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Shirvan Open - 2025, Group B

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153 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025 in Shirvan, Azerbaijan. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1812, and top seed was Ali Salimzade (🇦🇿 AZE, 1880).

Maharram Jafarov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1776) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ali Salimzade (7.5) and Fuad Mammadov (7.0). Jafarov won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Nihal Heydarli (1518) beat Araz Babayev (1810), a +292-point gap.

Location
🇦🇿Shirvan, Azerbaijan
Dates
19 Nov 2025 → 26 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇦🇿Ali Salimzade1880
Avg top 10
1,812
Participants
153
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×109
🇮🇳India×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Maharram Jafarov led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders
72
35
10
2
4
12
5
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

Maharram Jafarov held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Maharram Jafarov drew with Ali Salimzade (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Maharram Jafarov 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)Ali Salimzade 3 wins (R1–R3)Hamza Rzazade 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Maharram Jafarov*
½
2Ali Salimzade
½
*
½
3Hamza Rzazade*
4Alakbar Zeynalov
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Jafarov, Maharram1776AZE+143N+86B+14N+19B=16N=2B+18N+4B+11N8.049.551.544.752061+49.4
2Salimzade, Ali1880AZE+39N+53B+18N=6B+47B=1N+26B=3N+10N7.551.056.045.001949+28.8
3Mammadov, Fuad1750AZE+22N+50B+61N=8B=30N+17B+16N=2B=6N7.050.055.041.501872+52.8
4Sandeep, Santhosh1833IND+121B+56N=34B=45N+25B+8N+15B1N+26B7.049.052.038.751863+6.4
5Rzazade, Hamza1875AZE+108N+37B+15N=10B=8N18B+50N+16B+19N7.048.552.039.251833-13.2
6Zeynalov, Alakbar1748AZE+145B+72N+62B=2N=7B=23N+25B+30N=3B7.048.550.536.751877+25.8
7Ganjaliyev, Emin1695AZE+80N+58B=51N+27B=6N+31B+20N10B+22N7.047.051.539.001788+36.4
8Rustamov, Tunjay1680AZE+138B+70N+46B=3N=5B4B+58N+48N+47B7.045.548.034.001848+70.4
9Alasgarov, Umid1709AZE+87N+57B=27N+51B=65N30B+54N+20B+17B7.043.047.036.251817+43.2
10Mirzayev, Ughur1704AZE+82B+90N+36B=5N+12B=16B=30N+7N2B6.549.553.536.751842+56.8
11Abasov, Yusif1879AZE+105B+35N16B=31B+53N+45N+32B+12N1B6.547.050.533.751800-27.2
12Malikov, Elgun1732AZE+71N+54B=30N+52B10N+51B+14N11B+33N6.545.550.034.251792+26.4
13Ismayilov, Emin1811AZE+66N+28B=17N30B+72N+75B=19N=15B+21B6.545.049.534.751754-20.8
14Alizada, Rugayya1658AZE+55B+106N1B=21N+90B+33N12B+68N+34B6.545.048.531.001713+24.8
15Mirzayev, Turan1667AZE+148B+21N5B+70N+86B+65B4N=13N+30B6.545.047.029.751826+68.0
