Rating tournament of Sharur Chess Club

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54 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Aug 2025 to 16 Aug 2025 in Sharur, Azerbaijan. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1996, and top seed was Murad Garayev (🇦🇿 AZE, 2148).

Behruz Huseynov (🇺🇦 UKR, 2121) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Yasin Azimov (7.5) and Ali Mammadov (6.5). Huseynov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Parviz Rzayev (1787) beat Murad Garayev (2148), a +361-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Sharur, Azerbaijan

Dates

11 Aug 2025 → 16 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿Murad Garayev2148

Avg top 10

1,996

Participants

Titled players · 3

CM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×51

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Behruz Huseynov
🇺🇦UKR·2121
7.5pts·2175perf+6.6
🥈
CMYasin Azimov
🇦🇿AZE·2093
7.5pts·2171perf+35.6
🥉
Ali Mammadov
🇦🇿AZE·1897
6.5pts·2019perf+29.4

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 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Huseynov7.5Azimov7.5Garayev6.5Mammadov6.5Garayev6.5Huseynzade6

R7 · LEADER CHANGE14 Aug

CM Yasin Azimov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Huseynov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Behruz Huseynov drew with CM Yasin Azimov (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Behruz Huseynov	*	½	—	—
2CMYasin Azimov	½	*	—	—
3Murad Garayev	—	—	*	½
4Ali Mammadov	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Huseynov, Behruz	2121	UKR	+27N	+14B	+18N	=2B	=7N	+4B	=10N	+8B	+9N	7.5	48.0	52.5	43.00	2175	+6.6
2	Azimov, YasinCM	2093	AZE	+41B	+20N	+13B	=1N	=6B	+8N	+11B	+10N	=4B	7.5	47.5	51.0	41.00	2171	+35.6
3	Mammadov, Ali	1897	AZE	+32N	+15B	=9N	=11B	−10N	+23B	=5N	+6N	+12B	6.5	45.5	49.5	35.00	2019	+29.4
4	Garayev, Sadig	1936	AZE	+33B	−6N	+39B	+34N	+20B	−1N	+13B	+11N	=2N	6.5	45.0	48.5	31.25	2008	+15.8
5	Garayev, Murad	2148	AZE	+22B	+19N	−7B	−6N	+24B	+20N	=3B	+14N	+10B	6.5	44.5	49.5	34.25	2009	-11.5
6	Rzayev, Parviz	1787	AZE	+35N	+4B	=10N	+5B	=2N	=7B	=9N	−3B	+18N	6.0	49.5	53.5	34.50	2045	+52.4
7	Huseynzade, Ali Vakil	1895	AZE	+25B	+16N	+5N	=10B	=1B	=6N	=8B	=12N	=13B	6.0	48.0	52.5	34.50	2046	+36.0
8	Huseynov, Shamsaddin	2004	AZE	+29N	=11B	+21N	+9B	+18N	−2B	=7N	−1N	+19B	6.0	47.5	52.0	31.25	1997	+0.6
9	Erarslan, Okan	1778	TUR	+54B	+12N	=3B	−8N	+22B	+30N	=6B	+19N	−1B	6.0	46.0	47.5	27.75	1983	+41.4
10	Ibrahimbayli, Almara	1992	AZE	+38B	+17N	=6B	=7N	+3B	+19N	=1B	−2B	−5N	5.5	50.5	54.5	30.75	2001	+8.8
