Turkmenistan Open Chess Championship (2 Liga) Ashgabat 2025

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90 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1736, and top seed was Azatgeldi Annageldiyev (🇹🇲 TKM, 1942).

Azatgeldi Annageldiyev (🇹🇲 TKM, 1942) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Resulmyrat Myradov (7.5) and Ashyrmuhammet Atayev (7.0). Annageldiyev shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Ovezov Perman (1469) beat Iskendershyh Agalyyev (1828), a +359-point gap.

Location

🇹🇲Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Dates

07 Jul 2025 → 11 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇲Azatgeldi Annageldiyev1942

Avg top 10

1,736

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇲Turkmenistan×65

Top 3

🥇
Azatgeldi Annageldiyev
🇹🇲TKM·1942
7.5pts·1853perf-10.2
🥈
Resulmyrat Myradov
🇹🇲TKM·1632
7.5pts·1906perf+95.6
🥉
Ashyrmuhammet Atayev
🇹🇲TKM·1697
7.0pts·1773perf+29.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Annageldiyev7.5Myradov7.5Atayev7Agalyyev7Vepayeva7Bayrambayev6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Annageldiyev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.5).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Azatgeldi Annageldiyev drew with Resulmyrat Myradov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Azatgeldi Annageldiyev 5 wins (R4–R8)Resulmyrat Myradov 5 wins (R1–R5)Ashyrmuhammet Atayev 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Azatgeldi Annageldiyev	*	½	—	—
2Resulmyrat Myradov	½	*	1	—
3Ashyrmuhammet Atayev	—	0	*	—
4Iskendershyh Agalyyev	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Annageldiyev, Azatgeldi	1942	TKM	+80N	+24B	−4N	+16B	+19N	+17B	+12N	+6N	=2B	7.5	50.5	52.5	41.75	1853	-10.2
2	Myradov, Resulmyrat	1632	TKM	+88N	+53B	+25N	+41B	+7N	−6B	+4N	+3B	=1N	7.5	48.5	49.5	39.25	1906	+95.6
3	Atayev, Ashyrmuhammet	1697	TKM	+39B	+29N	=9B	+14N	+13B	+8N	=6B	−2N	+11B	7.0	50.5	55.5	41.50	1773	+29.6
4	Vepayeva, Lale	1603	TKM	+79N	+63B	+1B	=7N	+9B	=11N	−2B	+30N	+13B	7.0	48.5	51.0	37.25	1782	+63.2
5	Agalyyev, Iskendershyh	1828	TKM	+73B	=18N	+30B	−13N	+45B	+22N	+14B	+10N	=6B	7.0	46.0	49.0	36.75	1723	-27.2
6	Gubatayev, Alihan	1659	TKM	+54N	+33B	+19N	+12B	=8B	+2N	=3N	−1B	=5N	6.5	52.5	56.5	38.75	1827	+71.2
