Shirvan Open - 2025, Group A

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83 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025 in Shirvan, Azerbaijan. 34 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2452, and top seed was Vugar Rasulov (🇦🇿 AZE, GM, 2525).

Vugar Rasulov (🇦🇿 AZE, GM, 2525) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mayank Chakraborty (7.0) and Subhayan Kundu (7.0). Rasulov shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Choubey Saurabh (2047) beat Bivor Adak (FM, 2402), a +355-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Shirvan, Azerbaijan

Dates

19 Nov 2025 → 26 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿GMVugar Rasulov2525

Avg top 10

2,452

Participants

Titled players · 34

GM×1

IM×12

FM×9

CM×5

WIM×1

WFM×2

WCM×4

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×33

🇮🇳India×24

🇮🇷Iran×15

🇨🇳China×5

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2

🇷🇺Russia×1

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
GMVugar Rasulov
🇦🇿AZE·2525
7.0pts·2568perf+6.1
🥈
IMMayank Chakraborty
🇮🇳IND·2454
7.0pts·2570perf+14.3
🥉
IMSubhayan Kundu
🇮🇳IND·2346
7.0pts·2541perf+23.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R6; 4 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Chakraborty7Rasulov7Kundu7Babazada7Zhong6.5Manafov6.5

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Mayank Chakraborty held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 7.0/9. Rasulov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Mayank Chakraborty drew with GM Vugar Rasulov (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMMayank Chakraborty	*	½	½	½
2GMVugar Rasulov	½	*	½	½
3IMSubhayan Kundu	½	½	*	—
4IMKhazar Babazada	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rasulov, VugarGM	2525	AZE	+46N	+44B	+12N	+5B	=2N	=4B	=3N	+8B	=7N	7.0	50.5	54.5	40.75	2568	+6.1
2	Mayank ChakrabortyIM	2454	IND	+83N	+31B	+10N	+14B	=1B	+11N	=4N	=5B	=3N	7.0	50.0	50.0	36.25	2570	+14.3
3	Subhayan KunduIM	2346	IND	+51N	+74B	=6N	=7B	+45N	+15B	=1B	+23N	=2B	7.0	45.5	47.5	34.00	2541	+23.7
4	Babazada, KhazarIM	2509	AZE	+43B	=22N	+55B	+19N	+53B	=1N	=2B	+10N	=9B	7.0	44.5	48.0	35.25	2503	+1.8
5	Ibrahimli, MuradIM	2447	AZE	+28B	+50N	+24B	−1N	=15B	+29N	+17B	=2N	=11B	6.5	45.5	49.5	33.25	2486	+6.4
6	Zhang, Di	2460	CHN	+54B	+16N	=3B	−15N	+35B	+22N	−10B	+29N	+17B	6.5	43.5	47.0	32.00	2423	-2.4
7	Manafov, VugarIM	2421	AZE	+79B	+52N	−53B	=3N	+20B	+16N	=23B	+15N	=1B	6.5	43.0	44.5	31.50	2404	+1.5
8	Suleymanli, SuleymanFM	2328	AZE	=71B	=59N	=43B	+73B	+56N	+14N	+24B	−1N	+19B	6.5	37.0	39.0	27.00	2339	+10.0
9	Zhong, KangminFM	2283	CHN	+60B	−55N	=54B	=43N	+74B	+47N	+22B	+13N	=4N	6.5	36.5	38.5	27.75	2300	+8.2