11	Ahmadli, MehribanWCM	1833	AZE	+50B	=8N	+30B	=3N	+12B	+21N	−2N	−4B	=15N	5.5	47.0	49.5	26.50	1938	+47.6
12	Aliyev, Aykhan	1986	AZE	+28N	−9B	+24N	+17B	−11N	+15B	+18N	=7B	−3N	5.5	45.0	49.5	28.50	1883	-21.8
13	Katanova, AynurWFM	1888	AZE	+26N	+40B	−2N	−15B	+32N	+16B	−4N	+21B	=7N	5.5	44.5	48.0	25.50	1846	-7.2
14	Hasanov, Huseyn	1840	AZE	+36B	−1N	=22B	+39N	−21B	+34N	+29B	−5B	+25N	5.5	41.0	44.5	23.00	1834	-1.4
15	Zeynalov, Orkhan	1760	AZE	+45B	−3N	+41B	+13N	−19B	−12N	+25B	+33N	=11B	5.5	40.0	43.0	23.25	1844	+18.6
16	Sevdimaliyev, Adil	1750	AZE	+44B	−7B	+40N	−19N	+35B	−13N	+24B	=17N	+28B	5.5	39.0	42.5	23.25	1749	-1.0
17	Bayramov, Azar	1822	AZE	+52N	−10B	+32N	−12N	+33B	−18B	+26N	=16B	+23B	5.5	39.0	41.0	22.25	1825	+1.6
18	Zeynalov, Tural	1864	AZE	+37B	+34N	−1B	+23N	−8B	+17N	−12B	+22N	−6B	5.0	44.5	48.5	23.50	1878	+3.0
19	Ismayilov, Arturan	1845	AZE	+48N	−5B	+27N	+16B	+15N	−10B	+30N	−9B	−8N	5.0	44.0	47.0	23.00	1873	+5.8
20	Asgarov, Huseyn	1835	AZE	+51N	−2B	+28N	+26B	−4N	−5B	−32N	+29B	+38N	5.0	42.0	44.5	20.00	1822	-3.4
21	Katanov, Elnur	1738	AZE	=39B	+49N	−8B	+25N	+14N	−11B	=22B	−13N	+33B	5.0	39.5	42.0	20.75	1793	+9.4
22	Sevdimali, Erjan	1719	AZE	−5N	+48B	=14N	+43B	−9N	+46B	=21N	−18B	+37N	5.0	38.5	41.5	18.75	1789	+25.2
23	Gasimov, Elnur	1755	AZE	−40N	+37B	+35N	−18B	+26N	−3N	+34B	+32B	−17N	5.0	37.5	41.0	20.50	1786	+13.2
24	Aliyev, Elmir	1723	AZE	=49B	=42N	−12B	+36N	−5N	+28B	−16N	+45B	+32N	5.0	36.5	39.0	18.50	1788	+7.6
25	Hatamov, Bahaddin	1616	AZE	−7N	=46B	+52N	−21B	+49N	+27B	−15N	+30B	−14B	4.5	36.5	38.5	15.00	1657	+5.6
26	Aliyev, Huseyn	1603	AZE	−13B	+44N	+31B	−20N	−23B	+41N	−17B	=42N	+43N	4.5	36.0	39.5	16.75	1743	+24.0
27	Huseynli, Nurlan	1712	AZE	−1B	+36N	−19B	=42N	+45B	−25N	+50B	−28N	+39B	4.5	35.5	38.0	14.75	1519	-26.0
28	Jafarov, Kamran	1660	AZE	−12B	+54N	−20B	=45N	+42B	−24N	+39B	+27B	−16N	4.5	35.5	37.0	14.50	1561	-12.4
29	Huseynli, Jabbar	1692	AZE	−8B	=50N	+42B	−30N	+39B	+43B	−14N	−20N	+41B	4.5	35.0	37.5	15.25	1694	-0.6
30	Huseynova, Ramila	1744	AZE	=53N	+47B	−11N	+29B	+46N	−9B	−19B	−25N	+42B	4.5	35.0	37.0	15.00	1512	-57.6
31	Ganbarli, Huseyn	1762	AZE	=47N	=53B	−26N	−46B	−36N	=51B	+49N	+50B	+40N	4.5	25.5	27.5	12.25	1297	-70.0
32	Bayramov, Aladdin	1648	AZE	−3B	+45N	−17B	+53N	−13B	+35N	+20B	−23N	−24B	4.0	39.5	41.5	14.00	1547	-13.4
33	Mammadov, Fakhraddin	1657	AZE	−4N	−35B	+51N	+47B	−17N	+36B	+43N	−15B	−21N	4.0	37.0	39.5	13.00	1688	+4.4
34	Katanov, Hatam	1733	AZE	+46N	−18B	+53N	−4B	+40N	−14B	−23N	−37B	+45N	4.0	35.5	37.5	11.50	996	-41.6