7	Meredov, Mahmut	1664	TKM	+35N	+16B	+23N	=4B	−2B	−13N	+22B	+31N	+26B	6.5	48.0	53.0	36.00	1637	-8.8
8	Soyunova, Nurana	1747	TKM	+84N	+49B	+42N	+11B	=6N	−3B	−9N	+25B	+23N	6.5	45.5	47.5	30.75	1716	-9.6
9	Charyyev Halilmuhammet	1554	TKM	+66N	+86B	=3N	+26B	−4N	+28B	+8B	−12N	+42B	6.5	45.5	46.5	30.00	1723	+64.8
10	Bayrambayev, Suleyman	1743	TKM	+46B	+21N	−14B	=45N	+31N	+25B	+27N	−5B	+24N	6.5	45.0	49.5	34.25	1660	-25.6
11	Durdyyev, Abdylla	1608	TKM	+76B	+34N	+32B	−8N	+18N	=4B	=23N	+19B	−3N	6.0	48.0	51.0	31.25	1657	+10.0
12	Merdanov, Myrat	1739	TKM	F	+22B	+17N	−6N	+32B	+42N	−1B	+9B	+14N	6.0	47.5	47.5	33.50	1793	+24.8
13	Ovezov Perman	1469	TKM	+55N	=43B	+28N	+5B	−3N	+7B	=37N	+41B	−4N	6.0	47.0	51.0	32.25	1764	+53.6
14	Annagylyjov, Begli	1560	TKM	+57N	+87B	+10N	−3B	+49N	+41B	−5N	+16B	−12B	6.0	45.0	46.0	26.00	1695	+52.4
15	Bayramalyyev Shyhmammet	1624	TKM	+36N	+82B	=26N	=18B	=25N	=23B	=24N	+27B	=17N	6.0	44.5	46.5	29.50	1554	-25.6
16	Charyyev Abdulla	1405	TKM	+58B	−7N	+47B	−1N	+55B	+60N	+32B	−14N	+30B	6.0	42.5	46.5	26.50	1535	+28.4
17	Ovganov.Abdyrahym	1558	TKM	+70B	+64N	−12B	+80N	+21B	−1N	=31B	+47N	=15B	6.0	41.5	43.5	24.50	1563	-4.0
18	Hemrayev Ilshat	1461	TKM	+51N	=5B	+43N	=15N	−11B	+54B	−41N	+55B	+33N	6.0	41.0	45.0	28.00	1553	+20.0
19	Bayjikov, Kerimberdi	1506	TKM	+78B	+74N	−6B	+71N	−1B	+46N	+20B	−11N	+50B	6.0	40.5	43.0	23.00	924	-29.2
20	Shahirov, Muhanetnur	0	TKM	−82N	+66B	+36N	−22B	+57N	+34B	−19N	+35B	+49B	6.0	38.0	40.0	26.50	1445	0.0
21	Annagulyyev Ayhan	1451	TKM	+61N	−10B	+86N	+54B	−17N	=44B	=43N	+71B	+38N	6.0	37.5	38.5	21.50	851	-20.0
22	Gurbanov Arslan	1428	TKM	+89B	−12N	+57B	+20N	=27N	−5B	−7N	+44B	+48N	5.5	44.0	44.0	21.75	1372	-10.0
23	Konstantinov Mark	1547	TKM	+44N	+65B	−7B	+74N	+29B	=15N	=11B	=42N	−8B	5.5	43.0	46.0	24.75	1554	+0.8
24	Janbekov, Ahmet	1451	TKM	+52B	−1N	+48B	+56N	−42B	+63N	=15B	+32N	−10B	5.5	42.0	45.5	24.00	1516	+11.2
25	Nazarov Muhammet	1496	TKM	+75B	+71N	−2B	+67N	=15B	−10N	+45B	−8N	+47B	5.5	42.0	45.0	21.50	1480	-6.0
26	Ibragimov, Seyran	1464	TKM	+72B	+90N	=15B	−9N	−43B	+40B	+44N	+37B	−7N	5.5	41.0	41.0	20.50	1542	+14.4
27	Kalashnikov, Valeriy	1552	TKM	+47B	+83N	−41B	+46N	=22B	+43N	−10B	−15N	+45B	5.5	40.5	42.5	22.75	1423	-34.4
