Turkmenistan Open Chess Championship (2 Liga) Dashoguz 2025
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37 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Dashoguz, Turkmenistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1666, and top seed was Muhammetnur Baygeldiyev (🇹🇲 TKM, 1758).
Muhammetnur Baygeldiyev (🇹🇲 TKM, 1758) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ihlas Ulugbekov (7.0) and Omarbek Ismailov (6.5). Baygeldiyev shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Muhammad Ismailov (1584) beat Muhammetnur Baygeldiyev (1758), a +174-point gap.
Location
🇹🇲Dashoguz, Turkmenistan
Dates
07 Jul 2025 → 11 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×30
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMuhammetnur Baygeldiyev led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
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Baygeldiyev7.5Ulugbekov7Ismailov6.5Haljykov6.5Nejmeddinov6Garatayev6— ex-leaders:Ismailovled R3, #21
R5 · LEADER CHANGE09 Jul
Omarbek Ismailov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Muhammetnur Baygeldiyev drew with Ihlas Ulugbekov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Muhammetnur Baygeldiyev 5 wins (R5–R9)Omarbek Ismailov 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Muhammetnur Baygeldiyev | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Ihlas Ulugbekov | ½ | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Omarbek Ismailov | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Begmuhammet Haljykov | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baygeldiyev, Muhammetnur | 1758 | TKM | +20N | +5B | −18N | =2B | +15N | +8B | +12N | +3B | +4N | 7.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 42.00 | 1858 | +38.0 |
| 2 | Ulugbekov, Ihlas | 1515 | TKM | +30B | +21N | =8B | =1N | +13B | +5N | −4B | +9N | +3N | 7.0 | 46.5 | 48.5 | 35.50 | 1834 | +132.8 |
| 3 | Ismailov, Omarbek | 1668 | TKM | +14B | +15N | =6B | +23N | +8B | +10N | +9B | −1N | −2B | 6.5 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 33.00 | 1726 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Haljykov, Begmuhammet | 1718 | TKM | +19B | =16N | +27B | =6N | =10N | +11B | +2N | +13B | −1B | 6.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 32.50 | 1667 | -14.0 |
| 5 | Nejmeddinov, Babur | 1557 | TKM | F | −1N | +26B | +14N | +23B | −2B | +21N | +10B | +8B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 27.50 | 1755 | +63.2 |
| 6 | Hupbyyev Didar | 1572 | TKM | +11N | +33B | =3N | =4B | −7N | −12B | +29N | +22B | +27N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 22.50 | 1488 | -16.4 |
| 7 | Garatayev, Bayram | 1647 | TKM | +22B | =27N | =21B | +20N | +6B | −9N | −10B | +19N | +16B | 6.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 26.00 | 1577 | -18.8 |
| 8 | Myradov, Kerven | 1634 | TKM | +17N | +25B | =2N | +18B | −3N | −1N | +15B | +11B | −5N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 26.00 | 1537 | -32.8 |
| 9 | Berdiyev Davut | 1501 | TKM | +24B | +13N | −16B | +25N | +18N | +7B | −3N | −2B | =10N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 25.75 | 1605 | +39.2 |
| 10 | Orazbayev Shahruh | 1653 | TKM | +29B | +34N | =23B | +16N | =4B | −3B | +7N | −5N | =9B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 21.50 | 1594 | -24.8 |
| 11 | Haytbayev, Izzat | 0 | TKM | −6B | +19N | +34B | =15N | +16B | −4N | +14B | −8N | +23B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 20.75 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ustayev, Bashim | 1692 | TKM | F | F | +24B | +30N | +26B | +6N | −1B | =16N | +15B | 5.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 22.25 | 1673 | -3.2 |
| 13 | Annageldiyev, Salyh | 1650 | TKM | F | −9B | +17N | +22B | −2N | +27B | +18N | −4N | +20B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 19.50 | 1388 | -54.8 |
| 14 | Chovdirov, Merdan | 0 | TKM | −3N | +35B | +36N | −5B | −27N | +?B | −11N | +24B | +18N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 8.00 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Dovletmyradov Hezret | 1478 | TKM | +32N | −3B | +28N | =11B | −1B | +19N | −8N | +17B | −12N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 16.25 | 888 | -37.2 |
