Rating tournament of ShahMat Chess Club, 2025, N3
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51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Nov 2025 to 21 Nov 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1571, and top seed was Mikayil Huseynov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1594).
Fail Bakikhanov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1592) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Tahir Mammadli (5.5) and Mikayil Huseynov (5.5). Bakikhanov won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Vahid Salahli (1443) beat Rufat Javadov (1587), a +144-point gap.
Location
🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
16 Nov 2025 → 21 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×42
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFail Bakikhanov led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Fail Bakikhanov never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Fail Bakikhanov drew with Tahir Mammadli (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Fail Bakikhanov 4 wins (R1–R4)Vahid Salahli 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fail Bakikhanov | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Tahir Mammadli | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Vahid Salahli | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Mikayil Huseynov | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bakikhanov, Fail | 1592 | AZE | +45B | +12N | +39B | +3N | =2B | +10N | +6B | 6.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 25.25 | 1959 | +44.6 |
| 2 | Mammadli, Tahir | 1564 | AZE | +31N | +15B | =4N | +16B | =1N | +7B | =5N | 5.5 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 24.50 | 1710 | +48.4 |
| 3 | Huseynov, Mikayil | 1594 | AZE | +21N | +18B | +7N | −1B | +8N | =5B | +12N | 5.5 | 29.5 | 33.5 | 24.50 | 1702 | +32.8 |
| 4 | Salahli, Vahid | 1443 | AZE | +27B | +13N | =2B | −11N | +36B | +14N | +10B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 21.25 | 1738 | +85.2 |
| 5 | Asadli, Yagub | 1463 | AZE | +40B | +14N | =10B | =28N | +11B | =3N | =2B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 19.75 | 1683 | +54.8 |
| 6 | Gasimzade, Davud | 1586 | AZE | +38B | +22N | +25B | −10N | +12B | +15N | −1N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 17.50 | 1631 | +6.6 |
| 7 | Babasoy, Kanan | 1503 | AZE | +35B | +47N | −3B | +25N | +28B | −2N | +13B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 14.00 | 1594 | +24.4 |
| 8 | Afandiyev, Tamerlan | 1476 | AZE | +42B | −10N | +43B | +13N | −3B | +26N | +22B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 15.50 | 1600 | +34.8 |
| 9 | Nurahmadli, Aylin | 1561 | AZE | +46B | −25N | +38B | +22N | −10B | +28N | +15B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 14.00 | 1555 | -2.4 |
| 10 | Javadov, Rufat | 1587 | AZE | +17N | +8B | =5N | +6B | +9N | −1B | −4N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 36.0 | 21.50 | 1627 | +16.0 |
| 11 | Ganbarli, Davud | 1567 | AZE | +29B | =28N | =36B | +4B | −5N | =25N | +26B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 16.50 | 1519 | -15.6 |
| 12 | Valili, Ughur | 1491 | AZE | +37N | −1B | +31N | +24B | −6N | +21B | −3B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 13.50 | 1446 | -14.4 |
| 13 | Abdullayev, Royal | 1560 | AZE | +23N | −4B | +32N | −8B | +16N | +24B | −7N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 15.00 | 1383 | -45.2 |
| 14 | Shahmaliyev, Faig | 1570 | AZE | +32N | −5B | =17N | +21B | +19N | −4B | =16N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 15.00 | 1275 | -62.0 |
| 15 | Aliyeva, Ayla | 1457 | AZE | +30B | −2N | +48B | +39N | +20B | −6B | −9N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1481 | +5.2 |
| 16 | Ekici, Pamir Azer | 1412 | AZE | =33N | +19B | +26B | −2N | −13B | +30N | =14B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 1446 | +5.2 |
| 17 | Asadli, Tahmasib | 0 | AZE | −10B | +44N | =14B | −20B | +23N | =18B | +41N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 1443 | -9.2 |
| 18 | Aghayev, Suad | 1482 | AZE | +44B | −3N | +29B | =36N | −26B | =17N | +25B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.75 | 1407 | -19.2 |
| 19 | Makhsudsoy, Mustafa | 0 | AZE | =26B | −16N | +30B | +38N | −14B | +36N | =20B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 11.25 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Huseynov, Kemaleddin | 1531 | AZE | +43B | =36N | −28B | +17N | −15N | +37B | =19N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 11.75 | 1370 | -36.4 |
