Rating Tournament of Nakhchivan Chess Center, 2025, N2

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48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2025 to 12 Jun 2025 in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2296, and top seed was Sadig Mammadov (🇦🇿 AZE, IM, 2395).

Nail Bashirli (🇦🇿 AZE, IM, 2329) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Urfan Sevdimaliyev (7.0) and Sadig Mammadov (6.5). Bashirli won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Abdulla Shabanov (1904) beat Abulfaz Muradov (2187), a +283-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan

Dates

06 Jun 2025 → 12 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿IMSadig Mammadov2395

Avg top 10

2,296

Participants

Titled players · 6

GM×1

IM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×41

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇧🇭Bahrain×1

Top 3

🥇
IMNail Bashirli
🇦🇿AZE·2329
7.5pts·2486perf+18.4
🥈
GMUrfan Sevdimaliyev
🇦🇿AZE·2344
7.0pts·2423perf+11.3
🥉
IMSadig Mammadov
🇦🇿AZE·2395
6.5pts·2371perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Nail Bashirli led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Bashirli7.5Sevdimaliyev7Mammadov6.5Gasimov6Hasanzade6Nazarsoy6

R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Nail Bashirli held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Nail Bashirli drew with GM Urfan Sevdimaliyev (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Nail Bashirli 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Urfan Sevdimaliyev 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMNail Bashirli	*	½	½	—
2GMUrfan Sevdimaliyev	½	*	½	½
3IMSadig Mammadov	½	½	*	½
4IMParviz Gasimov	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bashirli, NailIM	2329	AZE	+27N	+19B	+12N	+7B	=2N	=3B	+5N	+8B	=4N	7.5	47.5	52.0	42.25	2486	+18.4
2	Sevdimaliyev, UrfanGM	2344	AZE	+21B	+16N	+9B	+5N	=1B	=4N	=3B	=6N	+11B	7.0	48.0	52.5	39.50	2423	+11.3
3	Mammadov, SadigIM	2395	AZE	+22B	+18N	=6B	=4N	+16B	=1N	=2N	=7B	+9N	6.5	48.0	52.5	36.25	2371	0.0
4	Hasanzade, ToghrulIM	2349	AZE	+14N	+13B	=8N	=3B	=7N	=2B	=9N	+19B	=1B	6.0	49.5	54.0	34.75	2321	-1.0
5	Nazarsoy, Elmar	2329	UKR	+25B	+10N	+23B	−2B	=8N	+18N	−1B	+13B	=7N	6.0	47.0	51.5	31.00	2254	-5.3
6	Gasimov, ParvizIM	2327	AZE	+31N	+11B	=3N	=8B	=9N	=7B	+17N	=2B	=10N	6.0	47.0	51.0	32.75	2250	-4.8
7	Shabanov, Nurlan	2153	AZE	+40B	+30N	+15B	−1N	=4B	=6N	+10B	=3N	=5B	6.0	47.0	50.5	30.75	2279	+33.4