10	John Veny AkkarakaranFM	2347	IND	+42B	+37N	−2B	+64N	=16B	+53N	+6N	−4B	=14B	6.0	44.5	47.5	27.75	2354	+6.8
11	Talibov, ShiroghlanIM	2443	AZE	=33N	+49B	+18N	=17B	+67N	−2B	=32N	+16B	=5N	6.0	43.0	46.0	28.50	2344	-7.8
12	Viani Antonio DcunhaIM	2366	IND	+26N	+41B	−1B	−47N	+34N	−18B	+64B	+28N	+24B	6.0	40.5	43.5	27.00	2259	-9.0
13	Kaustuv, KunduIM	2372	IND	+21B	−53N	+41B	+50N	−22B	+46B	+18N	−9B	+26N	6.0	40.0	43.5	28.50	2226	-13.4
14	Gong, SunleIM	2374	CHN	+64N	+69B	+67N	−2N	=29B	−8B	+20N	+32B	=10N	6.0	40.0	43.0	24.25	2338	-2.2
15	Davudov, TunarFM	2339	AZE	=57N	+33B	+32N	+6B	=5N	−3N	+45B	−7B	=18N	5.5	45.0	48.5	27.25	2313	-1.4
16	Saurabh AnandFM	2158	IND	+65N	−6B	+26N	+27B	=10N	−7B	+49N	−11N	+25B	5.5	44.0	47.0	25.00	2246	+20.8
17	Wu, YixingIM	2345	CHN	+38B	+58N	=19B	=11N	+47B	=23N	−5N	+37B	−6N	5.5	42.5	46.0	24.75	2340	+2.6
18	Goriachkina, Oksana	2127	FID	+25B	=23N	−11B	=74N	+42B	+12N	−13B	+38N	=15B	5.5	42.5	44.5	26.25	2288	+68.0
19	Bivor AdakFM	2402	IND	+61N	+56B	=17N	−4B	−46N	+48B	+44N	+36B	−8N	5.5	39.0	42.5	22.25	2258	-12.6
20	Musayev, Eldar	2088	AZE	−75B	+62N	=70B	+30N	−7N	+33B	−14B	+43N	+35B	5.5	36.5	38.5	22.50	2146	+13.8
21	Imani, Adrina	2001	IRI	−13N	−73B	+82N	+72B	−44N	=30B	+68N	+56B	+39N	5.5	30.0	31.0	16.75	2087	+37.6
22	Alizada, Pasham	2208	AZE	+77N	=4B	=27N	+49B	+13N	−6B	−9N	+46B	F	5.0	44.0	46.0	22.00	2296	+36.8
23	Suyarov, MukhammadzokhidIM	2487	UZB	+34N	=18B	+36N	=53N	+24B	=17B	=7N	−3B	F	5.0	43.5	47.0	24.50	2328	-13.2
24	Nithin Babu	2310	IND	+63N	+48B	−5N	+44B	−23N	+31B	−8N	+27B	−12N	5.0	41.5	45.0	21.00	2252	-11.0
25	Damya, Aydin	1904	IRI	−18N	=34B	+33N	=32B	−27N	+51B	+31N	+45B	−16N	5.0	38.0	42.0	21.50	2134	+105.6
26	Boricha Yohan	1989	IND	−12B	+81N	−16B	=66N	=30B	+59N	+67B	+50N	−13B	5.0	35.5	36.5	15.25	2123	+27.8
27	Delavari, BehnoodCM	2085	IRI	=30N	+76B	=22B	−16N	+25B	−45N	+66B	−24N	+65B	5.0	35.0	37.0	17.75	2081	-0.4
28	Huseynova, LalaWFM	2030	AZE	−5N	+65B	−45N	−58B	+72N	+73B	+48N	−12B	+44N	5.0	33.5	35.5	15.50	2132	+38.0
29	Rostami, Hossein	2280	IRI	−48N	+30B	+61N	+31B	=14N	−5B	+53N	−6B	F	4.5	40.0	43.5	19.00	2207	-10.6
30	Krithik Muthukumar	1843	IND	=27B	−29N	+71B	−20B	=26N	=21N	=54B	+47N	=34B	4.5	37.5	40.0	18.25	2064	+85.1
31	Ahadzade, Kanan	2105	AZE	+70B	−2N	+59B	−29N	+55B	−24N	−25B	+58N	=38B	4.5	36.5	39.5	15.75	2065	-10.6
32	Matyakubov, MirazizCM	2095	UZB	=76N	+40B	−15B	=25N	+80B	+67N	=11B	−14N	F	4.5	36.5	37.5	15.00	2157	+25.6
33	Baghirov, Mahammad	2015	AZE	=11B	−15N	−25B	+71N	+75B	−20N	+60B	−35N	+59B	4.5	36.0	38.0	14.50	2075	+13.5
34	Kavinda, AkilaCM	2037	SRI	−23B	=25N	=66B	+62N	−12B	=60N	+71N	=44B	=30N	4.5	34.5	37.0	16.00	2053	+0.8
35	Majumder ShrayanCM	2234	IND	=40N	=57B	=74N	+76B	−6N	+56B	−37N	+33B	−20N	4.5	34.5	36.5	15.00	2052	-40.0
36	Azimi, Amir Mohammad	2143	IRI	=59B	+71N	−23B	=54N	+64B	=37N	+43B	−19N	−42N	4.5	33.5	36.0	15.25	2099	-23.9
