.0	26.75	1601	-42.4
17	Allahverdiyev, Khanlar Anar	1562	AZE	+72B	−2N	+41B	+38N	=7B	=15B	−8N	+30N	=31B	5.5	44.0	45.5	23.75	1607	+8.0
18	Mammadrzayev, Renat	1528	AZE	+45B	=4N	=31B	−8B	+62N	+12B	−11N	=15B	+39N	5.5	43.5	46.5	26.00	1701	+60.0
19	Isgandarli, Ali	1592	AZE	+67N	+55B	−1N	+39B	=8N	=11B	−23N	=20B	+34N	5.5	43.0	46.0	24.25	1663	+26.0
20	Rahimov, Murad	1493	AZE	=37B	+46N	=4B	−16N	=38B	=31N	+45B	=19N	+55B	5.5	39.5	43.0	24.50	1718	+56.0
21	Maharramli, Matin	1485	AZE	+74N	−15B	+48N	−13B	+44N	−10B	+43N	=22B	+36N	5.5	39.5	40.5	20.25	1536	+16.0
22	Abdullayev, Royal	1598	AZE	+69N	−12B	+61N	−35B	+34N	+39B	−7B	=21N	+37B	5.5	38.5	41.0	21.75	1482	-33.2
23	Bakirov, Omar	1642	AZE	+30B	+33N	=2B	−3N	=24B	+41N	+19B	−7N	−12N	5.0	47.0	51.5	26.25	1649	+1.2
24	Afandi, Sadagul	1545	AZE	+65N	=8B	−11N	+49B	=23N	+35B	+15N	−1B	−10N	5.0	45.0	48.0	22.50	1637	+31.0
25	Salimli, Rufat	1620	AZE	+44N	+48B	=3B	−2N	=12N	+26B	−27N	−14B	+43N	5.0	44.0	48.0	23.50	1750	+21.6
26	Bakikhanov, Fail	1534	AZE	+51B	+16N	−5B	+31N	−4B	−25N	+63B	−12B	+46N	5.0	42.5	45.5	21.50	1599	+12.6
27	Mammadov, Pasha	0	AZE	+?B	−31N	+33B	+40B	−13N	+49N	+25B	−4N	−8B	5.0	42.0	42.0	18.50	1619	0.0
28	Ismayilov, Aliakbar	1489	AZE	=46B	=37N	+30B	−4N	+45B	=59N	+29B	−6N	=33B	5.0	40.5	44.0	22.50	1524	+8.0
29	Jafarov, Orhan	1505	AZE	+38N	−1B	+58N	−10B	+48N	=55B	−28N	=39B	+44N	5.0	39.5	43.0	20.00	1471	-12.4
30	Farziyeva, Yasaman	0	AZE	−23N	+64B	−28N	+43B	+32N	+40B	−10N	−17B	+50N	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.50	1477	-16.8
31	Hasanzada, Ulkar	1753	AZE	=41N	+27B	=18N	−26B	−39N	=20B	+58N	+69B	=17N	5.0	39.0	41.5	21.50	1364	-49.8
32	Mehtiyeva, Alsu	1459	AZE	+50N	−10B	−38N	+46N	−30B	=44B	=42N	+45N	+53B	5.0	36.0	40.0	20.25	1390	-11.6
33	Abdullayev, Yusif	1480	AZE	+64N	−23B	−27N	+53B	−55N	+48B	=34N	+38B	=28N	5.0	35.5	38.5	20.25	1366	-16.8
34	Ahmadov, Omar	0	AZE	−4B	+45N	−9B	+51N	−22B	+46N	=33B	+47N	−19B	4.5	40.5	44.5	18.50	1366	0.0
35	Erdogan, Ali Can	1482	TUR	+54B	−5N	+51B	+22N	−16B	−24N	=37B	+56N	−15N	4.5	40.5	44.0	19.25	1387	-22.0
36	Valili, Ughur	1457	AZE	+66B	=11B	=8N	=37N	−6B	−56N	+54B	+41N	−21B	4.5	40.5	43.5	19.75	1474	+0.4
