Rating tournament of Genc Istedadlar Chess Club, 2025, N3
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 13 Nov 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1688, and top seed was Asim Imanov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1895).
Mehman Abbasov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1814) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ayyub Zakiyev (7.0) and Farid Murvatov (6.5). Abbasov shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Amirkhan Orujov (1476) beat Faraj Ismayilov (1661), a +185-point gap.
Location
🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
07 Nov 2025 → 13 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Abbasov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mehman Abbasov lost to Ayyub Zakiyev (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Ayyub Zakiyev won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mehman Abbasov | * | 0 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Ayyub Zakiyev | 1 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Asim Imanov | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Farid Murvatov | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbasov, Mehman | 1814 | AZE | +15N | +13B | −2N | +8B | +5N | =3B | +4N | +11B | =10B | 7.0 | 46.5 | 51.5 | 38.75 | 1850 | +9.2 |
| 2 | Zakiyev, Ayyub | 1665 | AZE | +28B | +8N | +1B | +3B | +7N | −4B | +17N | =10N | =12N | 7.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 37.50 | 1835 | +77.6 |
| 3 | Murvatov, Farid | 1708 | AZE | +18B | +25N | +9B | −2N | =10B | =1N | =11B | +17N | +7B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 32.50 | 1760 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Imanov, Asim | 1895 | AZE | +20B | =11N | +17B | =10N | +31B | +2N | −1B | =7N | +16B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 32.25 | 1777 | -18.8 |
| 5 | Huseynov, Mikayil | 1594 | AZE | +21B | +34N | −31B | +22N | −1B | −8N | +24B | +9N | +13B | 6.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 25.50 | 1620 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Ismayilov, Faraj | 1661 | AZE | +19N | −7B | +32N | =12B | +23N | −17B | =8B | +22N | +11N | 6.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 25.75 | 1591 | -28.0 |
| 7 | Babazade, Farid | 1484 | AZE | +24B | +6N | +11B | =31N | −2B | +28N | =10B | =4B | −3N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 26.00 | 1703 | +88.4 |
| 8 | Hasanli, Rauf | 1546 | AZE | +27N | −2B | +19N | −1N | +21B | +5B | =6N | −12B | +29N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 25.00 | 1551 | -1.2 |
| 9 | Huseynli, Salahaddin | 1612 | AZE | +37N | +26B | −3N | =23B | −12N | +33B | +18N | −5B | +17B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 20.00 | 1518 | -35.6 |
| 10 | Nasirova, Khana | 1646 | AZE | +38B | =17N | +14B | =4B | =3N | F | =7N | =2B | =1N | 5.0 | 45.5 | 47.0 | 25.00 | 1698 | +16.4 |
| 11 | Bakikhanov, Fail | 1592 | AZE | +33N | =4B | −7N | +15B | +29N | +12B | =3N | −1N | −6B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 23.00 | 1618 | +5.0 |
| 12 | Hasanov, Ramin | 1513 | AZE | +39B | −31N | +34B | =6N | +9B | −11N | F | +8N | =2B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 21.50 | 1628 | +17.6 |
| 13 | Asgarov, Mahammad | 1558 | AZE | +36B | −1N | +18B | =28N | −17B | +32N | =22B | +14N | −5N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 18.25 | 1486 | -14.8 |
| 14 | Garyayev, Bulat | 1485 | AZE | =32N | +16B | −10N | −29B | +25N | =23B | +30N | −13B | +26N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 20.00 | 1608 | +42.0 |
| 15 | Dadashov, Iskandar | 1468 | AZE | −1B | =36N | +35B | −11N | +34B | −18N | =32B | +24N | +25B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 16.50 | 1417 | -9.6 |
| 16 | Bulkin, Deniel | 1588 | AZE | =35B | −14N | +36B | +38N | −28B | =22N | +21B | +23N | −4N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 15.00 | 1398 | -53.2 |
| 17 | Orujov, Amirkhan | 1476 | AZE | +29N | =10B | −4N | +32B | +13N | +6N | −2B | −3B | −9N | 4.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 20.00 | 1576 | +26.8 |
| 18 | Mustafayev, Mahammad | 1465 | AZE | −3N | +40B | −13N | +26B | =33N | +15B | −9B | −25N | +21B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 14.50 | 1359 | -34.0 |
