Premier Chessbattle Cup

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54 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Oct 2025 to 10 Oct 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1908, and top seed was Kanan Mukhtarov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1968).

Rufat Abdulbaghiyev (🇦🇿 AZE, 1877) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Amin Novruz Gurbanov (7.0) and Emil Mehraliyev (6.5). Abdulbaghiyev shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Yusif Guliyev (1418) beat Ilgar Bashirov (1723), a +305-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan

Dates

03 Oct 2025 → 10 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿Kanan Mukhtarov1968

Avg top 10

1,908

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×50

🇺🇸United States of America×1

Top 3

🥇
Rufat Abdulbaghiyev
🇦🇿AZE·1877
7.0pts·2022perf+34.8
🥈
Amin Novruz Gurbanov
🇦🇿AZE·1933
7.0pts·1991perf+28.4
🥉
Emil Mehraliyev
🇦🇿AZE·1938
6.5pts·1960perf+7.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Abdulbaghiyev7Gurbanov7Shahpalangov6.5Mehraliyev6.5Ismayilov6.5Khanalizade6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Abdulbaghiyev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Rufat Abdulbaghiyev lost to Amin Novruz Gurbanov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Rufat Abdulbaghiyev 4 wins (R1–R4)Amin Novruz Gurbanov 3 wins (R3–R5)Aydin Shahpalangov 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Rufat Abdulbaghiyev	*	0	1	½
2Amin Novruz Gurbanov	1	*	1	½
3Aydin Shahpalangov	0	0	*	½
4Emil Mehraliyev	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Abdulbaghiyev, Rufat	1877	AZE	+39B	+21N	+24B	+7N	−2B	=3N	+9B	+5B	=4N	7.0	47.5	51.0	37.50	2022	+34.8
2	Gurbanov, Amin Novruz	1933	AZE	+38B	−24N	+25B	+26N	+1N	=10B	+5N	+6B	=3B	7.0	45.5	49.0	38.50	1991	+28.4
3	Mehraliyev, Emil	1938	AZE	+28N	+26B	+19N	+10B	=5N	=1B	−6N	+15B	=2N	6.5	47.0	51.5	34.75	1960	+7.8
4	Khanalizade, Elgun	1877	AZE	+30N	=22B	=8N	=19B	+20N	=9B	+14N	+7N	=1B	6.5	44.5	48.5	34.25	1896	+12.8
5	Shahpalangov, Aydin	1967	AZE	+25B	+31N	+17B	+32N	=3B	+13N	−2B	−1N	+9B	6.5	44.5	48.5	31.25	1936	-2.8
6	Ismayilov, Emin	1733	AZE	+53B	−7N	+23B	=16N	+24B	+31N	+3B	−2N	+17B	6.5	43.0	44.0	28.50	1920	+76.4
7	Mukhtarov, Kanan	1968	AZE	+35N	+6B	+13N	−1B	−9N	+16B	+10N	−4B	+14N	6.0	46.0	50.0	31.00	1869	-18.6
8	Talibov, Telman	1924	AZE	+23B	=48N	=4B	=24N	+14N	=18B	+11N	+13B	−10N	6.0	42.0	44.0	29.50	1843	-28.8
9	Mirzayev, Akbar	1690	AZE	+50B	−10N	+36B	+15N	+7B	=4N	−1N	+31B	−5N	5.5	44.5	46.5	24.25	1855	+66.0