8	Ismayilov, Ganjali	2297	AZE	+35B	+20N	=4B	=6N	=5B	=10N	+15B	−1N	+18B	6.0	46.0	49.5	30.25	2274	+0.6
9	Ismayilov, Orkhan Elburus	2224	AZE	+41N	+24B	−2N	=11B	=6B	+23N	=4B	+14N	−3B	5.5	45.5	49.0	26.75	2152	-6.6
10	Ibrahimbayli, Almara	1906	AZE	+44N	−5B	+31N	=17B	+12N	=8B	−7N	+24B	=6B	5.5	43.0	46.0	25.50	2111	+86.4
11	Shabanov, Abdulla	1904	AZE	+47B	−6N	+35B	=9N	=15B	=14N	+22B	+12B	−2N	5.5	43.0	45.0	23.75	2098	+41.0
12	Muradov, Abulfaz	2187	UKR	+43B	+26N	−1B	=20N	−10B	+21N	+24B	−11N	+17N	5.5	41.5	44.5	23.75	1983	-18.4
13	Nazarov, Ulvi	2123	UKR	+28B	−4N	=14B	+21N	+26B	−15N	+30B	−5N	+22N	5.5	41.0	45.0	24.75	2042	-5.9
14	Yurtseven, Muhammet Ali	1812	TUR	−4B	+28N	=13N	+27B	=19N	=11B	+39N	−9B	+20N	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.75	2006	+36.8
15	Garayev, Murad	2179	AZE	+36N	=17B	−7N	+40B	=11N	+13B	−8N	=20B	+19N	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.50	2047	-11.6
16	Aliyev, Aykhan	1987	AZE	+29N	−2B	+27N	+24B	−3N	−17B	+25N	−18N	+30B	5.0	41.5	45.5	22.00	1994	-0.8
17	Safaraliyev, Husamaddin	1830	AZE	+38B	=15N	=18B	=10N	=20B	+16N	−6B	+23N	−12B	5.0	41.5	45.0	23.25	2040	+38.4
18	Huseynov, Behruz	2129	UKR	+34N	−3B	=17N	+32B	+36N	−5B	=20N	+16B	−8N	5.0	41.0	44.5	21.25	2031	-8.5
19	Garayev, Sadig	1935	AZE	+48B	−1N	+25B	=23N	=14B	=20N	+26B	−4N	−15B	4.5	42.5	43.5	17.25	1957	+1.0
20	Mammadov, Ali	1882	AZE	+33N	−8B	+41N	=12B	=17N	=19B	=18B	=15N	−14B	4.5	41.0	44.5	20.25	1960	+15.0
21	Novruzova, Elmira	1777	AZE	−2N	=29B	+45N	−13B	+32N	−12B	+36N	=26N	=23B	4.5	39.0	41.5	16.75	1841	+10.4
22	Gulamov, Huseyn	1817	AZE	−3N	=32B	=29N	+34B	=25N	+36B	−11N	+33N	−13B	4.5	38.5	42.0	18.00	1838	+1.6
23	Hasanov, Huseyn	1821	AZE	+37B	+42N	−5N	=19B	=24N	−9B	+28N	−17B	=21N	4.5	38.0	41.5	18.25	1873	+6.0
24	Ismayilov, Arturan	1855	AZE	+46B	−9N	+37B	−16N	=23B	+25B	−12N	−10N	+38B	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.25	1817	-10.2
25	Abbasli, Roza	1763	AZE	−5N	+44B	−19N	+28B	=22B	−24N	−16B	+41N	+37B	4.5	36.0	39.0	16.75	1798	+4.4
26	Asgarov, Huseyn	1849	AZE	+45N	−12B	=36N	+39B	−13N	+31B	−19N	=21B	=29N	4.5	35.5	38.0	16.25	1788	-14.6
27	Sevdimaliyev, Adil	1771	AZE	−1B	+48N	−16B	−14N	=44B	=38N	+35B	=37N	+31N	4.5	35.5	36.5	13.50	1814	+5.6
28	Jafarov, Kamran	1661	AZE	−13N	−14B	+33N	−25N	+37B	+35N	−23B	=32B	+39N	4.5	35.0	38.5	16.50	1668	-1.2
29	Hashimova, Konul	1659	AZE	−16B	=21N	=22B	=35N	=42B	=33N	+43B	=30N	=26B	4.5	33.5	36.5	17.25	1787	+59.2
30	Mammadov, Suleyman	1819	AZE	+39N	−7B	=32N	−36B	+40N	+41B	−13N	=29B	−16N	4.0	35.5	39.0	14.75	1772	-12.2