28	Babayev Kerim	1490	TKM	+68B	=48N	−13B	+44B	+51N	−9N	−47B	+64N	+46B	5.5	38.0	41.5	22.25	711	-37.6
29	Atamyradov Kerim	1424	TKM	+85N	−3B	+65N	+50B	−23N	−38B	+70N	+40B	=41N	5.5	37.5	39.5	19.75	1366	-7.6
30	Onder, Muzaffer	1501	TKM	+62N	+40B	−5N	+63B	−41N	+53B	+38N	−4B	−16N	5.0	42.5	46.0	21.50	827	-56.0
31	Ovezmyradov Osman	1419	TKM	+38B	−41N	+70B	+60N	−10B	+50N	=17N	−7B	=37N	5.0	41.5	44.5	21.50	1421	-1.6
32	Artykov Omar	1514	TKM	+69N	+56B	−11N	+82B	−12N	+33B	−16N	−24B	+74N	5.0	39.0	41.0	17.50	1280	-58.4
33	Nazarov Aly	1400	TKM	+50B	−6N	+83B	−42N	+72B	−32N	+61B	+52N	−18B	5.0	37.0	39.0	17.00	757	-47.6
34	Durdyyev Bagtyyar	1417	TKM	+59N	−11B	−44N	+65B	+74B	−20N	+75N	−38B	+43N	5.0	36.5	39.5	18.00	809	-10.0
35	FIDE 14019396	0	—	−7B	+68N	−56B	−55N	+78B	+72N	+58B	−20N	+52B	5.0	35.0	37.5	17.00	864	0.0
36	Bayramalyyev Isgender	0	TKM	−15B	+72N	−20B	−52N	−75B	+?N	+62B	+61N	+59B	5.0	34.0	34.0	15.00	824	0.0
37	Japarov Azimgeldi	1677	TKM	−63N	−44B	+75N	+66B	+83B	+80N	=13B	−26N	=31B	5.0	33.0	35.0	16.00	1327	-54.0
38	Nurmuhammedov Yazmyrat	0	TKM	−31N	+88B	F	+76N	+?B	+29N	−30B	+34N	−21B	5.0	32.5	32.5	14.50	1371	0.0
39	FIDE 14019914	0	—	−3N	+85B	−50N	−68B	=65N	+69B	=51N	+72B	+71N	5.0	31.5	33.5	15.25	903	0.0
40	FIDE 14019361	0	—	+?B	−30N	+87N	−49B	+81B	−26N	+63B	−29N	+70N	5.0	29.5	29.5	9.50	656	0.0
41	Atayev Kakajan	1665	TKM	F	+31B	+27N	−2N	+30B	−14N	+18B	−13N	=29B	4.5	46.5	46.5	24.25	1544	-47.6
42	Charyyev Charyhekim	1586	TKM	F	+45N	−8B	+33B	+24N	−12B	+49N	=23B	−9N	4.5	43.5	43.5	21.75	1576	-7.6
43	Shamhalyan, Nerses	0	TKM	+?B	=13N	−18B	+73N	+26N	−27B	=21B	=46N	−34B	4.5	41.5	41.5	16.75	1344	0.0
44	Hojagulyyev Merdan	0	TKM	−23B	+37N	+34B	−28N	+?B	=21N	−26B	−22N	+64B	4.5	41.5	41.5	16.50	1394	0.0
45	Allanazarov Annanazar	1401	TKM	+77N	−42B	+62N	=10B	−5N	+51B	−25N	+68B	−27N	4.5	40.5	43.5	17.75	1272	-24.4
46	Arslanow, Selim	0	TKM	−10N	+61B	+59N	−27B	+67N	−19B	+56N	=43B	−28N	4.5	40.0	43.5	17.75	772	0.0
47	Hojagulyyev, Hangeldi	0	TKM	−27N	+?B	−16N	=64B	+?N	+48B	+28N	−17B	−25N	4.5	36.5	36.5	11.75	1260	0.0
48	FIDE 14018527	0	—	+?N	=28B	−24N	−51B	+73B	−47N	+?B	+?N	−22B	4.5	28.0	28.0	5.75	1182	0.0
49	Balkanov Alyhan	1433	TKM	F	−8N	+81B	+40N	−14B	+52N	−42B	+67B	−20N	4.0	37.5	37.5	14.50	833	-30.4
