Rating tournament of Genc Istedadlar Chess Club, 2025, N2

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53 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1759, and top seed was Yusif Abasov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1901).

Sahib Shikhmammadli (🇦🇿 AZE, 1678) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Emin Ismayilov (6.5) and Aydin Allahverdiyev (6.5). Shikhmammadli shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Mikayil Huseynov (1519) beat Yusif Abasov (1901), a +382-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan

Dates

08 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿Yusif Abasov1901

Avg top 10

1,759

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×49

Top 3

🥇
Sahib Shikhmammadli
🇦🇿AZE·1678
7.0pts·1828perf+64.4
🥈
Emin Ismayilov
🇦🇿AZE·1659
6.5pts·1824perf+79.2
🥉
Aydin Allahverdiyev
🇦🇿AZE·1813
6.5pts·1886perf+13.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Sahib Shikhmammadli led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Shikhmammadli7Ismayilov6.5Nasirova6.5Allahverdiyev6.5Zakiyev6.5Abasov6

R9 · LEADER CHANGE14 Sept

Sahib Shikhmammadli takes the sole lead (7.0/9).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Emin Ismayilov 3 wins (R1–R3)Khana Nasirova 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Sahib Shikhmammadli	*	—	—	—
2Emin Ismayilov	—	*	1	0
3Khana Nasirova	—	0	*	0
4Aydin Allahverdiyev	—	1	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Shikhmammadli, Sahib	1678	AZE	+35B	+29N	−10B	+19N	=23B	+13B	=22N	+6N	+12B	7.0	41.0	44.5	34.50	1828	+64.4
2	Ismayilov, Emin	1659	AZE	+20N	+4B	+8N	=9B	+10N	+14B	−7B	−3N	+11B	6.5	46.5	51.5	36.25	1824	+79.2
3	Allahverdiyev, Aydin	1813	AZE	−9N	+33B	F	+11B	+5N	+4B	=8N	+2B	+7N	6.5	46.0	49.5	37.75	1886	+13.0
4	Nasirova, Khana	1530	AZE	+46B	−2N	+16B	+18N	+17B	−3N	=12B	+22N	+10B	6.5	44.5	46.5	30.75	1791	+97.2
5	Zakiyev, Ayyub	1583	AZE	=43B	+44N	=12B	+15N	−3B	=18N	+31B	+23N	+8N	6.5	39.0	41.5	28.50	1874	+110.0
6	Ismayilov, Faraj	1590	AZE	+41B	+18N	+25N	−7B	−8N	+26B	+20N	−1B	+19B	6.0	42.5	45.5	27.00	1765	+73.2
7	Abasov, Yusif	1901	AZE	−24B	+52N	+28B	+6N	+31B	F	+2N	+8B	−3B	6.0	42.0	42.0	26.50	1801	-23.6
8	Farhadov, Ali	1817	AZE	+28B	+19N	−2B	+12N	+6B	+9N	=3B	−7N	−5B	5.5	47.5	52.0	29.75	1714	-40.8
9	Nehmatli, Asim	1515	AZE	+3B	+17N	+13B	=2N	=22B	−8B	−10N	=15N	+32B	5.5	45.0	49.0	29.75	1797	+65.4
10	Najafli, Kanan	1624	AZE	+45N	+48B	+1N	=22N	−2B	=23N	+9B	=13B	−4N	5.5	42.5	44.0	23.75	1652	+9.2
