Rating tournament of Genc Istedadlar Chess Club, 2025, N3

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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

Top seed

🇦🇿Asim Imanov1895

Avg top 10

1,688

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×37

Top 3

🥇
Mehman Abbasov
🇦🇿AZE·1814
7.0pts·1850perf+9.2
🥈
Ayyub Zakiyev
🇦🇿AZE·1665
7.0pts·1835perf+77.6
🥉
Farid Murvatov
🇦🇿AZE·1708
6.5pts·1760perf+24.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Abbasov7Zakiyev7Imanov6.5Murvatov6.5Ismayilov6Huseynov6

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
+88.4
5.5 pts · #6
2Zakiyev, AyyubAZE
+77.6
7.0 pts · #2
3Garyayev, BulatAZE
+42.0
5.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Shahmaliyev, FaigAZE
-104.8
4.0 pts · #29
2Safarli, AgilAZE
-90.8
3.5 pts · #34
3Bulkin, DenielAZE
-53.2
5.0 pts · #26

Biggest upsets

R6+185 Elo gap
Orujov, Amirkhan1476 beat Ismayilov, Faraj1661
R2+177 Elo gap
Babazade, Farid1484 beat Ismayilov, Faraj1661
R5+176 Elo gap
Ekici, Pamir Azer1412 beat Bulkin, Deniel1588