50	Ovezov, Eyyup	0	TKM	−33N	F	+39B	−29N	+?B	−31B	+54N	+57B	−19N	4.0	34.5	34.5	13.00	637	0.0
51	FIDE 14019981	0	—	−18B	=73N	+?B	+48N	−28B	−45N	=39B	−63N	+80B	4.0	34.0	34.0	10.50	650	0.0
52	FIDE 14011930	0	—	−24N	−?B	+79N	+36B	+82N	−49B	+53N	−33B	−35N	4.0	33.0	33.0	13.50	628	0.0
53	Agajanov Abdylla	0	TKM	+?B	−2N	−74B	+70N	+71B	−30N	−52B	+75N	−55N	4.0	32.5	32.5	9.00	766	0.0
54	Bayryyev Yslam	0	TKM	−6B	+89N	+90B	−21N	+58B	−18N	−50B	+85N	F	4.0	32.5	32.5	6.00	723	0.0
55	Mammetjumayev, Oguzhan	0	TKM	−13B	+?N	−82N	+35B	−16N	F	+80B	−18N	+53B	4.0	32.0	32.0	11.00	645	0.0
56	Ovshukov Nurberdi	0	TKM	+?B	−32N	+35N	−24B	F	+83N	−46B	+78N	F	4.0	32.0	32.0	9.50	681	0.0
57	Gulmyradov Shirmyrat	0	TKM	−14B	+?N	−22N	+?B	−20B	+85N	+60B	−50N	F	4.0	31.5	31.5	6.00	689	0.0
58	Oraznepesov Nuryagdy	0	TKM	−16N	+79B	−63N	+86B	−54N	+84B	−35N	+81B	F	4.0	29.0	30.0	7.50	606	0.0
59	FIDE 14020025	0	—	−34B	+76N	−46B	−81N	+79N	−70B	+65N	+83B	−36N	4.0	28.5	30.5	11.00	617	0.0
60	Silapov Batyr	0	TKM	F	+?B	+?N	−31B	+64N	−16B	−57N	−70B	+79N	4.0	24.0	24.0	6.00	614	0.0
61	Mergenov Shahymerdan	0	TKM	−21B	−46N	+?B	−?N	+86N	+?B	−33N	−36B	+81N	4.0	23.5	23.5	3.00	625	0.0
62	Kurbanov Selim	0	TKM	−30B	+?N	−45B	−?N	−87N	+88B	−36N	+86B	+?N	4.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	651	0.0
63	Atayev Selim	0	TKM	+37B	−4N	+58B	−30N	F	−24B	−40N	+51B	=67N	3.5	39.5	43.0	14.75	1366	0.0
64	FIDE 14007843	0	—	+?N	−17B	F	=47N	−60B	+78N	+66B	−28B	−44N	3.5	34.0	34.0	8.25	724	0.0
65	FIDE 14019973	0	—	+81B	−23N	−29B	−34N	=39B	−?N	−59B	+89N	+78B	3.5	29.5	29.5	7.00	663	0.0
66	FIDE 14008564	0	—	−9B	−20N	+?B	−37N	=84N	+?B	−64N	+69B	−?N	3.5	26.5	26.5	4.50	815	0.0
67	FIDE 14013665	0	—	F	+?N	F	−25B	−46B	+81N	+73B	−49N	=63B	3.5	26.0	26.0	6.75	664	0.0
68	FIDE 14016885	0	—	−28N	−35B	F	+39N	−80B	=?N	+?B	−45N	+76B	3.5	25.0	25.0	8.00	646	0.0
69	FIDE 14019400	0	—	−32B	=?N	−73B	−78N	+?B	−39N	+?B	−66N	+?B	3.5	19.0	19.0	0.00	711	0.0
70	FIDE 14008505	0	—	−17N	+?B	−31N	−53B	F	+59N	−29B	+60N	−40B	3.0	33.5	33.5	8.00	668	0.0
71	Meredov, Ali	0	TKM	F	−25B	+84N	−19B	−53N	+76N	+?B	−21N	−39B	3.0	31.5	31.5	5.00	683	0.0
72	Mangushev, Ahmad	0	TKM	−26N	−36B	+88N	+87B	−33N	−35B	+76B	−39N	−?B	3.0	30.5	30.5	5.00	633	0.0
73	FIDE 14018870	0	—	−5N	=51B	+69N	−43B	−48N	+?B	−67N	=?B	−77N	3.0	30.0	30.0	5.50	1028	0.0