| 16 | Romanov, Kamil | 1505 | TKM | +35N | =4B | +9N | −10B | −11N | =22B | +28N | =12B | −7N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 16.50 | 1572 | +16.0 |
| 17 | Gurbankuliyev, Dovlet | 0 | TKM | −8B | +?N | −13B | +32N | −19B | =26N | +34B | −15N | +31N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.75 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Ismailov, Muhammad | 1584 | TKM | +28B | +26N | +1B | −8N | −9B | +25N | −13B | −27N | −14B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 18.00 | 1443 | -30.4 |
| 19 | Bazarov Zahid | 0 | TKM | −4N | −11B | +?N | +28B | +17N | −15B | +24N | −7B | −22N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 11.50 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Atayev, Nurmyrat | 0 | TKM | −1B | +30N | F | −7B | =22N | =23N | +25B | +21B | −13N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.00 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Yakubov, Myrat | 1660 | TKM | +31N | −2B | =7N | =27B | +29N | +24B | −5B | −20N | −25B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 12.50 | 1300 | -26.0 |
| 22 | Orunbayev, Merdan | 0 | TKM | −7N | +?B | F | −13N | =20B | =16N | +23B | −6N | +19B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 12.25 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Yazov, Oguz | 1566 | TKM | +36B | +37N | =10N | −3B | −5N | =20B | −22N | +29B | −11N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 6.75 | 1594 | +3.6 |
| 24 | FIDE 14017008 | 0 | — | −9N | +31B | −12N | +?B | +34B | −21N | −19B | −14N | +30N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 5.00 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Pureshov, Ayhan | 0 | TKM | F | −8N | +29B | −9B | +?N | −18B | −20N | +28B | +21N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 9.00 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Reyimbayev Mustafa | 0 | TKM | F | −18B | −5N | +31B | −12N | =17B | F | +?N | +32N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.25 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Padarov, Bayram | 0 | TKM | F | =7B | −4N | =21N | +14B | −13N | F | +18B | −6B | 3.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 14.00 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 14016974 | 0 | — | −18N | F | −15B | −19N | +32B | +34N | −16B | −25N | +33B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 4.50 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Durdymuhammedov Davut | 0 | TKM | −10N | +32B | −25N | F | −21B | +36N | −6B | −23N | −?B | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 2.00 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Kurambayev, Maksat | 0 | TKM | −2N | −20B | +31N | −12B | −?N | −?B | F | +34N | −24B | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 3.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 14019701 | 0 | — | −21B | −24N | −30B | −26N | F | +33B | −32N | +36N | −17B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1.50 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 14017016 | 0 | — | −15B | −29N | F | −17B | −28N | F | +31B | +?N | −26B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 14019760 | 0 | — | +?B | −6N | F | F | F | −31N | =?B | F | −28N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Begenjov, Vepa | 0 | TKM | F | −10B | −11N | +36B | −24N | −28B | −17N | −30B | F | 1.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 861 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 14019736 | 0 | — | −16B | −14N | F | −?B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 14018926 | 0 | — | −23N | F | −14B | −34N | F | −29B | −?N | −31B | −?N | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Shermedov, Yusupbay | 0 | TKM | F | −23B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 766 | -33.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ulugbekov, IhlasTKM+132.87.0 pts · #2
- 2Nejmeddinov, BaburTKM+63.26.0 pts · #4
- 3Berdiyev DavutTKM+39.25.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Annageldiyev, SalyhTKM-54.85.0 pts · #19
- 2Dovletmyradov HezretTKM-37.24.5 pts · #32
- 3Shermedov, YusupbayTKM-33.20.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R3+174 Elo gap
- R9+153 Elo gap
- R2+149 Elo gap