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

Top seed

🇦🇿Mikayil Huseynov1594

Avg top 10

1,571

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×43

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
Fail Bakikhanov
🇦🇿AZE·1592
6.5pts·1959perf+44.6
🥈
Tahir Mammadli
🇦🇿AZE·1564
5.5pts·1710perf+48.4
🥉
Mikayil Huseynov
🇦🇿AZE·1594
5.5pts·1702perf+32.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Fail Bakikhanov led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Bakikhanov6.5Mammadli5.5Salahli5.5Huseynov5.5Gasimzade5Asadli5

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	Eminli, Banu	0	AZE	−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
+85.2
5.5 pts · #3
2Asadli, YagubAZE
+54.8
5.0 pts · #7
3Mammadli, TahirAZE
+48.4
5.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Shahmaliyev, FaigAZE
-62.0
4.0 pts · #30
2Namazov, RaufAZE
-53.2
2.0 pts · #37
3Abdullayev, RoyalAZE
-45.2
4.0 pts · #17

Biggest upsets

R7+144 Elo gap
Salahli, Vahid1443 beat Javadov, Rufat1587
R6+127 Elo gap
Salahli, Vahid1443 beat Shahmaliyev, Faig1570
R2+117 Elo gap
Mamedov, Aziz1444 beat Nurahmadli, Aylin1561