10	Balayev, Zaur	1835	AZE	F	+9B	+14N	−3N	+32B	=2N	−7B	+25N	+8B	5.5	44.5	44.5	28.50	1932	+21.6
11	Guliyev, Yusif	1418	AZE	−18N	+41B	−16N	+28B	+26B	+21N	−8B	=22N	+24B	5.5	39.5	43.0	24.50	1751	+126.0
12	Abbasov, Mehman	1837	AZE	+36B	+29N	−32B	+48N	−13B	+23N	−15B	=16N	+25B	5.5	37.0	39.0	22.50	1724	-23.2
13	Farhadov, Ali	1777	AZE	+37B	+47N	−7B	+21N	+12N	−5B	+18N	−8N	−19B	5.0	43.0	45.0	21.50	1793	+12.4
14	Aghajanov, Eldar	1653	AZE	+43B	+15N	−10B	+17N	−8B	+34N	−4B	+33N	−7B	5.0	42.0	45.0	21.00	1745	+29.2
15	Isgandarli, Ali	1778	AZE	+33N	−14B	+27N	−9B	+19N	+30B	+12N	−3N	−23B	5.0	41.0	45.0	23.00	1692	-36.4
16	Salimli, Rufat	1634	AZE	+42B	−17N	+11B	=6B	=30N	−7N	+34B	=12B	=31N	5.0	40.5	43.5	22.50	1659	+3.0
17	Jabbarli, Atilla	1775	AZE	+49N	+16B	−5N	−14B	=27N	+33B	=19N	+30B	−6N	5.0	40.5	42.5	19.75	1660	-46.4
18	Allahverdiyev, Aydin	1824	AZE	+11B	−32N	+38B	+22N	=31B	=8N	−13B	−23N	+33B	5.0	38.5	42.0	23.00	1680	-29.4
19	Mammadov, Fuad	1706	AZE	+45B	+51N	−3B	=4N	−15B	+40N	=17B	F	+13N	5.0	38.5	40.5	19.25	1845	+45.2
20	Yermakov, Emil	0	AZE	−21B	+37N	+29B	=34N	−4B	−25N	+38B	+28N	=26B	5.0	37.5	41.0	20.75	1654	0.0
21	Yagublu, Azad	1648	AZE	+20N	−1B	+33N	−13B	+42N	−11B	−30N	+46B	+35N	5.0	37.5	39.5	18.00	1473	-56.8
22	Sharifov, Ramazan	1715	AZE	+34B	=4N	=48B	−18B	+43N	−32N	=28B	=11B	+30N	5.0	36.5	38.5	20.25	1600	-40.4
23	Bakikhanov, Fail	1560	AZE	−8N	+52B	−6N	+46B	F	−12B	+35N	+18B	+15N	5.0	36.0	37.0	17.00	1784	+33.0
24	Zakiyev, Ayyub	1705	AZE	+44N	+2B	−1N	=8B	−6N	−27B	+43N	+39B	−11N	4.5	43.0	46.0	19.50	1599	-39.6
25	Guliyev, Omar	1589	AZE	−5N	+40B	−2N	=36B	+39N	+20B	+27N	−10B	−12N	4.5	41.5	45.0	18.50	1620	+1.6
26	Bashirov, Ilgar	1723	AZE	+54B	−3N	+47B	−2B	−11N	=38N	+40B	=27B	=20N	4.5	37.5	37.5	12.00	1523	-61.6
27	Alizada, Said Orkhan	1554	AZE	−51B	+45N	−15B	+53N	=17B	+24N	−25B	=26N	=29B	4.5	33.0	34.0	15.50	1633	+23.2
28	Rasul, Abdullah	1572	AZE	−3B	+54N	−51B	−11N	+53B	+37N	=22N	−20B	+39N	4.5	32.5	32.5	11.00	1587	-8.0
29	Javadov, Rufat	1656	AZE	+46N	−12B	−20N	−30B	+49N	+42B	−33N	+43B	=27N	4.5	31.0	33.0	12.25	1391	-68.8
30	Hasanov, Ramin	1506	AZE	−4B	=34N	+37B	+29N	=16B	−15N	+21B	−17N	−22B	4.0	40.0	44.0	18.00	1644	+25.2
31	Ganizada, Nurlan	1721	AZE	+40N	−5B	+39N	+35B	=18N	−6B	F	−9N	=16B	4.0	40.0	43.5	16.00	1653	-26.4
32	Ismayilov, Aliakbar	1621	AZE	+41N	+18B	+12N	−5B	−10N	+22B	F	F	F	4.0	40.0	40.0	19.00	1907	+72.8
33	Afandiyev, Tamerlan	1408	AZE	−15B	+43N	−21B	+38N	+48B	−17N	+29B	−14B	−18N	4.0	36.0	38.0	13.00	1614	+69.6
34	Ismayilov, Emil	0	AZE	−22N	=30B	+49N	=20B	+35N	−14B	−16N	+42B	F	4.0	34.5	36.5	13.50	1528	0.0
