Rating Tournament of Nakhchivan Chess Center, 2025, N3
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Jun 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2303, and top seed was Yusup Atabayev (🇹🇲 TKM, GM, 2437).
Ahmet Efekan Alaz (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2255) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Urfan Sevdimaliyev (6.5) and Parviz Gasimov (6.5).
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Ahmet Efekan Alaz led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
GM Urfan Sevdimaliyev takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
FM Ahmet Efekan Alaz lost to GM Urfan Sevdimaliyev (White).
FM Ahmet Efekan Alaz 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Urfan Sevdimaliyev 4 wins (R4–R7)IM Parviz Gasimov 3 wins (R7–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇹🇷FMAlaz, Ahmet Efekan | 2255 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.50 | 38.5 | +53.0 | 2474 |
| 2 | 🇦🇿GMSevdimaliyev, Urfan | 2344 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.50 | 38.5 | +14.6 | 2464 |
| 3 | 🇦🇿IMGasimov, Parviz | 2327 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.50 | 38.5 | +16.6 | 2466 |
| 4 | 🇹🇲GMAtabayev, Yusup | 2437 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.50 | 38.5 | +2.5 | 2454 |
| 5 | 🇦🇿IMHasanzade, Toghrul | 2349 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.50 | 38.5 | +13.8 | 2463 |
| 6 | 🇦🇿IMMammadov, Sadig | 2395 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.25 | 39.0 | +2.8 | 2417 |
| 7 | 🇺🇦Nazarsoy, Elmar | 2329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.50 | 42.0 | -18.4 | 2175 |
| 8 | 🇦🇿Ismayilov, Orkhan Elburus | 2224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 2.50 | 43.0 | -29.2 | 2091 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Garayev, Murad | 2179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1.0 | 1.25 | 44.0 | -18.9 | 1965 |
| 10 | 🇺🇦Muradov, Abulfaz | 2187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0.5 | 0.50 | 44.5 | -24.9 | 1871 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Alaz, Ahmet EfekanFMTUR+53.06.5 pts · #1
- 2Gasimov, ParvizIMAZE+16.66.5 pts · #3
- 3Sevdimaliyev, UrfanGMAZE+14.66.5 pts · #2
- 1Ismayilov, Orkhan ElburusAZE-29.22.0 pts · #8
- 2Muradov, AbulfazUKR-24.90.5 pts · #10
- 3Garayev, MuradAZE-18.91.0 pts · #9