Turkmenistan Open Chess Championship (2 Liga) Mary 2025

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54 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Mary, Turkmenistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1812, and top seed was Ahmet Artykov (🇹🇲 TKM, 1929).

Rauf Yusupov (🇹🇲 TKM, 1854) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Jennet Yalkanova (7.0) and Dayanch Ovezov (7.0). Yusupov shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Maksat Gurbanmyradov (1407) beat Ovezmyrat Kakabayev (1865), a +458-point gap.

Location

🇹🇲Mary, 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

🇹🇲Ahmet Artykov1929

Avg top 10

1,812

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇲Turkmenistan×48

Top 3

🥇
Rauf Yusupov
🇹🇲TKM·1854
8.0pts·2060perf+76.8
🥈
Jennet Yalkanova
🇹🇲TKM·1828
7.0pts·1923perf+48.4
🥉
Dayanch Ovezov
🇹🇲TKM·1782
7.0pts·1838perf+12.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Rauf Yusupov led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Yusupov8Yalkanova7Ovezov7Artykov6.5Kabehanov6.5Tokgayeva6.5

R8 · LEADER CHANGE10 Jul

Rauf Yusupov takes the sole lead (7.5/8).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Rauf Yusupov drew with Jennet Yalkanova (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Rauf Yusupov 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Jennet Yalkanova 4 wins (R1–R4)Dayanch Ovezov 4 wins (R5–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Rauf Yusupov	*	½	½	—
2Jennet Yalkanova	½	*	0	½
3Dayanch Ovezov	½	1	*	—
4Ahmet Artykov	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Yusupov, Rauf	1854	TKM	+31B	+12N	+16B	+10N	=2N	+7B	+9B	+8N	=3N	8.0	48.5	52.5	45.50	2060	+76.8
2	Yalkanova, Jennet	1828	TKM	+33N	+21B	+4N	+9N	=1B	+14B	+7N	−3B	=5N	7.0	50.0	54.0	39.75	1923	+48.4
3	Ovezov, Dayanch	1782	TKM	+27B	+14N	−8B	=15N	+30B	+20N	+11B	+2N	=1B	7.0	46.5	50.5	38.00	1838	+12.8
4	Tokgayeva,Aygul	1711	TKM	+42B	+45N	−2B	+29N	+6B	−9N	=13B	+15N	+7N	6.5	43.0	45.0	29.25	1799	+18.2
5	Artykov, Ahmet	1929	TKM	+29B	+26N	−9B	−11N	+40B	+19N	+15B	+16N	=2B	6.5	42.5	46.0	30.50	1809	-37.2
6	Kabehanov, Serdar	1801	TKM	+35N	−17B	+18N	+21B	−4N	=28B	+14N	+13N	+12B	6.5	41.5	45.5	32.00	1712	-28.4
7	Ovezov, Begench	1811	TKM	+36B	+28N	+13B	+8N	+11B	−1N	−2B	+9N	−4B	6.0	49.0	53.0	31.50	1808	+2.0
8	Ybrayymov Agajan	1616	TKM	+25B	+22N	+3N	−7B	−9B	+29N	+10B	−1B	+17N	6.0	48.0	52.0	32.00	1833	+89.2
9	Agajanov, Amangeldi	1755	TKM	+39B	+37N	+5N	−2B	+8N	+4B	−1N	−7B	+28N	6.0	48.0	52.0	31.00	1821	+26.4