16Alakbarli, Deniz1666AZE+144N+59B+11N+24B=1B=10N3B5N+56B6.051.053.031.751815+62.8
17Sadigzade, Farid1663AZE+89B+69N=13B=20N+46B3N+49B+24B9N6.047.051.030.751743+35.6
18Imranli, Kenan1670AZE+94N+92B2B+77N+49B+5N1B21N+48B6.047.051.029.501734+28.0
19Aghajanov, Eldar1683AZE+109B+77N+48B1N=33B+38N=13B+52N5B6.047.050.529.501769+36.4
20Salimli, Rufat1637AZE+97N+43B=65N=17B+54N+24B7B9N+50N6.046.050.030.751729+19.6
21Rahmanova, Nargiz1478AZE+103N15B+96N=14B=52N+37B+31N+18B13N6.045.549.530.751708+83.2
22Ahmadov, Fakhri0AZE3B+112N+35B49N+56B+70N+62B+32N7B6.044.548.029.0016540.0
23Mehdizade, Ilgar Elshad1628AZE+96N+63B24N+59B+69N=6B=47B26N+46B6.043.547.529.501688+25.2
24Israfilov, Emil1754AZE+100B+49N+23B16N+48B20N+86B17N+51B6.043.047.029.001702-11.0
25Gurbanli, Matin1692AZE+150N+81B=31N+110B4N+66B6N=51B+53N6.042.043.023.751679-3.6
26Lokhandkar Rushikesh1680IND107N+111B+108N+92B+37N+88B2N+23B4N6.041.044.526.501762+13.4
27Afandi, Sadagul1611AZE+126B+139N=9B7N135B+55N=41B+57N+54B6.040.042.526.751648+7.4
28Mammadli, Asmar1536AZE+125B13N+100B+105N=45B32N+135B=36N+61N6.038.040.523.251608+16.8
29Patil Sanskruti1502IND+147B47N=89B+55N32B+136N=45B+62N+52B6.037.039.024.001661+18.8
30Gadirov, Yusif1649AZE+101B+78N=12B+13N=3B+9N=10B6B15N5.551.555.532.001735+40.0
31Nasibli, Amin1598AZE+99N+44B=25B=11N+67B7N21B=41N+68B5.545.549.527.501549-23.2
32Ismayilov, Aliakbar1694AZE+128B46N=40N+73B+29N+28B11N22B+66N5.544.047.026.751581-29.2
33Humbatli, Khanimzar1553AZE+95N65B+151N+39B=19N14B+40N+38N12B5.544.045.024.501625+24.8
34Novruzov, Muhammad1659AZE+73N+88B=4N65B66N+74B+72N+35B14N5.541.545.526.501706+8.4
35Abdullayev, Ahmad1564AZE+83N11B22N+144B+87N=40B+73N34N+78B5.541.043.022.251567-3.2
36Mirzazada, Ismayil1605AZE+122N+124B10N+40B88N=59B+66N=28B=39N5.540.043.024.251444-45.6
37Mammadova, Maryam1549AZE+146B5N+120B+60N26B21N+80B=78N+108B5.539.541.520.251431-36.8
38Maharramli, Nargiz1650AZE=111N=76B=66N+79B+71N19B+59N33B+73N5.539.042.524.751441-33.6
39Talibova, Mehin1409AZE2B+98N+114B33N+91B46N+112B+90N=36B5.539.042.521.751450+7.2
40Ismayilov, Yusif Umid1438AZE+84B=45N=32B36N+125B=35N33B+135N+67B5.539.041.522.501463+4.8
41Mehdili, Rahman1463AZE44N+126B=79N+111B75N+95B=27N=31B+83N5.538.041.023.001584+25.6
42Nematli, Aliashraf0AZE57N+87B=63N66B+94N=53B=77N+71B+69N5.537.041.024.2514810.0
43Huseynzade, Eldar1427AZE+91B20N+123B48N+113B49N+116B+86N=75B5.535.538.520.251443+3.2
44Pashali, Ali0AZE+41B31N60B+128N=68B106N+121B+120N+70B5.534.537.521.2514190.0
45Allahverdiyev, Mahammadali1658AZE+119N=40B+76N=4B=28N11B=29N+58B49N5.045.549.025.251556-39.2
46Hajiyev, Zeynalabidin1519AZE+79N+32B8N+74B17N+39B61N+63B23N5.044.549.025.001541+2.8
47Guliyev, Rza1712AZEF+29B=52N+75B2N+110B=23N+61B8N5.044.545.524.501749+14.4
48Konovalov, Daniel1575AZE+104N+149B19N+43B24N+69B+65N8B18N5.043.545.520.501587+1.3
