Rating tournament of "Genc Istedadlar" Chess Club, 2025, N2

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38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jun 2025 to 24 Jun 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1752, and top seed was Shahin Huseynov (🇦🇿 AZE, 2194).

Shahin Huseynov (🇦🇿 AZE, 2194) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Sahil Mehraliyev (7.0) and Ismayil Mammadov (7.0). Huseynov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ismayil Mammadli (1662) beat Shahin Huseynov (2194), a +532-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan

Dates

18 Jun 2025 → 24 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿Shahin Huseynov2194

Avg top 10

1,752

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×36

Top 3

🥇
Shahin Huseynov
🇦🇿AZE·2194
7.0pts·2100perf-7.6
🥈
Sahil Mehraliyev
🇦🇿AZE·1937
7.0pts·1869perf-4.6
🥉
Ismayil Mammadov
🇦🇿AZE·1840
7.0pts·1915perf+16.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Mammadov7Mehraliyev7Huseynov7Aliyev6.5Murvatov6Mammadli5.5

R8 · LEADER CHANGE23 Jun

Rufat Aliyev takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Huseynov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ismayil Mammadov lost to Sahil Mehraliyev (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ismayil Mammadov	*	0	0	1
2Sahil Mehraliyev	1	*	0	—
3Shahin Huseynov	1	1	*	1
4Rufat Aliyev	0	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Huseynov, Shahin	2194	AZE	−6N	+38B	+17N	+7B	+13N	F	+2B	+3B	+4N	7.0	45.5	46.0	36.00	2100	-7.6
2	Mehraliyev, Sahil	1937	AZE	+34N	+8B	−6N	+32B	+7N	+3B	−1N	+5B	+9B	7.0	44.0	46.0	33.50	1869	-4.6
3	Mammadov, Ismayil	1840	AZE	+25B	+32N	+23B	+6N	+4B	−2N	+12B	−1N	+8B	7.0	43.5	45.5	31.50	1915	+16.6
4	Aliyev, Rufat	1806	AZE	+10B	+14N	+9B	+16N	−3N	=20B	+7N	+6N	−1B	6.5	45.5	49.5	33.50	1808	+2.6
5	Murvatov, Farid	1668	AZE	+38N	+17B	−7N	=8B	=14N	+13B	+23B	−2N	+12B	6.0	41.0	41.5	23.75	1765	+35.6
6	Mammadli, Ismayil	1662	AZE	+1B	+11N	+2B	−3B	F	+21N	+20N	−4B	=7N	5.5	47.0	51.0	30.25	1908	+79.6
7	Valizada, Ramal	1418	AZE	+33B	+13N	+5B	−1N	−2B	+10N	−4B	+17N	=6B	5.5	47.0	49.0	25.75	1758	0.0
8	Mammadli, Tahir	1563	AZE	+12B	−2N	+36B	=5N	−9B	+32N	+11B	+16N	−3N	5.5	42.5	44.0	21.50	1690	+58.8
9	Huseynli, Salahaddin	1502	AZE	+37N	+15B	−4N	=20B	+8N	−12N	+25B	+13B	−2N	5.5	41.5	43.0	22.50	1675	+58.0
10	Khuduzade, Azad	1577	AZE	−4N	+30B	+22N	+29B	−20N	−7B	=17N	+26B	+18N	5.5	35.5	38.0	19.75	1598	+7.2
11	Mahmudov, Oruj	1482	AZE	+35N	−6B	+15N	=12N	−21B	+24B	−8N	+27B	+23B	5.5	35.5	37.5	20.00	1621	+46.4
12	Husuyev, Nihad	1590	AZE	−8N	+31B	+19N	=11B	+24N	+9B	−3N	=14B	−5N	5.0	42.5	45.0	21.25	1478	-36.4
13	Najafli, Kanan	1598	AZE	+31N	−7B	+25N	+23B	−1B	−5N	+21B	−9N	+26N	5.0	38.5	41.0	17.00	1551	-18.0
14	Zakiyev, Ayyub	1579	AZE	+30N	−4B	=24N	F	=5B	+29N	=16B	=12N	+15B	5.0	38.0	40.5	20.00	1653	+28.8
15	Alizade, Isa	1620	AZE	+19B	−9N	−11B	−24B	+34N	+35N	+32B	+20B	−14N	5.0	32.0	34.0	14.50	1468	-55.2