74	Mamedyarov, Kamran	0	TKM	F	−19B	+53N	−23B	−34N	−?N	+86B	+80N	−32B	3.0	28.5	28.5	7.00	695	0.0
75	Maksadov Myrat	0	TKM	−25N	−80B	−37B	+?N	+36N	F	−34B	−53B	+?N	3.0	28.5	28.5	5.00	729	0.0
76	Charyyev, Muhammetoraz	0	TKM	−11N	−59B	+77N	−38B	+?N	−71B	−72N	+?B	−68N	3.0	27.5	27.5	3.00	809	0.0
77	FIDE 14020033	0	—	−45B	−81N	−76B	+?N	−?B	−86N	+?N	F	+73B	3.0	14.5	14.5	3.00	601	0.0
78	FIDE 14019418	0	—	−19N	−84B	=?N	+69B	−35N	−64B	+79N	−56B	−65N	2.5	30.0	30.0	6.00	704	0.0
79	FIDE 14019957	0	—	−4B	−58N	−52B	+?N	−59B	=?N	−78B	+?N	−60B	2.5	25.5	25.5	0.00	807	0.0
80	Annalyyev, Kyyas	0	TKM	−1B	+75N	F	−17B	+68N	−37B	−55N	−74B	−51N	2.0	38.0	41.0	6.50	925	0.0
81	FIDE 14016303	0	—	−65N	+77B	−49N	+59B	−40N	−67B	F	−58N	−61B	2.0	31.0	33.0	7.00	633	0.0
82	FIDE 14019310	0	—	+20B	−15N	+55B	−32N	−52B	F	F	F	F	2.0	30.0	30.0	10.00	768	0.0
83	Hojanazarov Shamuhammet	0	TKM	F	−27B	−33N	+84B	−37N	−56B	F	−59N	+85B	2.0	28.5	28.5	4.00	742	0.0
84	FIDE 14019906	0	—	−8B	+78N	−71B	−83N	=66B	−58N	−?B	=?N	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	4.25	946	0.0
85	Nepesov, Davutgeldi	0	TKM	−29B	−39N	−?B	F	+88N	−57B	+?N	−54B	−83N	2.0	21.5	21.5	1.00	624	0.0
86	FIDE 14019922	0	—	F	−9N	−21B	−58N	−61B	+77B	−74N	−62N	F	1.0	30.5	30.5	3.00	702	0.0
87	Bayhanov Shahan	0	TKM	F	−14N	−40B	−72N	+62B	F	F	F	F	1.0	29.0	29.0	4.00	753	0.0
88	FIDE 14019930	0	—	−2B	−38N	−72B	+89N	−85B	−62N	−?B	F	−?B	1.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	830	0.0
89	FIDE 14020009	0	—	−22N	−54B	−?N	−88B	−?N	F	−?B	−65B	F	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	624	0.0
90	FIDE 14020041	0	—	F	−26B	−54N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	665	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Myradov, ResulmyratTKM
+95.6
7.5 pts · #6
2Gubatayev, AlihanTKM
+71.2
6.5 pts · #8
3Charyyev HalilmuhammetTKM
+64.8
6.5 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Artykov OmarTKM
-58.4
5.0 pts · #33
2Onder, MuzafferTKM
-56.0
5.0 pts · #41
3Japarov AzimgeldiTKM
-54.0
5.0 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R4+359 Elo gap
Ovezov Perman1469 beat Agalyyev, Iskendershyh1828
R3+339 Elo gap
Vepayeva, Lale1603 beat Annageldiyev, Azatgeldi1942
R8+213 Elo gap
Ibragimov, Seyran1464 beat Japarov Azimgeldi1677