35	Asgarov, Ibrahim	0	AZE	−6B	+33N	−23B	+41N	−16N	−32B	−38N	+52B	+50N	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.00	1553	0.0
36	Dunyamaliyeva, Nigar	1561	AZE	−14N	−27B	+44N	−24B	+31B	−33N	+51N	−38B	+48N	4.0	34.0	36.5	13.50	1601	+6.4
37	Hajiyev, Emin	1586	AZE	−18N	−23N	=54B	=52B	=47N	=40B	+48N	+34N	−22B	4.0	30.5	32.0	12.00	1659	+8.6
38	Hasanov, Dovlat	1686	AZE	−10N	=52B	=47N	−40B	=53B	=45N	+35B	+36N	−20B	4.0	30.0	32.0	13.00	1671	-2.2
39	Mamedov, Timur R.	0	RUS	=21N	+43B	−4N	−14B	−29N	+47B	−28N	+46B	−27N	3.5	37.0	40.0	12.00	1538	0.0
40	Jafarov, Hasanali	0	AZE	+23B	−13N	−16B	+38N	−34B	=37N	=42B	=41N	−31B	3.5	36.0	39.5	14.50	1645	0.0
41	Bayramov, Gadir	1693	AZE	−2N	+51B	−15N	−35B	+52N	−26B	+46N	=40B	−29N	3.5	35.0	37.0	9.25	1499	-26.2
42	Alizada, Eldaniz	0	AZE	=43N	=24B	−29N	=27B	−28N	+49B	=40N	=26B	−30N	3.5	34.5	37.0	13.00	1547	0.0
43	Mammadov, Suleyman	1802	AZE	=42B	−39N	+49B	−22N	+50B	−29N	−33B	+47N	−26B	3.5	30.5	33.0	9.75	868	-54.2
44	Karimov, Hasan	0	AZE	−16N	−26B	−36B	=51N	−48N	−52B	+54B	+53N	+49N	3.5	26.0	27.5	7.25	1242	0.0
45	Ibrahimzade, Valeh	0	AZE	−15N	−32B	+48N	=28B	−27N	=38B	+52N	−24N	−34B	3.0	34.5	36.5	9.25	1495	0.0
46	Mammadova, Zhala	0	AZE	−34B	=25N	+50B	+31N	−30B	−22N	−41B	−39N	=47B	3.0	32.5	35.0	10.75	1518	0.0
47	Guliyeva, Sabina	0	AZE	=31B	−30N	=38B	−33N	=37B	−39N	+53N	−43B	=46N	3.0	31.0	33.0	9.75	1513	0.0
48	Huseynova, Aybaniz	1583	AZE	−19B	−22N	−45B	−49N	+44B	+54N	−37B	+51N	−36B	3.0	29.5	31.0	7.50	1411	-21.6
49	Rahimov, Rasim	0	AZE	=24N	−21B	−43N	+48B	−25B	−42N	−31B	+54N	−44B	2.5	32.5	34.0	7.00	1511	0.0
50	Abbasov, Anar	0	AZE	−11N	=29B	−46N	+54B	−43N	+53B	−27N	−31N	−35B	2.5	31.5	33.0	5.75	1393	0.0
51	Ganbarli, Nigar	1545	AZE	−20B	−41N	−33B	=44B	=54N	=31N	−36B	−48B	+52N	2.5	29.5	31.0	6.75	1281	-58.4
52	Aliyev, Galandar	0	AZE	−17B	=38N	−25B	=37N	−41B	+44N	−45B	−35N	−51B	2.0	32.0	34.5	7.50	1385	0.0
53	Maharramzade, Sattar	0	AZE	=30B	=31N	−34B	−32B	=38N	−50N	−47B	−44B	=54N	2.0	30.0	31.5	7.25	1565	0.0
54	Gahramanova, Khavar	0	AZE	−9N	−28B	=37N	−50N	=51B	−48B	−44N	−49B	=53B	1.5	28.5	30.5	4.25	1390	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rzayev, ParvizAZE
+52.4
6.0 pts · #13
2Ahmadli, MehribanWCMAZE
+47.6
5.5 pts · #16
3Erarslan, OkanTUR
+41.4
6.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Ganbarli, HuseynAZE
-70.0
4.5 pts · #49
2Ganbarli, NigarAZE
-58.4
2.5 pts · #50
3Huseynova, RamilaAZE
-57.6
4.5 pts · #48

Biggest upsets

R4+361 Elo gap
Rzayev, Parviz1787 beat Garayev, Murad2148
R3+253 Elo gap
Huseynzade, Ali Vakil1895 beat Garayev, Murad2148
R2+208 Elo gap
Erarslan, Okan1778 beat Aliyev, Aykhan1986