37	Zhou, Shumeng	2051	CHN	+80N	−10B	−73N	+63B	+58N	=36B	+35B	−17N	F	4.5	33.5	34.5	14.75	2125	+30.4
38	Fatullayev, Emil	1971	AZE	−17N	−45B	+77N	−39B	+81N	+69B	+52N	−18B	=31N	4.5	33.0	34.0	12.25	2092	+26.8
39	Anadkat Kartavya	2185	IND	−55B	+60N	−64B	+38N	=54B	=66N	=42B	+65N	−21B	4.5	31.0	34.0	16.50	1971	-48.8
40	Dhanush Ram M	1949	IND	=35B	−32N	−46N	=51B	=57N	−68B	+80N	+69B	+61N	4.5	30.0	31.0	13.50	2001	+24.0
41	Masoumi, Sahar	2049	IRI	+81B	−12N	−13N	−48B	+77N	−65B	=72N	+68B	+57N	4.5	30.0	31.0	10.75	2003	-12.4
42	Shreyas Das	1981	IND	−10N	=82B	=72N	+81B	−18N	+80B	=39N	F	+36B	4.5	28.5	29.5	10.50	2050	+28.4
43	Shaurya Chaudhary	2044	IND	−4N	+63B	=8N	=9B	+73N	=44B	−36N	−20B	=48N	4.0	41.5	43.5	16.00	2095	+17.9
44	Samimi, ArminFM	2135	IRI	+66B	−1N	+58B	−24N	+21B	=43N	−19B	=34N	−28B	4.0	40.0	43.0	16.25	2091	-26.4
45	Orujov, FaridFM	2221	AZE	−58B	+38N	+28B	+80N	−3B	+27B	−15N	−25N	F	4.0	40.0	41.0	15.50	2055	-30.6
46	Choubey Saurabh	2047	IND	−1B	=66N	+40B	+75N	+19B	−13N	=50B	−22N	F	4.0	39.0	41.0	15.50	2159	+18.8
47	Mahindrakar Indrajeet	2133	IND	−49N	+51B	+48N	+12B	−17N	−9B	−65N	−30B	+73N	4.0	37.5	39.5	16.00	2014	-27.0
48	Gurbanov, Amin Novruz	1963	AZE	+29B	−24N	−47B	+41N	+52B	−19N	−28B	=55N	=43B	4.0	36.5	40.0	16.75	2096	+55.2
49	Ibrahimli, Suat	1915	AZE	+47B	−11N	+52B	−22N	+79B	=50N	−16B	=54N	F	4.0	36.0	37.5	13.25	2139	+86.8
50	Sangma, RahulIM	2136	IND	+72N	−5B	+57N	−13B	+61N	=49B	=46N	−26B	F	4.0	35.5	38.0	13.50	2084	-6.1
51	Mursalzade, Javad	1976	AZE	−3B	−47N	=68B	=40N	+62B	−25N	+73B	−52N	+55B	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.75	1962	-10.4
52	Zahmati, SobhanFM	2109	IRI	+73N	−7B	−49N	+57B	−48N	+54N	−38B	+51B	F	4.0	33.0	35.0	13.00	2018	-20.6
53	Rzayev, Askar Aliakbar	2072	TUR	+82N	+13B	+7N	=23B	−4N	−10B	−29B	F	F	3.5	40.5	40.5	16.00	2310	+37.2
54	Rostami, Mohsen	2035	IRI	−6N	+77B	=9N	=36B	=39N	−52B	=30N	=49B	F	3.5	38.0	40.0	14.00	2064	+2.8
55	Orujov, Hazrat	1934	AZE	+39N	+9B	−4N	−67B	−31N	=74B	=61N	=48B	−51N	3.5	37.0	39.0	15.75	2045	+20.6
56	Shivika RohillaWFM	2077	IND	+68B	−19N	=75B	+70N	−8B	−35N	+57B	−21N	F	3.5	35.0	37.0	10.50	2017	-29.6
57	Abhay Bandewar	1968	IND	=15B	=35N	−50B	−52N	=40B	+70N	−56N	+72B	−41B	3.5	33.5	36.0	12.75	1996	+3.2
58	Eshkevari, Sahand	1944	IRI	+45N	−17B	−44N	+28N	−37B	=61B	=74N	−31B	=71N	3.5	33.5	35.5	13.00	2017	+27.6
59	Moosavi, Seyed Arad	1919	IRI	=36N	=8B	−31N	−61B	+82N	−26B	=69N	+75B	−33N	3.5	33.5	34.5	10.00	1952	+8.4
60	Prakash Vaishnavi	1964	IND	−9N	−39B	+65N	=69B	=76N	=34B	−33N	+63B	F	3.5	33.0	35.0	11.25	1997	+9.6
61	Lovakov, Egor Vladimirovich	2012	RUS	−19B	+68N	−29B	+59N	−50B	=58N	=55B	=62N	−40B	3.5	32.5	35.5	11.75	1958	-31.9
62	Mithilesh Ranjithkumar	1951	IND	−67N	−20B	+83N	−34B	−51N	+78B	+76N	=61B	F	3.5	28.0	28.0	5.75	1965	+3.6