49Guliyev, Yusif1545AZE+115N24B+80N+22B18N+43B17NF+45B5.043.046.524.501560+1.6
50Hasanli, Narmin1521AZE+112B3N+82B67N+80B+85N5B+60N20B5.043.046.522.001563+13.2
51Yusifli, Rauf1604AZE+93B+123N=7B9N+136B12N+106B=25N24N5.043.045.519.501542-19.6
52Tahmazova, Fidan1630AZE+67B+127N=47B12N=21B+81N+88B19B29N5.042.545.521.501529-38.8
53Piriyev, Raul1562AZE+117B2N+121B=106N11B=42N+82B+102N25B5.041.044.019.501520-16.0
54Heydarli, Nihal1518AZE+130B12N+109B+122N20B+67N9B+65B27N5.041.044.018.501461-15.6
55Bakhshiyev, Amir0AZE14N+152B=57N29B+79N27B+76N+110B=59N5.041.041.017.5014270.0
56Imranli, Madina1557AZE+142N4B71N+97B22N+104B+87N+81B16N5.040.042.519.001531-5.2
57Seyidli, Khadija1483AZE+42B9N=55B135N+131N+83B=75N27B+89N5.039.542.021.751522+6.0
58Abasov, Elgun1481AZE+133B7N67B+116N+89B+102N8B45N+101B5.039.042.018.501431-10.8
59Aliyeva, Fatima1461AZE+118B16N+125B23N+103B=36N38B+122N=55B5.038.541.518.751311-24.4
60Vahidov, Mahir1445AZE76N+93B+44N37B74N+98B+64N50B+123N5.038.041.021.50725-31.6
61Mammadli, Nuray1658AZE+141B+68N3B69N+105B+135N+46B47N28B5.038.040.518.001441-67.6
62Baviskar Shubham C1614IND+153N+107B6N88B+143N+92B22N29B+87N5.036.536.513.501355-27.2
63Ahadzade, Tural1411AZE+132B23N=42B=113N+149B86N+93B46N+91B5.035.037.017.50764-36.0
64Taghiyev, Ehtibar0AZE68B67N+117B=109N+120B=78N60B+93N+102B5.033.536.518.5013530.0
65Babayev, Araz1810AZE+120B+33N=20B+34N=9B15N48B54N=82B4.545.048.022.751569-44.0
66Abdullayev, Elmar0AZE13B+146N=38B+42N+34B25N36B+118N32B4.543.545.519.2514890.0
67Gozal, Sardar0AZE52N+64B+58N+50B31N54B=69N+72B40N4.540.545.021.7514800.0
68Taghizade, Murad1428AZE+64N61B74N+99B=44N+76B+110N14B31N4.540.544.019.751431+0.4
69Alizada, Vugar1459AZE+74N17B+103N+61B23B48N=67B+117N42B4.540.544.019.251438-1.2
70Aliyev, Javad1482AZE+152N8B+97N15B+115N22B=71N+107B44N4.540.540.513.25873-20.4
71Aliyev, Habil0AZE12B+130N+56B=72N38B=90N=70B42N+118B4.539.042.018.0015280.0
72Aliyev, Yusif Vagif1534AZE+129N6B+107N=71B13B+84N34B67N+135B4.539.041.515.75941-32.8
73Bakhishova, Esra0AZE34B=113N+84B32N+114B+77N35B+106N38B4.538.041.517.7514590.0
74Rustamli, Nazli0AZE69B+101N+68B46N+60B34N78B+116N=85B4.537.541.019.2513820.0
75Javadzada, Yusif1626AZE+116B=135N+136B47N+41B13N=57BF=43N4.537.540.018.001508-40.8
76Salmanli, Leyla0AZE+60B=38N45B=89N=78B68N55B+109N+105B4.537.040.519.0014470.0
77Khalilzade, Zahra1505AZE+137N19B+144N18B=95N73B=42B+98N=80B4.537.039.015.50875-22.4
78Abdulova, Fatima1417AZE+131N30B149N+127B=76N=64B+74N=37B35N4.536.538.518.001321-12.4
79Muslumzada, Musa0AZE46B+148N=41B38N55B=100N+143N+97B=81N4.535.537.515.0013370.0
80Alizada, Jasur0AZE7B+133N49B+147N50N+139B37N+127B=77N4.535.537.512.7511930.0
81Ahmadov, Tunar1472AZE+114B25N122B+126N+98B52B+89N56N=79B4.535.038.016.75826-36.0