37	Nurahmadli, Aylin	1421	AZE	=20N	=28B	+42N	=36B	−11N	=38B	=35N	+40B	−22N	4.5	40.0	44.5	21.00	1521	0.0
38	Khaligzade, Nahid	0	AZE	−29B	+52N	+32B	−17B	=20N	=37N	=47B	−33N	+56B	4.5	38.5	42.0	19.50	1361	0.0
39	Rasul, Abdullah	1477	AZE	+73B	−6N	+74B	−19N	+31B	−22N	+51B	=29N	−18B	4.5	38.5	39.5	14.00	1411	-20.8
40	Mirzazada, Ismayil	1450	AZE	+71B	−3N	+56B	−27N	+63B	−30N	=41B	−37N	+57B	4.5	36.0	38.0	14.25	980	-5.2
41	Aghayev, Suad	0	AZE	=31B	=49N	−17N	+50B	+?N	−23B	=40N	−36B	+69N	4.5	35.0	35.0	13.25	1448	0.0
42	Valili, Hasan	1426	AZE	−7B	+70N	−37B	+57N	−59B	−45N	=32B	+61N	+58B	4.5	33.0	35.5	15.00	1362	-14.4
43	Aghazada, Omar	1425	AZE	−2B	+72N	−16B	−30N	+66B	+57N	−21B	+51N	−25B	4.0	39.0	40.5	12.00	854	-35.6
44	Ganbarli, Davud	1430	AZE	−25B	−9N	+71B	+47N	−21B	=32N	=49B	+63N	−29B	4.0	37.5	39.5	13.50	1340	-34.0
45	Karim, Abdullah	0	AZE	−18N	−34B	+68N	+61B	−28N	+42B	−20N	−32B	+62N	4.0	36.0	39.0	13.50	1243	0.0
46	Mehdiyeva, Khadija	0	AZE	=28N	−20B	+50N	−32B	=58N	−34B	+62N	+60N	−26B	4.0	35.5	38.5	14.25	1164	0.0
47	Gutserieva, Bierta	1424	UKR	−12N	+69B	−55N	−44B	+53N	+50B	=38N	−34B	=54N	4.0	34.5	37.0	14.75	879	-26.8
48	Haziyev, Mahammad	0	AZE	+49B	−25N	−21B	+60N	−29B	−33N	−57B	+68N	+63B	4.0	34.0	37.0	13.00	1273	0.0
49	Rahimli, Suad	1470	AZE	−48N	=41B	+52N	−24N	+73B	−27B	=44N	−53N	+65B	4.0	33.5	35.0	12.75	1294	-18.4
50	Rafiyev, Rafi	0	AZE	−32B	+57N	−46B	−41N	+60B	−47N	+73B	+52N	−30B	4.0	33.0	34.5	12.00	640	0.0
51	Mammadli, Malak	0	AZE	−26N	+62B	−35N	−34B	+61N	+52B	−39N	−43B	+60B	4.0	32.5	35.5	13.00	671	0.0
52	FIDE 13487884	0	—	−1N	−38B	−49B	+72N	+74B	−51N	+65N	−50B	+64N	4.0	32.0	33.0	8.50	797	0.0
53	Erdogan, Medet	0	TUR	−6B	+73N	−?B	−33N	−47B	+71N	+61N	+49B	−32N	4.0	31.0	31.0	10.50	1226	-109.2
54	FIDE 13487140	0	—	−35N	−58B	=69N	+68B	=64N	+62B	−36N	=57N	=47B	4.0	29.0	31.5	12.50	1180	0.0
55	Hasanov, Elman	1789	AZE	+63B	−19N	+47B	−9N	+33B	=29N	F	−13B	−20N	3.5	40.5	43.5	14.50	1413	-65.8
56	Ahmadov, Farman	0	AZE	−11N	+66B	−40N	=64B	+69N	+36B	−12N	−35B	−38N	3.5	36.0	38.5	11.50	1354	0.0
57	FIDE 13486632	0	—	−10N	−50B	+66N	−42B	+65N	−43B	+48N	=54B	−40N	3.5	34.0	37.0	12.00	698	0.0
58	Askarova, Sabina Fahraddin	0	AZE	−5B	+54N	−29B	=73N	=46B	=?N	−31B	+70N	−42N	3.5	33.0	33.0	9.25	1214	0.0