11	Alizade, Isa	1524	AZE	+51B	−22N	+21B	−3N	+16B	+31N	=27N	+14B	−2N	5.5	42.0	42.0	22.25	1664	+41.6
12	Eyvazov, Hasan Khagani	1604	AZE	=42N	+37B	=5N	−8B	+40N	+24B	=4N	+27B	−1N	5.5	41.0	43.5	23.25	1664	+25.6
13	Bashirov, Ilgar	1791	AZE	+39B	=23N	−9N	+30B	+29B	−1N	+35B	=10N	=26B	5.5	39.5	43.0	23.25	1623	-68.0
14	Salimli, Rufat	1648	AZE	=16B	+43N	=24B	+32N	+26B	−2N	=23B	−11N	+28B	5.5	39.5	42.0	22.75	1580	-13.8
15	Abbasov, Mehman	1888	AZE	+26N	−31B	+40N	−5B	−24N	+36B	+21N	=9B	+27N	5.5	38.0	41.0	23.25	1588	-51.0
16	Orujov, Amirkhan	1441	AZE	=14N	=42B	−4N	+46B	−11N	+38B	=24N	+35B	+25N	5.5	36.0	38.0	19.75	1575	+41.2
17	Jafarov, Oktay	1647	AZE	+30N	−9B	=48N	+36B	−4N	−25B	+44N	+32N	+23B	5.5	35.5	37.0	19.75	1526	-42.8
18	Shiraliyev, Muslim	1724	AZE	+40N	−6B	+20N	−4B	+28N	=5B	=25N	F	+34B	5.0	41.5	44.5	22.00	1630	-36.8
19	Bakikhanov, Fail	1561	AZE	+36N	−8B	+42N	−1B	+21N	−27B	+40N	+20B	−6N	5.0	39.5	42.0	19.00	1545	-5.8
20	Abdullayev, Yusif	1451	AZE	−2B	+51N	−18B	+44N	+32B	+29N	−6B	−19N	+46B	5.0	35.5	35.5	13.00	1479	+3.6
21	Mammadsoy, Mahammad	1411	AZE	−25N	+50B	−11N	+51B	−19B	+43N	−15B	+41N	+33N	5.0	30.5	30.5	10.00	871	-41.6
22	Murvatov, Farid	1670	AZE	+47N	+11B	+31N	=10B	=9N	F	=1B	−4B	F	4.5	44.5	46.5	20.50	1680	0.0
23	Guliyev, Omar	1585	AZE	+53N	=13B	=27N	+25B	=1N	=10B	=14N	−5B	−17N	4.5	44.5	44.5	18.50	1619	+22.0
24	Huseynov, Mikayil	1519	AZE	+7N	=27B	=14N	−31B	+15B	−12N	=16B	+29N	F	4.5	41.5	45.5	23.75	1706	+74.8
25	Huseynli, Salahaddin	1643	AZE	+21B	+32N	−6B	−23N	=35B	+17N	=18B	=28N	−16B	4.5	40.0	43.5	21.00	1548	-59.2
26	Garaisali, Murad	1516	AZE	−15B	+34N	+38B	+27B	−14N	−6N	+41B	F	=13N	4.5	39.5	42.5	17.75	1608	+21.6
27	Eyvazzada, Vagif	1620	AZE	+34B	=24N	=23B	−26N	+47B	+19N	=11B	−12N	−15B	4.5	39.0	41.0	18.25	1571	-38.8
28	Baghirzade, Jamil	1493	AZE	−8N	+45B	−7N	+48B	−18B	+34N	+49N	=25B	−14N	4.5	34.5	35.5	11.25	1557	+11.6
29	Imanzade, Mutalib	1474	AZE	+50N	−1B	=36N	+33B	−13N	−20B	+48N	−24B	+44N	4.5	33.5	34.0	10.25	1336	-58.4
30	Makhsudsoy, Mustafa	1436	AZE	−17B	=46N	+41B	−13N	=43B	+37N	−32B	+49N	=38B	4.5	29.5	30.5	11.50	851	-29.6
31	Bulkin, Deniel	1594	AZE	+49B	+15N	−22B	+24N	−7N	−11B	−5N	−33B	+41B	4.0	39.5	40.5	14.00	1564	-16.8
32	Dadashov, Iskandar	1513	AZE	+38N	−25B	+37N	−14B	−20N	+33B	+30N	−17B	−9N	4.0	38.0	41.5	15.50	1289	-66.4
33	Karimli, Ughur	1422	AZE	=44B	−3N	+43B	−29N	=34B	−32N	+39B	+31N	−21B	4.0	34.0	36.5	13.25	1454	0.0
34	Zeynalli, Furgan	1444	AZE	−27N	−26B	+50N	=37B	=33N	−28B	+36N	+40B	−18N	4.0	32.5	33.0	10.75	1338	-21.6