31	Gasimov, Elnur	1749	AZE	−6B	+47N	−10B	=38N	+43B	−26N	=37B	+42N	−27B	4.0	34.0	36.0	12.00	1779	+5.6
32	Huseynova, Ramila	0	AZE	=42B	=22N	=30B	−18N	−21B	=43N	+40B	=28N	=33B	4.0	33.5	36.5	15.25	1733	0.0
33	Hajiyev, Emin	1565	AZE	−20B	−35N	−28B	+47N	+34N	=29B	+41N	−22B	=32N	4.0	33.0	35.0	13.75	1675	+21.2
34	Ismayilov, Elmir	1676	AZE	−18B	−37N	+47B	−22N	−33B	+48N	−38B	+44N	+43B	4.0	28.5	29.5	9.00	1764	+14.8
35	Ismayilova, Narmin	1736	AZE	−8N	+33B	−11N	=29B	=39N	−28B	−27N	=36B	+46N	3.5	36.0	38.5	12.25	1668	-18.4
36	Ahmadli, MehribanWCM	1798	AZE	−15B	+38N	=26B	+30N	−18B	−22N	−21B	=35N	=42B	3.5	35.0	38.5	13.25	1751	-25.6
37	Rabbea, Bander	0	BRN	−23N	+34B	−24N	=41B	−28N	+40B	=31N	=27B	−25N	3.5	34.0	37.5	13.50	1664	0.0
38	Gurbanov, Elman	0	AZE	−17N	−36B	+44N	=31B	−41N	=27B	+34N	=39B	−24N	3.5	32.5	35.5	13.00	1662	0.0
39	Zeynalov, Rustam	0	AZE	−30B	=40N	+43B	−26N	=35B	+42N	−14B	=38N	−28B	3.5	32.5	35.5	11.75	1675	0.0
40	Bayramov, Aladdin	1680	AZE	−7N	=39B	+42B	−15N	−30B	−37N	−32N	+48B	+45B	3.5	32.5	33.5	8.75	1819	+13.6
41	Bayramov, Gadir	1717	AZE	−9B	+46N	−20B	=37N	+38B	−30N	−33B	−25B	+48N	3.5	32.0	33.0	8.75	1604	-23.8
42	Taghiyeva, Sama	1830	AZE	=32N	−23B	−40N	+45B	=29N	−39B	+46N	−31B	=36N	3.5	30.0	32.5	11.00	1583	-38.8
43	Hasanov, Dovlat	1706	AZE	−12N	=45B	−39N	+46B	−31N	=32B	−29N	+47B	−34N	3.0	30.5	32.5	7.75	1596	-20.0
44	Mustafayev, Habib	1596	AZE	−10B	−25N	−38B	+48N	=27N	−46B	=45N	−34B	+47N	3.0	29.0	30.0	6.50	1598	-1.6
45	Celik, Duru	0	TUR	−26B	=43N	−21B	−42N	=48B	=47N	=44B	=46B	−40N	2.5	26.5	27.5	5.75	1525	0.0
46	Farzaliyeva, Jala	1543	AZE	−24N	−41B	=48B	−43N	=47B	+44N	−42B	=45N	−35B	2.5	25.5	26.5	5.75	1517	-12.8
47	Dunyamaliyeva, Nigar	1595	AZE	−11N	−31B	−34N	−33B	=46N	=45B	+48B	−43N	−44B	2.0	28.5	29.5	3.50	1422	-34.2
48	Huseynova, Aybaniz	1645	AZE	−19N	−27B	=46N	−44B	=45N	−34B	−47N	−40N	−41B	1.0	28.0	30.0	2.50	1245	-61.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ibrahimbayli, AlmaraAZE
+86.4
5.5 pts · #11
2Hashimova, KonulAZE
+59.2
4.5 pts · #16
3Shabanov, AbdullaAZE
+41.0
5.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Huseynova, AybanizAZE
-61.6
1.0 pts · #48
2Taghiyeva, SamaAZE
-38.8
3.5 pts · #43
3Dunyamaliyeva, NigarAZE
-34.2
2.0 pts · #47

Biggest upsets

R8+283 Elo gap
Shabanov, Abdulla1904 beat Muradov, Abulfaz2187
R5+281 Elo gap
Ibrahimbayli, Almara1906 beat Muradov, Abulfaz2187
R6+157 Elo gap
Safaraliyev, Husamaddin1830 beat Aliyev, Aykhan1987