16	Mammadov, Rashid	1417	AZE	+26N	+20B	+18N	−4B	F	F	=14N	−8B	+29N	4.5	41.5	44.5	17.50	1656	+86.8
17	Nasirova, Khana	1491	AZE	+29B	−5N	−1B	=19B	=23N	+33N	=10B	−7B	+28N	4.5	38.5	40.5	15.25	1542	+8.4
18	Valiyev, Rufat Famil	1507	AZE	=21B	+24N	−16B	F	F	+30N	+29B	+25N	−10B	4.5	32.5	35.0	14.50	1348	-22.8
19	Guliyev, Toghrul	0	AZE	−15N	+35B	−12B	=17N	+28B	−23N	−27N	+30B	+24N	4.5	31.0	33.0	13.75	1170	0.0
20	Magsudsoy, Jamaladdin	1600	AZE	+36B	−16N	+21B	=9N	+10B	=4N	−6B	−15N	F	4.0	38.0	38.0	17.00	1538	-24.8
21	Aliyev, Omar Rafig	1416	AZE	=18N	=26B	−20N	+22B	+11N	−6B	−13N	=28B	=33N	4.0	35.5	37.5	16.25	1415	0.0
22	Khaligzade, Nahid	0	AZE	−23N	+27B	−10B	−21N	=30B	+31N	−26N	=33B	+37B	4.0	27.0	28.5	9.75	1293	0.0
23	Shamsaliyev, Ismayil	1500	AZE	+22B	F	−3N	−13N	=17B	+19B	−5N	+24B	−11N	3.5	40.0	40.0	14.25	1250	-54.4
24	Shahmaliyev, Faig	0	AZE	+27N	−18B	=14B	+15N	−12B	−11N	+35B	−23N	−19B	3.5	36.5	38.5	13.00	1431	0.0
25	Dadashov, Iskandar	0	AZE	−3N	+37B	−13B	=36N	F	+26B	−9N	−18B	+27N	3.5	35.0	36.5	9.25	1440	0.0
26	Seyidov, Mirjalal	1434	AZE	−16B	=21N	−29B	+31N	+36B	−25N	+22B	−10N	−13B	3.5	32.0	33.5	10.00	1265	-40.8
27	Orujov, Amirkhan	1426	AZE	−24B	−22N	=31B	−30N	+37B	+36N	+19B	−11N	−25B	3.5	27.5	29.0	8.75	1495	+8.4
28	Dotto, Amir	0	AZE	−?B	−29N	+37B	F	−19N	+38B	+34N	=21N	−17B	3.5	22.0	22.0	6.00	776	0.0
29	Muradova, Khadija	1424	AZE	−17N	+28B	+26N	−10N	+33B	−14B	−18N	F	−16B	3.0	33.0	35.0	9.00	1223	-56.8
30	Karimli, Angelina	0	AZE	−14B	−10N	−34N	+27B	=22N	−18B	+38N	−19N	−31B	2.5	31.5	32.0	6.00	1321	0.0
31	Huseinov, Teimur	0	AZE	−13B	−12N	=27N	−26B	+38N	−22B	−33B	F	+30N	2.5	27.5	28.0	4.75	1188	0.0
32	Ismayilov, Javid	1547	AZE	F	−3B	+33N	−2N	+35B	−8B	−15N	F	F	2.0	31.5	31.5	4.00	952	-42.0
33	Rafiyev, Rafi	0	AZE	−7N	F	−32B	F	−29N	−17B	+31N	=22N	=21B	2.0	29.0	29.0	6.50	687	0.0
34	FIDE 13488090	0	—	−2B	−36N	+30B	−35N	−15B	+37N	−28B	F	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	4.00	905	0.0
35	FIDE 13488112	0	—	−11B	−19N	+38N	+34B	−32N	−15B	−24N	F	F	2.0	23.0	23.0	2.50	767	0.0
36	Makhsudsoy, Mustafa	1505	AZE	−20N	+34B	−8N	=25B	−26N	−27B	−37N	F	F	1.5	24.0	24.0	3.75	703	-80.8
37	Mirzaliyev, Mahammad	0	AZE	−9B	−25N	−28N	=38B	−27N	−34B	+36B	F	−22N	1.5	24.0	24.0	1.75	1351	0.0
38	Hasanzade, Yunis	0	AZE	−5B	−1N	−35B	=37N	−31B	−28N	−30B	F	F	0.5	26.5	26.5	0.75	1131	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mammadov, RashidAZE
+86.8
4.5 pts · #7
2Mammadli, IsmayilAZE
+79.6
5.5 pts · #9
3Mammadli, TahirAZE
+58.8
5.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Makhsudsoy, MustafaAZE
-80.8
1.5 pts · #35
2Muradova, KhadijaAZE
-56.8
3.0 pts · #24
3Alizade, IsaAZE
-55.2
5.0 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R1+532 Elo gap
Mammadli, Ismayil1662 beat Huseynov, Shahin2194
R3+275 Elo gap
Mammadli, Ismayil1662 beat Mehraliyev, Sahil1937
R3+250 Elo gap
Valizada, Ramal1418 beat Murvatov, Farid1668