| 21 | FIDE 13486500 | 0 | — | −3B | +35N | +47B | −14N | +49B | −12N | +29B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Valiyev, Rufat Famil | 1480 | AZE | +50N | −6B | +49N | −9B | +41N | +32B | −8N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1317 | -28.4 |
| 23 | Gulmammadov, Ujal | 0 | AZE | −13B | =30N | =37N | +34B | −17B | +40N | +28B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 10.75 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Javadli, Harun | 1412 | AZE | +49B | −39N | +27B | −12N | +29B | −13N | +43B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 721 | -42.4 |
| 25 | Mamedov, Aziz | 1444 | AZE | +48N | +9B | −6N | −7B | +33N | =11B | −18N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 10.75 | 1393 | -14.0 |
| 26 | Valiyev, Khagan | 1473 | AZE | =19N | +33B | −16N | +37B | +18N | −8B | −11N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 11.50 | 1291 | -33.2 |
| 27 | Mustafazade, Turan | 0 | AZE | −4N | +51B | −24N | =31B | −37N | +48B | +42N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1155 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Altunisik, Lev Selim | 1458 | TUR | +34N | =11B | +20N | =5B | −7N | −9B | −23N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 11.75 | 1465 | +0.4 |
| 29 | FIDE 13478087 | 0 | — | −11N | +34B | −18N | +48B | −24N | +33B | −21N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 6.50 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Mezhdinli, Ramil | 0 | AZE | −15N | =23B | −19N | +47B | +31N | −16B | =35B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Eyvazova, Madina | 0 | AZE | −2B | +40N | −12B | =27N | −30B | =44N | +38B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 731 | -26.4 |
| 32 | Dotto, Amir | 0 | AZE | −14B | +42N | −13B | +40N | +39B | −22N | −34B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Talehli, Ughur | 0 | AZE | =16B | −26N | =45B | +42N | −25B | −29N | +40B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1165 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Mammadov, Ismayil Javid | 0 | AZE | −28B | −29N | +44B | −23N | +46B | F | +32N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Huseynli, Shahri | 0 | AZE | −7N | −21B | +50N | −41B | =48N | +47B | =30N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Ahmadov, Omar | 1430 | AZE | +41N | =20B | =11N | =18B | −4N | −19B | F | 2.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 8.25 | 1492 | +17.2 |
| 37 | Huseynov, Huseyn | 0 | AZE | −12B | +45N | =23B | −26N | +27B | −20N | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Ashrafov, Samad | 0 | AZE | −6N | +50B | −9N | −19B | +42N | −41B | −31N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Hasanov, Ramin | 1513 | AZE | +51N | +24B | −1N | −15B | −32N | F | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1362 | -12.4 |
| 40 | Mammadov, Faraj | 0 | AZE | −5N | −31B | +51N | −32B | +45N | −23B | −33N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Namazov, Rauf | 0 | AZE | −36B | −43N | F | +35N | −22B | +38N | −17B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 654 | -53.2 |
| 42 | FIDE 13465686 | 0 | — | −8N | −32B | +46N | −33B | −38B | +51N | −27B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 13455010 | 0 | — | −20N | +41B | −8N | F | +50B | F | −24N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1264 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Jalilov, Asgar | 0 | AZE | −18N | −17B | −34N | +51B | =47N | =31B | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 1179 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 13459031 | 0 | — | −1N | −37B | =33N | F | −40B | F | +47N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 13490494 | 0 | — | −9N | F | −42B | F | −34N | +50B | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Zamanov, Fateh | 0 | AZE | F | −7B | −21N | −30N | =44B | −35N | −45B | 0.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Mirzaliyev, Mahammad | 0 | AZE | −25B | F | −15N | −29N | =35B | −27N | F | 0.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 1.50 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 13469142 | 0 | — | −24N | F | −22B | F | −21N | F | F | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 13465660 | 0 | — | −22B | −38N | −35B | F | −43N | −46N | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Hasanzade, Yunis | 0 | AZE | −39B | −27N | −40B | −44N | F | −42B | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Salahli, VahidAZE+85.25.5 pts · #3
- 2Asadli, YagubAZE+54.85.0 pts · #7
- 3Mammadli, TahirAZE+48.45.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Shahmaliyev, FaigAZE-62.04.0 pts · #30
- 2Namazov, RaufAZE-53.22.0 pts · #37
- 3Abdullayev, RoyalAZE-45.24.0 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R7+144 Elo gap
- R6+127 Elo gap
- R2+117 Elo gap