63	Mohamadi, NiyoushaWIM	1966	IRI	−24B	−43N	+78B	−37N	−65B	+81N	=70B	−60N	+82B	3.5	26.0	27.0	5.50	1867	-50.8
64	Tiwari Shivansh	2003	IND	−14B	+78N	+39N	−10B	−36N	+76B	−12N	F	F	3.0	36.0	38.0	8.50	2102	+13.0
65	Gurbanov, Huseyn	1931	AZE	−16B	−28N	−60B	F	+63N	+41N	+47B	−39B	−27N	3.0	35.5	35.5	12.00	1984	+18.4
66	Hummatov, Safa	1915	AZE	−44N	=46B	=34N	=26B	+68N	=39B	−27N	F	F	3.0	34.0	36.0	12.00	1994	+26.0
67	Ahmadov, Fariz	2262	AZE	+62B	+75N	−14B	+55N	−11B	−32B	−26N	F	F	3.0	33.5	33.5	9.00	2042	-36.2
68	Mirzaliyeva, Fatima Eldar	1830	AZE	−56N	−61B	=51N	+83B	−66B	+40N	−21B	−41N	=78B	3.0	30.5	30.5	7.50	1854	+9.6
69	Gulumov, Muthat	2055	AZE	+78B	−14N	−80B	=60N	=70B	−38N	=59B	−40N	=77B	3.0	29.0	30.0	8.00	1828	-108.8
70	Soltanov, Teymur	1869	AZE	−31N	+83B	=20N	−56B	=69N	−57B	=63N	=71B	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	7.25	1946	+27.6
71	Edalati, Parsa	1967	IRI	=8N	−36B	−30N	−33B	F	+75N	−34B	=70N	=58B	2.5	33.0	33.0	8.50	1862	-48.8
72	Mehrkhah, Hadi	1918	IRI	−50B	=79N	=42B	−21N	−28B	+82N	=41B	−57N	F	2.5	31.5	32.5	6.25	1857	-25.6
73	Khanalizade, Elgun	1890	AZE	−52B	+21N	+37B	−8N	−43B	−28N	−51N	F	−47B	2.0	37.5	38.5	10.00	1886	-5.2
74	Chaudhari, AshishCM	2006	IND	F	−3N	=35B	=18B	−9N	=55N	=58B	F	F	2.0	33.5	33.5	8.50	2020	-1.2
75	Shirinov, Yashar	1843	AZE	+20N	−67B	=56N	−46B	−33N	−71B	=77B	−59N	F	2.0	28.5	28.5	8.25	1844	-4.4
76	Allahverdi, Zahra	1850	AZE	=32B	−27N	+79B	−35N	=60B	−64N	−62B	−78N	F	2.0	27.5	28.5	5.50	1825	-15.2
77	Novruzov, Emin	1937	AZE	−22B	−54N	−38B	+78N	−41B	F	=75N	F	=69N	2.0	24.5	24.5	4.50	1837	-19.8
78	Tahirova, SevilWCM	1800	AZE	−69N	−64B	−63N	−77B	F	−62N	=81B	+76B	=68N	2.0	21.0	21.0	4.00	1724	-16.0
79	Ebrahimi Rashti, Asal	2014	IRI	−7N	=72B	−76N	+82B	−49N	F	F	F	F	1.5	16.0	16.0	2.25	1832	-52.8
80	Bakhshizada, Asnad	1786	AZE	−37B	F	+69N	−45B	−32N	−42N	−40B	F	F	1.0	27.0	27.0	3.00	1780	-3.6
81	Ahmadli, MehribanWCM	1743	AZE	−41N	−26B	F	−42N	−38B	−63B	=78N	=82B	F	1.0	27.0	27.0	1.50	1628	-32.0
82	Mirzaliyeva, LeylaWCM	1805	AZE	−53B	=42N	−21B	−79N	−59B	−72B	F	=81N	−63N	1.0	25.5	25.5	2.75	1630	-60.0
83	Bashirli, SaadatWCM	2034	AZE	−2B	−70N	−62B	−68N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	1221	-87.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Damya, AydinIRI
+105.6
5.0 pts · #28
2Ibrahimli, SuatAZE
+86.8
4.0 pts · #46
3Krithik MuthukumarIND
+85.1
4.5 pts · #38

Top rating losers

1Gulumov, MuthatAZE
-108.8
3.0 pts · #67
2Bashirli, SaadatWCMAZE
-87.2
0.0 pts · #83
3Mirzaliyeva, LeylaWCMAZE
-60.0
1.0 pts · #80

Biggest upsets

R5+355 Elo gap
Choubey Saurabh2047 beat FMBivor Adak2402
R3+349 Elo gap
Rzayev, Askar Aliakbar2072 beat IMManafov, Vugar2421
R2+349 Elo gap
Orujov, Hazrat1934 beat FMZhong, Kangmin2283