82Aliyeva, Latifa0AZE10N+95B50N124B+127N+129B53N+99B=65N4.535.038.016.2513200.0
83Jafarova, Bahar0AZE35B120N+132B=121N+109B57N+84B+105N41B4.533.536.516.00707-45.4
84Shahbazli, Nahid0AZE40N=119B73N+150B+111N72B83N+143B+107N4.531.532.511.756830.0
85Rustamli, Inji1472AZE124N+153B115N+96B+123N50B=122N=94B=74N4.530.030.012.75690-18.8
86Karimli, Ughur1533AZEF1N+145B+115B15N+63B24N43B+94N4.040.540.514.501367-41.6
87FIDE 1348672109B42N+112B+130N35B+103N56B+125N62B4.038.541.513.508140.0
88Rahimli, Heydar1455AZE+113B34N+139B+62N+36B26N52NFF4.037.537.516.501562+26.0
89Askarov, Teymur0AZE17N+137B=29N=76B58N+147B81B+112N57B4.037.039.013.2511580.0
90Zulfugarli, Sakina1526AZE+140N10B=94N+149B14N=71B=107N39B=95N4.037.039.012.50790-49.6
91FIDE 13492535043N97B+104N+119B39N99B+146N+96B63N4.035.537.513.506140.0
92Eryighit, Fatih1470AZE+134B18N+127B26N+122B62N+101BFF4.035.035.013.00854-30.4
93FIDE 13493140051N60N+134B102N+100B+131B63N64B+124N4.034.037.013.006830.0
94Asadullayeva, Malak0AZE18B+134N=90B136N42B+113N+114B=85N86B4.034.036.514.2513540.0
95Mammadova, Damla0AZE33B82N+141B+120N=77B41N105B+114N=90B4.034.036.513.2513180.0
96Guliyev, Murad Ilgar0AZE23B+132N21B85N+133B118N+137B91N+129B4.033.035.511.507260.0
97FIDE 13455958020B+91N70B56NF+133N+130B79N+125B4.033.035.013.007580.0
98FIDE 134782900110N39B+152N+108B81N60N+113B77B+128N4.033.033.010.006790.0
99Huseynli, Aghasan0AZE31B105N+118B68N+145B+91N102B82N+134B4.032.534.512.507040.0
100FIDE 13468030024N+?B28N123B93N=79B=111N+130B+136N4.032.532.59.508460.0
101Gafarli, Maryam0AZE30N74B=129N+140B=107N+123B92N+124B58N4.031.534.011.757320.0
102Mehdiyeva, Khadija1453AZE149N122B+140N+93B+124N58B+99N53B64N4.031.533.513.50723-34.0
103FIDE 13492748021B+141N69B+145N59N87B127N+144B+126B4.030.032.09.506610.0
104FIDE 13463195048B121N91B+134N+128B56N123N+133B+120B4.029.032.012.007670.0
105Abasli, Abbas0AZE11N+99B+131N28B61N=117B+95N83B76N3.538.041.012.758300.0
106Fakhratzade, Nurgun1452AZEF14B+124N=53B110N+44B51N73B+115N3.536.536.514.501276-22.8
107Asadli, Raul0AZE+26B62N72B=114N=101B+130N=90B70N84B3.536.039.014.7514240.0
108FIDE 1349277205B+117N26B98NF+125N=118B+115B37N3.536.038.011.759060.0
109Asadli, Malak0AZE19N+129B54N=64B83N+111B115N76B+139N3.535.037.511.507520.0
110Rahimli, Ayhan1564AZE+98B=136N+135B25N+106B47N68B55N117B3.534.036.511.251371-41.2
111Gadirov, Yunis0AZE=38B26N+138B41N84B109N=100B=137N+140B3.534.036.511.0013250.0
112FIDE 13473638050N22B87N+141N+126B+143B39N89B=116N3.533.535.59.256480.0
113FIDE 13475568088N=73B+119N=63B43N94B98N=139B+144N3.533.035.011.5011580.0
114FIDE 13466186081N+150B39N=107B73N+119B94N95B+138B3.532.033.08.756390.0
115Mammadzada, Daniz0AZE49B+128N+85B86N70B=121N+109B108N106B3.531.534.512.5012500.0
116FIDE 13485644075N131B+137N58B+142N+124B43N74B=112B3.531.534.09.757240.0
