Turkmenistan Women Chess Championship (2 Liga) Lebap 2025
34 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1664, and top seed was Nebahat Muradova (🇹🇲 TKM, 1777).
Bahtiyarova Jeren (🇹🇲 TKM, 1737) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Babanazarova Nurhan (7.5) and Aylar Semenderova (6.5). Jeren won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Merjen Hamrakulyyeva (1519) beat Nebahat Muradova (1777), a +258-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsBahtiyarova Jeren led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Bahtiyarova Jeren held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.
Bahtiyarova Jeren beat Babanazarova Nurhan (Black).
Bahtiyarova Jeren 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Babanazarova Nurhan 4 wins (R6–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bahtiyarova Jeren | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Babanazarova Nurhan | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Aylar Semenderova | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Nebahat Muradova | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahtiyarova Jeren | 1737 | TKM | +21N | +7B | +11N | =4B | +2N | +19B | +5N | =3B | +6N | 8.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 44.75 | 1970 | +77.2 |
| 2 | Babanazarova Nurhan | 1653 | TKM | +18B | +20N | =5B | +6N | −1B | +7B | +3N | +4B | +8N | 7.5 | 49.0 | 53.0 | 42.00 | 1883 | +92.4 |
| 3 | Semenderova, Aylar | 1717 | TKM | +10N | +19B | =17N | +9B | +11N | =5N | −2B | =1N | +13B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 34.25 | 1730 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Isayeva Maysa | 1757 | TKM | +16B | +8N | +12B | =1N | −5B | =6N | +7B | −2N | +14B | 6.0 | 49.5 | 54.5 | 34.00 | 1708 | -9.6 |
| 5 | Muradova, Nebahat | 1777 | TKM | +27N | +14B | =2N | +17B | +4N | =3B | −1B | −8N | +12B | 6.0 | 48.5 | 51.5 | 30.50 | 1712 | -21.2 |
| 6 | Rustemjanova Aygozel | 1619 | TKM | +31N | =9B | +13N | −2B | +17N | =4B | +19N | +11B | −1B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 26.75 | 1729 | +42.4 |
| 7 | Bayramova, Gunesh | 1491 | TKM | +23B | −1N | +33B | +22N | +12B | −2N | −4N | +21B | +11N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 24.00 | 1581 | +14.0 |
| 8 | Hamrakulyyeva, Merjen | 1519 | TKM | +22N | −4B | +32N | +15B | −19N | +10B | +13N | +5B | −2B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 28.00 | 1601 | +18.8 |
| 9 | Atajanova, Leyli | 0 | TKM | +?B | =6N | +14B | −3N | −20B | +24N | +16B | −12N | +17B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 21.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Jumayeva, Bagul | 0 | TKM | −3B | +24N | +28B | −12N | +14B | −8N | +20B | =16N | +29B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 21.00 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ruslanova, Dunya | 1577 | TKM | +33B | +28N | −1B | +27N | −3B | +21N | +15B | −6N | −7B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 17.00 | 850 | -64.8 |
| 12 | Yazmuradova Roza | 1539 | TKM | +32N | +26B | −4N | +10B | −7N | −15B | +29N | +9B | −5N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 20.00 | 883 | -38.0 |
| 13 | Huseyinova Humay | 1732 | TKM | +34B | −17N | −6B | +33N | +22B | +20N | −8B | +15N | −3N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 16.50 | 1309 | -105.2 |
| 14 | Charykulyyeva, Gunesh | 1536 | TKM | +29B | −5N | −9N | +31B | −10N | +25B | +22N | +19B | −4N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 17.00 | 1535 | -2.0 |
| 15 | Rahmanova, Bahar | 0 | TKM | −17B | +18N | +?B | −8N | +27B | +12N | −11N | −13B | +19N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 16.50 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Bahtiyarova Medine | 0 | TKM | −4N | +31B | −26N | =24B | +25N | +17B | −9N | =10B | +21N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 19.00 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Narimanova Ayna | 1478 | TKM | +15N | +13B | =3B | −5N | −6B | −16N | +26B | +20N | −9N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 20.75 | 1650 | +42.8 |
| 18 | Jumayeva, Bahar | 0 | TKM | −2N | −15B | +30N | −25B | −24N | +?B | =34N | +33B | +22N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 9.75 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sheraliyeva, Enejan | 1447 | TKM | +24B | −3N | +23B | +26N | +8B | −1N | −6B | −14N | −15B | 4.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 17.00 | 1387 | -16.4 |
| 20 | Yunusova, Gulnabat | 1424 | TKM | +25N | −2B | −22N | +32B | +9N | −13B | −10N | −17B | +30N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 14.50 | 820 | -29.6 |
| 21 | Isayeva Lachyn | 0 | TKM | −1B | −23N | +29B | +28N | +26B | −11B | +27N | −7N | −16B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 12.50 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Merdanova, Dessan | 0 | TKM | −8B | +34N | +20B | −7B | −13N | +33N | −14B | +28N | −18B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 10.50 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Nuraliyeva Ogulnar | 0 | TKM | −7N | +21B | −19N | −30B | +34N | −27B | −25N | +?B | +28N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 8.50 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Rahmanova, Maral | 0 | TKM | −19N | −10B | F | =16N | +18B | −9B | =30N | +27B | =25N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 13.25 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Rustemova, Meryem | 0 | TKM | −20B | F | −27N | +18N | −16B | −14N | +23B | +31N | =24B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 12.75 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Toymuradova, Maral | 0 | TKM | F | −12N | +16B | −19B | −21N | =30B | −17N | +34B | +27N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 11.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Akyyeva Aybolek | 0 | TKM | −5B | +29N | +25B | −11B | −15N | +23N | −21B | −24N | −26B | 3.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 10.50 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Soyunova Nazli | 0 | TKM | +30N | −11B | −10N | −21B | +31N | −29B | +32N | −22B | −23B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 8.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Mahtymkulyyeva Dilnaza | 0 | TKM | −14N | −27B | −21N | F | +33B | +28N | −12B | +30B | −10N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Abdullayeva Menli | 0 | TKM | −28B | −33N | −18B | +23N | +32B | =26N | =24B | −29N | −20B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 10.00 | 610 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Kakabayeva Jennet | 0 | TKM | −6B | −16N | +34B | −14N | −28B | =32N | +?N | −25B | F | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 2.75 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Kakabayeva Mira | 0 | TKM | −12B | +?N | −8B | −20N | −30N | =31B | −28B | F | +34N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 2.75 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 14019043 | 0 | — | −11N | +30B | −7N | −13B | −29N | −22B | F | −18N | +?B | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 3.00 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Ishankuliyeva Ajap | 0 | TKM | −13N | −22B | −31N | +?N | −23B | F | =18B | −26N | −32B | 1.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 2.25 | 933 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Babanazarova NurhanTKM+92.47.5 pts · #2
- 2Bahtiyarova JerenTKM+77.28.0 pts · #1
- 3Narimanova AynaTKM+42.84.5 pts · #8
- 1Huseyinova HumayTKM-105.25.0 pts · #13
- 2Ruslanova, DunyaTKM-64.85.0 pts · #20
- 3Yazmuradova RozaTKM-38.05.0 pts · #32
- R8+258 Elo gap
- R2+254 Elo gap
- R7+213 Elo gap