35	Guluzade, Elgun	1603	AZE	−7B	+53N	+42B	−31N	−34B	+47N	−23B	+37N	−21B	4.0	33.0	34.0	10.00	1505	-17.2
36	Abdullayev, Mikayil Ali	1465	AZE	−12N	+46B	−9N	=25N	−40B	−39B	=44N	+50B	+43N	4.0	30.5	32.5	10.75	1323	-26.4
37	Makhsudsoy, Mustafa	1426	AZE	−13N	−20B	−30N	+52B	+46N	−28B	+45N	−35B	+42N	4.0	30.5	31.5	9.00	819	-39.2
38	Salmanov, Raul	1584	AZE	−2N	+44B	−18N	−33B	+50N	=26B	−20N	+41N	F	3.5	36.0	38.0	10.75	1399	-32.4
39	Mammadli, Mehdi	1459	AZE	−1N	+50B	−31B	=40N	−25B	+36N	+41B	−24N	−28B	3.5	35.5	37.5	11.25	1381	-24.0
40	Aliyev, Javid Ulfat	0	AZE	−31B	−25N	+50N	=39B	+36N	−19B	−26N	−44B	+49N	3.5	30.5	32.5	9.75	1478	0.0
41	Suleymanli, Oghuz	0	AZE	−32B	−11N	=45B	−42N	+44N	+49B	−39N	−38B	+54N	3.5	27.5	27.5	6.50	1255	0.0
42	Sideifzada, Saida	0	AZE	−16N	+49B	−35N	+41B	−21B	−29N	+47B	−34N	−37B	3.0	32.0	34.0	7.50	1389	0.0
43	Safarli, Agil	0	AZE	−14N	−33B	+44N	+47B	−22B	+48N	−24B	−29N	−36B	3.0	32.0	34.0	7.00	1404	0.0
44	Allahverdiyev, Farid	0	AZE	−24B	−38N	−43B	=45N	−41B	+54N	=36B	+40N	F	3.0	27.0	27.0	7.00	1308	0.0
45	Gardashov, Kenan	0	AZE	−19N	−27B	=41N	=44B	−47N	+50B	−37B	+52N	F	3.0	26.0	27.0	6.25	732	0.0
46	Salmanli, Fateh	0	AZE	−29B	−36N	+54B	−23N	−37B	+52B	F	−21N	F	2.0	28.5	28.5	1.00	749	0.0
47	Valiyev, Rufat Famil	1494	AZE	F	−13B	−26N	−43N	+45B	−35B	−42N	+49B	F	2.0	27.5	27.5	5.00	1433	-9.6
48	Ibrahimov, Rafiq	1710	AZE	+52N	=8B	=22N	−12B	−33N	−43B	F	F	F	2.0	26.5	26.5	6.50	1526	-36.8
49	Zeynalli, Shahin	1402	AZE	−17B	−42N	−34B	+54N	−29B	−41N	+52B	−47N	−40B	2.0	26.5	26.5	1.00	833	-28.0
50	FIDE 13491334	0	—	−9N	−39N	−40B	F	−38B	−45N	+54B	−36N	+52B	2.0	24.0	24.0	1.00	749	0.0
51	Kerans, David	1924	USA	+27N	−19B	+28N	F	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	9.00	1739	-22.4
52	FIDE 13491458	0	—	−48B	−23N	−53B	−37N	+54B	−46N	−49N	−45B	−50N	1.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	719	0.0
53	Guliyev, Kamal	0	AZE	−6N	−35B	+52N	−27B	−28N	F	F	F	F	1.0	20.5	20.5	1.00	821	0.0
54	FIDE 13482840	0	—	−26N	−28B	−46N	−49B	−52N	−44B	−50N	F	−41B	0.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	771	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Guliyev, YusifAZE
+126.0
5.5 pts · #17
2Ismayilov, EminAZE
+76.4
6.5 pts · #8
3Ismayilov, AliakbarAZE
+72.8
4.0 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Javadov, RufatAZE
-68.8
4.5 pts · #39
2Bashirov, IlgarAZE
-61.6
4.5 pts · #38
3Yagublu, AzadAZE
-56.8
5.0 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R5+305 Elo gap
Guliyev, Yusif1418 beat Bashirov, Ilgar1723
R5+302 Elo gap
Afandiyev, Tamerlan1408 beat Ibrahimov, Rafiq1710
R9+287 Elo gap
Guliyev, Yusif1418 beat Zakiyev, Ayyub1705