117Karimli, Angelina0AZE53N108B64N+137BF=105N+136B69B+110N3.530.031.010.2513990.0
118FIDE 13463055059N144B99N+?B+140N+96B=108N66B71N3.530.030.08.256620.0
119Dashtemirova, Aylin0AZE45B=84N113B91N+138B114N140B+141N+137B3.528.030.59.758540.0
120Abdullayev, Rasul0AZE65N+83B37N95B64N+126B+139N44B104N3.036.038.510.0014800.0
121Abdullayev, Eljan0AZE4N+104B53N=83B=129N=115B44N=132B127N3.035.538.511.0013400.0
122Hamidov, Elshan0AZE36B+102N+81N54B92NF=85B59B=132N3.035.537.512.2513900.0
123Nasirli, Nihat0AZEF51B43N+100N85B101N+104B+128N60B3.035.035.011.006860.0
124FIDE 134928370+85B36N106B+82N102B116N+138B101N93B3.033.536.011.5012930.0
125FIDE 13492756028N+143B59N+151B40N108B+131N87B97N3.033.034.06.006790.0
126FIDE 13455940027N41N+133B81B112N120N+148B+147B103N3.031.533.57.007170.0
127FIDE 134872990F52B92N78N82B+145N+103B80N+121B3.031.531.59.007030.0
128FIDE 13481070032N115B+?N44B104N+142B+147N123B98B3.030.030.04.508940.0
129FIDE 13492764072B109N=101B+138N=121B82N132N+131B96N3.029.532.09.007640.0
130FIDE 13485768054N71B+150N87B+144N107B97N100N+143B3.029.030.05.007260.0
131Yagub, Aykhan0AZE78B+116N105B+148N57B93N125B129N+146N3.028.530.57.506500.0
132FIDE 13485784063N96B83N142BF+141N+129B=121N=122B3.027.527.58.506290.0
133FIDE 13465520058N80B126N+153B96N97B+152B104N+148B3.026.526.52.006830.0
134FIDE 13492829092N94B93N104B+153N140B+150N+146B99N3.025.525.53.006630.0
135Mammadov, Agha0AZEF=75B110N+57B+27N61B28N40B72N2.540.040.013.2514250.0
136Zulfugarli, Adalat0AZEF=110B75N+94B51N29B117N+140N100B2.533.033.08.2512680.0
137FIDE 13492900077B89N116B117N+150N+144B96N=111B119N2.528.529.54.757050.0
138FIDE 1349045108N=140B111N129B119N+153B124N+142B114N2.528.528.53.758790.0
139FIDE 134925780+?N27B88N143B+148B80N120B=113N109B2.528.528.53.757360.0
140FIDE 13485750090B=138N102B101N118B+134N+119N136B111N2.528.030.57.756970.0
141FIDE 13492888061N103B95N112B+152N132B=142N119B+153N2.525.525.51.258560.0
142FIDE 13492586056B145N148B+132N116B128N=141B138N+152B2.523.523.54.257550.0
143FIDE 1348831701B125N+146B+139N62B112N79B84N130N2.034.036.04.508960.0
144FIDE 13487213016B+118N77B35N130B137N+145B103N113B2.032.534.55.507810.0
145FIDE 1348563606N+142B86N103B99N127B144N+153B147N2.028.528.52.508410.0
146FIDE 13492632037N66B143N+152BF+148N91B134N131B2.027.527.52.007590.0
147FIDE 13463560029N151B+153N80BF89N128B126N+145B2.027.527.52.007220.0
148FIDE 13468022015N79B+142N131B139N146B126N+150B133N2.027.028.03.508660.0
149Sadigli, Nuray0AZE+102B48N+78B90N63NFFFF2.025.525.58.5014080.0
150FIDE 13492730025B114N130B84N137B+152N134B148NF1.024.524.50.008920.0
151FIDE 134925600F+147N33B125NFFFFF1.019.019.02.007540.0
152FIDE 13491580070B55N98B146N141B150B133NF142N0.024.524.50.006830.0
153FIDE 13492624062B85N147B133N134B138NF145N141B0.024.524.50.007420.0

Key insights

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