10	Maylyew, Halim	1769	TKM	+32N	+40B	+17N	−1B	=26N	=12B	−8N	+23B	+21N	6.0	43.0	46.5	27.50	1655	-38.8
11	Annamyradov, Sohbet	1707	TKM	+52N	=18B	+22N	+5B	−7N	+26B	−3N	=28B	+14N	6.0	43.0	44.0	26.50	1833	+48.4
12	Serdarov, Tachmyrat	1617	TKM	+51N	−1B	+35N	=30B	+23N	=10N	=16B	+26B	−6N	5.5	43.0	44.0	22.00	1671	+19.2
13	Amanmuhammedov, Emir	1689	TKM	+46B	+53N	−7N	−14B	+36N	+25B	=4N	−6B	+18N	5.5	40.0	41.0	20.25	1510	-46.4
14	Charyyargulyyev, Hydyrguly	1557	TKM	+23N	−3B	+45B	+13N	+16B	−2N	−6B	+31N	−11B	5.0	46.0	48.0	21.50	1664	+38.8
15	Charyyeva, Anna	1520	TKM	−18N	+24B	+47N	=3B	+17N	+22B	−5N	−4B	=20B	5.0	45.0	47.0	23.00	1734	+70.8
16	Glyjov, Silap	1723	TKM	+43N	+34B	−1N	+28B	−14N	+21B	=12N	−5B	=19N	5.0	43.0	46.0	21.25	1599	-46.0
17	Prohorov, Denis	1546	TKM	+44B	+6N	−10B	=20N	−15B	+24N	=19B	+27N	−8B	5.0	43.0	45.5	23.50	1517	-11.6
18	Yusupov, Meretgeldi	0	TKM	+15B	=11N	−6B	−24B	+33N	+32B	=26N	+29N	−13B	5.0	40.5	44.5	22.25	1628	0.0
19	Amanov, Ahmet	1564	TKM	=24N	−20B	+33N	=23B	+35N	−5B	=17N	+36B	=16B	5.0	39.5	43.5	22.00	1638	+25.2
20	Ahmedov Mukam	1620	TKM	−34N	+19N	+31B	=17B	+24N	−3B	F	+33B	=15N	5.0	39.0	43.0	23.00	1674	+16.8
21	Hummedov, Muhammedali	1566	TKM	+54B	−2N	+27B	−6N	+31B	−16N	+45B	+30N	−10B	5.0	39.0	39.5	15.00	1559	+18.4
22	Kakabayev, Ovezmyrat	1865	TKM	+30N	−8B	−11B	+42N	+37B	−15N	−27B	+34N	+35N	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.00	1546	-85.6
23	Myradov, Atamyrat	0	TKM	−14B	+42N	+37B	=19N	−12B	=30N	+41B	−10N	+31B	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.00	1518	0.0
24	Meredov Osman	0	TKM	=19B	−15N	+44B	+18N	−20B	−17B	+32N	=40N	+29B	5.0	36.5	39.0	19.75	1413	0.0
25	Meredov Omar	0	TKM	−8N	+32B	−29B	+39N	+41B	−13N	−31B	+46N	+30B	5.0	35.0	37.0	17.50	1319	0.0
26	Orazmammedova, Leyli	1618	TKM	+50B	−5B	+36N	+40N	=10B	−11N	=18B	−12N	=27B	4.5	41.0	42.5	16.75	1603	-8.4
27	Gurbanmyradov, Maksat	1407	TKM	−3N	+51B	−21N	+47B	−28N	+40B	+22N	−17B	=26N	4.5	36.0	37.0	13.75	1520	0.0
28	Gurbanov Rejepmyrat	1561	TKM	+41B	−7B	+34N	−16N	+27B	=6N	F	=11N	−9B	4.0	43.0	46.5	18.25	1521	-8.8
29	Ishankulyyev Nurmuhammet	1510	TKM	−5N	+52B	+25N	−4B	+43N	−8B	+36N	−18B	−24N	4.0	41.0	42.0	13.00	1472	-11.6
30	Sapardurdyyev, Azat	1509	TKM	−22B	+48N	+41B	=12N	−3N	=23B	+35N	−21B	−25N	4.0	40.0	42.0	14.75	1483	-12.8
31	Aganyyazov, Mekan	1467	TKM	−1N	+46B	−20N	+45B	−21N	+43B	+25N	−14B	−23N	4.0	38.0	40.0	12.00	824	-50.8
32	Akayev Salyh	0	TKM	−10B	−25N	+54B	=41N	+39B	−18N	−24B	=38N	+46B	4.0	34.5	35.0	10.25	972	0.0
33	Isayev, Hamza	1440	TKM	−2B	=54N	−19B	+49N	−18B	+38N	+42B	−20N	=43B	4.0	34.0	34.5	10.75	871	-29.2