35	Salahli, Vahid	1497	AZE	−1N	+53B	F	+45B	=25N	+48B	−13N	−16N	F	3.5	36.5	36.5	6.25	1454	-10.4
36	Gafarov, Rafael	0	AZE	−19B	+39N	=29B	−17N	=37B	−15N	−34B	=45N	+51B	3.5	34.0	34.0	8.75	1405	0.0
37	Tahirov, Yusif	0	AZE	+52B	−12N	−32B	=34N	=36N	−30B	=42N	+48B	F	3.5	29.0	29.0	6.50	1332	0.0
38	Safarli, Agil	0	AZE	−32B	F	−26N	+52B	−48N	−16N	+45B	+42B	=30N	3.5	25.0	25.0	7.25	1102	0.0
39	Gafarzada, Ali	1491	AZE	−13N	−36B	−45N	=50B	+53N	=42B	−33N	+51B	=43N	3.5	21.0	21.0	2.75	991	-6.0
40	Murvatov, Jamil	1497	AZE	−18B	+49N	−15B	+41N	−12B	+45N	−19B	−34N	F	3.0	32.5	33.5	6.50	841	-66.4
41	Asadullayeva, Malak	0	AZE	−6N	+47B	−30N	−40B	+52N	+50B	−26N	−21B	−31N	3.0	29.5	29.5	2.50	1205	0.0
42	Ali, Huseyn	0	AZE	=12B	=16N	−19B	−47N	=44B	=39N	=37B	−38N	F	2.5	31.0	31.5	10.25	1369	0.0
43	Guluzade, Yusif	0	AZE	=5N	−14B	−33N	+53B	=30N	−21B	−47N	F	=39B	2.5	31.0	31.0	7.25	1324	0.0
44	Karimli, Angelina	0	AZE	=33N	−5B	=46N	−20B	=42N	F	−17B	+50N	−29B	2.5	30.5	30.5	4.75	761	0.0
45	Akhundov, Davud	1416	AZE	−10B	−28N	+39B	−35N	+51N	−40B	−38N	=36B	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	5.25	1282	0.0
46	FIDE 13491091	0	—	−4N	=30B	=44B	−16N	−49B	+51N	F	F	−20N	2.0	27.0	27.0	3.50	1155	0.0
47	Aliyeva, Ayla	1439	AZE	−22B	−41N	F	+42B	−27N	F	+43B	F	F	2.0	23.0	24.0	5.00	867	-20.8
48	Karim, Abdullah	1407	AZE	F	−10N	=17B	−28N	+38B	−35N	−29B	−37N	F	1.5	31.5	31.5	6.25	1199	-42.8
49	Akhundzada, Nihad	0	AZE	−31N	−40B	F	F	+46N	F	−28B	−30B	F	1.0	23.5	23.5	2.00	711	0.0
50	FIDE 13482513	0	—	−29B	−21N	−34B	=39N	F	−41N	F	−44B	F	0.5	25.0	25.0	1.75	1168	0.0
51	FIDE 13482505	0	—	−11N	−20B	F	−21N	−45B	−46B	F	−39N	−36N	0.0	27.0	27.0	0.00	700	0.0
52	Mirzaliyev, Mahammad	1402	AZE	−37N	−7B	F	−38N	−41B	F	F	F	F	0.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	1103	0.0
53	FIDE 13478184	0	—	−23B	−35N	F	−43N	−39B	F	F	F	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	713	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zakiyev, AyyubAZE
+110.0
6.5 pts · #8
2Nasirova, KhanaAZE
+97.2
6.5 pts · #3
3Ismayilov, EminAZE
+79.2
6.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Bashirov, IlgarAZE
-68.0
5.5 pts · #4
2Dadashov, IskandarAZE
-66.4
4.0 pts · #39
3Murvatov, JamilAZE
-66.4
3.0 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R1+382 Elo gap
Huseynov, Mikayil1519 beat Abasov, Yusif1901
R5+369 Elo gap
Huseynov, Mikayil1519 beat Abbasov, Mehman1888
R4+305 Elo gap
Zakiyev, Ayyub1583 beat Abbasov, Mehman1888