| 19 | Garaja, Said | 1403 | AZE | −6B | +24N | −8B | −21N | +39B | −34N | +38B | =30B | +33N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 11.25 | 1438 | +4.8 |
| 20 | Valiyev, Khagan | 1473 | AZE | −4N | −33B | −29N | +27B | −36N | +38N | =35B | +37B | +30N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 12.50 | 1457 | -4.0 |
| 21 | Dotto, Amir | 0 | AZE | −5N | −30B | +27N | +19B | −8N | +29B | −16N | +32B | −18N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 15.00 | 1241 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ganizade, Rashad | 1493 | AZE | −26N | +37B | +33N | −5B | +30N | =16B | =13N | −6B | F | 4.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 13.50 | 1549 | +18.0 |
| 23 | Mamedov, Aziz | 1444 | AZE | −31B | +39N | +25B | =9N | −6B | =14N | +34B | −16B | F | 4.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 13.25 | 1477 | +8.4 |
| 24 | Safarov, Yunus | 0 | AZE | −7N | −19B | +40N | −30B | +37N | +26B | −5N | −15B | +35B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 9.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Shahmaliyev, Faig | 1570 | AZE | +40N | −3B | −23N | −33B | −14B | +39N | +27B | +18B | −15N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 9.50 | 1221 | -104.8 |
| 26 | Ismayilov, Imran | 0 | AZE | +22B | −9N | −38B | −18N | +35B | −24N | +36B | +34N | −14B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 12.00 | 1322 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Ismayilov, Rashid | 0 | AZE | −8B | −28N | −21B | −20N | +40N | +37B | −25N | +38B | +32N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.50 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Ekici, Pamir Azer | 1412 | AZE | −2N | +27B | +30N | =13B | +16N | −7B | F | F | F | 3.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 15.00 | 1557 | +36.8 |
| 29 | Yusifov, Uzeyir | 0 | AZE | −17B | =38N | +20B | +14N | −11B | −21N | +33N | F | −8B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 13.25 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Safarli, Agil | 1492 | AZE | −34B | +21N | −28B | +24N | −22B | +36N | −14B | =19N | −20B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 12.25 | 1084 | -90.8 |
| 31 | Ismayilov, Aliakbar | 1694 | AZE | +23N | +12B | +5N | =7B | −4N | F | F | F | F | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 17.75 | 1736 | +12.4 |
| 32 | Mustafazade, Turan | 0 | AZE | =14B | +35N | −6B | −17N | +38B | −13B | =15N | −21N | −27B | 3.0 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 9.50 | 1288 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Eyvazova, Madina | 0 | AZE | −11B | +20N | −22B | +25N | =18B | −9N | −29B | =35N | −19B | 3.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 12.25 | 1411 | +0.4 |
| 34 | Makhsudsoy, Mustafa | 0 | AZE | +30N | −5B | −12N | +37B | −15N | +19B | −23N | −26B | F | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 10.00 | 1358 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Hajizada, Murad | 0 | AZE | =16N | −32B | −15N | =36B | −26N | +40B | =20N | =33B | −24N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 7.25 | 1388 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Huseinov, Teimur | 0 | AZE | −13N | =15B | −16N | =35N | +20B | −30B | −26N | F | F | 2.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.50 | 1359 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 13480227 | 0 | — | −9B | −22N | +39B | −34N | −24B | −27N | +40B | −20N | F | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 13491504 | 0 | — | −10N | =29B | +26N | −16B | −32N | −20B | −19N | −27N | F | 1.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 5.75 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Janagayev, Zamir | 0 | AZE | −12N | −23B | −37N | +40B | −19N | −25B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 13483528 | 0 | — | −25B | −18N | −24B | −39N | −27B | −35N | −37N | F | F | 0.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Babazade, FaridAZE+88.45.5 pts · #6
- 2Zakiyev, AyyubAZE+77.67.0 pts · #2
- 3Garyayev, BulatAZE+42.05.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Shahmaliyev, FaigAZE-104.84.0 pts · #29
- 2Safarli, AgilAZE-90.83.5 pts · #34
- 3Bulkin, DenielAZE-53.25.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R6+185 Elo gap
- R2+177 Elo gap
- R5+176 Elo gap