34	Bayramdurdyyev, Seyran	0	TKM	+20B	−16N	−28B	−37N	−38B	+44N	+39B	−22B	+52N	4.0	33.5	34.5	12.50	1412	0.0
35	Gurbanov, Aymyrat	1417	TKM	−6B	+38N	−12B	+50N	−19B	+51N	−30B	+45N	−22B	4.0	33.5	34.5	8.50	863	-43.2
36	Gurbanmyradov, Emir	1423	TKM	−7N	+50B	−26B	+38N	−13B	+46N	−29B	−19N	+48B	4.0	33.0	34.5	9.50	839	-48.4
37	Saparov Rejepmyrat	1492	TKM	+47N	−9B	−23N	+34B	−22N	F	F	+49B	+42N	4.0	29.0	31.0	11.00	1013	-10.8
38	Geldiyev, Kerim	0	TKM	−40N	−35B	+52N	−36B	+34N	−33B	=43N	=32B	+51N	4.0	27.5	28.5	9.50	651	0.0
39	Allaberdiyev Begmyrat	0	TKM	−9N	−47B	+46N	−25B	−32N	+52B	−34N	+51B	+45B	4.0	26.0	27.0	6.00	961	0.0
40	Mekanov Eshret	1506	TKM	+38B	−10N	F	−26B	−5N	−27N	+48B	=24B	+41N	3.5	36.0	37.0	12.00	966	-24.4
41	Myradov, Ahmet	0	TKM	−28N	+43B	−30N	=32B	−25N	+50B	−23N	+44B	−40B	3.5	31.0	32.5	9.00	727	0.0
42	FIDE 14017180	0	—	−4N	−23B	+51N	−22B	−45N	+47B	−33N	+54B	−37B	3.0	29.5	30.0	3.50	830	0.0
43	Amanov Arslan	0	TKM	−16B	−41N	F	+44N	−29B	−31N	=38B	+50B	=33N	3.0	29.0	30.5	8.00	1216	0.0
44	FIDE 14018292	0	—	−17N	+49B	−24N	−43B	=50N	−34B	+54B	−41N	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	3.25	748	0.0
45	Geldiyev, Geldi	0	TKM	+48B	−4B	−14N	−31N	+42B	F	−21N	−35B	−39N	2.0	35.5	37.5	5.00	724	0.0
46	FIDE 14017199	0	—	−13N	−31N	−39B	+48B	+47N	−36B	F	−25B	−32N	2.0	32.5	34.5	4.00	727	0.0
47	FIDE 14017474	0	—	−37B	+39N	−15B	−27N	−46B	−42N	F	−48N	+50B	2.0	26.0	26.0	5.50	685	0.0
48	FIDE 14019795	0	—	−45N	−30B	F	−46N	F	+49B	−40N	+47B	−36N	2.0	22.5	23.0	4.00	681	0.0
49	FIDE 14019787	0	—	−53B	−44N	F	−33B	F	−48N	+52B	−37N	+54N	2.0	16.5	16.5	1.50	673	0.0
50	Gadamov Maksat	0	TKM	−26N	−36N	F	−35B	=44B	−41N	+51B	−43N	−47N	1.5	25.5	26.5	2.25	687	0.0
51	Kakageldiyev Palvan	0	TKM	−12B	−27N	−42B	F	+52N	−35B	−50N	−39N	−38B	1.0	27.5	27.5	1.00	718	0.0
52	Batyrov Emin	0	TKM	−11B	−29N	−38B	+54N	−51B	−39N	−49N	F	−34B	1.0	25.5	25.5	0.50	809	0.0
53	Shadurdyyev Durdymyrat	0	TKM	+49N	−13B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	889	0.0
54	Berdimyradov, Didar	0	TKM	−21N	=33B	−32N	−52B	F	F	−44N	−42N	−49B	0.5	23.5	23.5	2.00	1272	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ybrayymov AgajanTKM
+89.2
6.0 pts · #7
2Yusupov, RaufTKM
+76.8
8.0 pts · #1
3Charyyeva, AnnaTKM
+70.8
5.0 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Kakabayev, OvezmyratTKM
-85.6
5.0 pts · #18
2Aganyyazov, MekanTKM
-50.8
4.0 pts · #40
3Gurbanmyradov, EmirTKM
-48.4
4.0 pts · #47

Biggest upsets

R7+458 Elo gap
Gurbanmyradov, Maksat1407 beat Kakabayev, Ovezmyrat1865
R6+345 Elo gap
Charyyeva, Anna1520 beat Kakabayev, Ovezmyrat1865
R2+255 Elo gap
Prohorov, Denis1546 beat Kabehanov, Serdar1801