59	Magsudsoy, Jamaladdin	1600	AZE	+68B	−14N	+63B	F	+42N	=28B	F	F	F	3.5	24.5	24.5	13.00	1660	+6.0
60	FIDE 13488457	0	—	−8N	+65B	−13N	−48B	−50N	+67B	+64N	−46B	−51N	3.0	34.0	37.0	9.00	882	0.0
61	FIDE 13488449	0	—	−3B	+71N	−22B	−45N	−51B	+66N	−53B	−42B	+72N	3.0	34.0	35.5	6.50	808	0.0
62	FIDE 13487922	0	—	−16B	−51N	+72B	+74N	−18B	−54N	−46B	+66N	−45B	3.0	31.5	32.5	5.50	820	0.0
63	FIDE 13486500	0	—	−55N	+67B	−59N	+65B	−40N	+64B	−26N	−44B	−48N	3.0	30.5	33.5	9.00	756	0.0
64	FIDE 13487981	0	—	−33B	−30N	+70B	=56N	=54B	−63N	−60B	+72N	−52B	3.0	30.0	31.5	7.75	682	0.0
65	FIDE 13462040	0	—	−24B	−60N	+75B	−63N	−57B	+68N	−52B	+67B	−49N	3.0	28.5	28.5	6.00	709	0.0
66	FIDE 13488015	0	—	−36N	−56N	−57B	+67B	−43N	−61B	+75N	−62B	+71B	3.0	26.5	26.5	5.00	639	0.0
67	FIDE 13487914	0	—	−19B	−63N	−73B	−66N	+70B	−60N	+71B	−65N	+74B	3.0	23.5	24.5	5.50	791	0.0
68	FIDE 13459333	0	—	−59N	−?N	−45B	−54N	+75B	−65B	+74N	−48B	+70B	3.0	22.0	22.0	3.50	754	0.0
69	FIDE 13460439	0	—	−22B	−47N	=54B	+75N	−56B	+73N	F	−31N	−41B	2.5	28.0	28.0	3.50	790	0.0
70	FIDE 13481223	0	—	−13N	−42B	−64N	=71B	−67N	+74N	+72B	−58B	−68N	2.5	26.5	27.5	3.50	721	0.0
71	FIDE 13462032	0	—	−40N	−61B	−44N	=70N	=72B	−53B	−67N	+75B	−66N	2.0	25.5	25.5	2.00	642	0.0
72	FIDE 13481231	0	—	−17N	−43B	−62N	−52B	=71N	+75B	−70N	−64B	−61B	1.5	27.0	27.0	1.00	691	0.0
73	Yildirim, Emir	0	AZE	−39N	−53B	+67N	=58B	−49N	−69B	−50N	F	F	1.5	26.5	26.5	4.75	674	0.0
74	FIDE 13462024	0	—	−21B	+75N	−39N	−62B	−52N	−70B	−68B	F	−67N	1.0	27.0	27.0	0.00	686	0.0
75	FIDE 13487930	0	—	−15N	−74B	−65N	−69B	−68N	−72N	−66B	−71N	F	0.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	787	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Jafarov, OktayAZE
+118.0
6.0 pts · #5
2Mammadrzayev, RenatAZE
+60.0
5.5 pts · #22
3Rahimov, MuradAZE
+56.0
5.5 pts · #26

Top rating losers

1Erdogan, MedetTUR
-109.2
4.0 pts · #42
2Hasanov, ElmanAZE
-65.8
3.5 pts · #28
3Hasanzada, UlkarAZE
-49.8
5.0 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R6+297 Elo gap
Mammadrzayev, Renat1528 beat Shvets, Serhii1825
R9+296 Elo gap
Rahimov, Murad1493 beat Hasanov, Elman1789
R5+276 Elo gap
Rasul, Abdullah1477 beat Hasanzada, Ulkar1753