GRAN-PRIX TKF OPEN - (TURKMENBASHI)

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93 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2094, and top seed was Karen Grigoryan (🇹🇲 TKM, IM, 2236).

Mergen Kakabayev (🇹🇲 TKM, FM, 2223) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Shageldi Kurbandurdyyev (7.0) and Sanjar Gaybullayev (7.0). Kakabayev won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Suleyman Bayrambayev (1672) beat Karen Grigoryan (IM, 2236), a +564-point gap.

Location

🇹🇲Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan

Dates

02 Dec 2025 → 07 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇲IMKaren Grigoryan2236

Avg top 10

2,094

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×1

FM×1

CM×2

WFM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇲Turkmenistan×72

Top 3

🥇
FMMergen Kakabayev
🇹🇲TKM·2223
7.5pts·2264perf+10.0
🥈
CMShageldi Kurbandurdyyev
🇹🇲TKM·2182
7.0pts·2158perf+2.0
🥉
Sanjar Gaybullayev
🇹🇲TKM·1920
7.0pts·2043perf+56.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Mergen Kakabayev led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Kakabayev7.5Gaybullayev7Grigoryan7Bayramov7Kurbandurdyyev7Turayev7

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Mergen Kakabayev held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Mergen Kakabayev drew with Sanjar Gaybullayev (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Mergen Kakabayev 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Karen Grigoryan 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMMergen Kakabayev	*	½	—	1
2Sanjar Gaybullayev	½	*	—	—
3IMKaren Grigoryan	—	—	*	½
4Serdar Bayramov	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kakabayev, MergenFM	2223	TKM	+61N	+28B	+27N	+12B	=2N	+4B	+10N	=3B	=5B	7.5	50.0	54.0	43.50	2264	+10.0
2	Kurbandurdyyev, ShageldiCM	2182	TKM	+92N	+29B	+9N	+14B	=1B	+8N	+12B	−5N	=3N	7.0	51.5	51.5	37.25	2158	+2.0
3	Gaybullayev, Sanjar	1920	TKM	+88B	+20N	=22B	+7N	=10B	+25N	+13B	=1N	=2B	7.0	50.5	52.5	39.50	2043	+56.4
4	Bayramov, Serdar	2004	TKM	+47N	+44B	+30N	=11B	+5N	−1N	+16B	=6B	+10N	7.0	49.0	53.5	39.50	2179	+78.4
5	Turayev, Shahruh	2197	TKM	+86B	+72N	=19B	+15N	−4B	+17N	+23B	+2B	=1N	7.0	48.0	50.5	36.75	2141	-4.0
6	Grigoryan, KarenIM	2236	TKM	+33B	−22N	+17B	=32N	+45B	+19N	+8B	=4N	+13B	7.0	47.0	51.5	40.00	2083	-10.5
7	Annageldiyev, Salyh	1691	TKM	+78N	+50B	=8N	−3B	+51N	=11B	+28N	+27B	+12N	7.0	43.5	46.5	33.25	2047	+104.4
8	Annageldiyev, Azatgeldi	1944	TKM	+91B	+32N	=7B	+21N	+11N	−2B	−6N	+14B	+27N	6.5	49.0	50.0	32.50	2024	+19.2
9	Jorayev, Yunus	1828	TKM	+79B	+38N	−2B	+52N	+29B	−12N	+46B	+11B	=18N	6.5	43.5	46.5	30.50	1935	+48.0
10	Rejepova, JahanWFM	2051	TKM	+68N	+23B	=15N	+22B	=3N	+27B	−1B	+21N	−4B	6.0	49.5	53.0	32.00	1953	-30.8
11	Shohradova, LalaWFM	2095	TKM	+41B	+46N	+18B	=4N	−8B	=7N	+29B	−9N	+28B	6.0	48.0	52.5	32.50	1892	-33.4
12	Kuryazov, Zafar	2047	TKM	+85B	+34N	+16B	−1N	+72N	+9B	−2N	+30B	−7B	6.0	47.0	49.5	28.00	1936	-16.2
13	Yusupov, Rauf	1882	TKM	+45N	+26B	−14N	+31B	+28N	+30B	−3N	+22B	−6N	6.0	46.0	50.5	30.50	1841	-13.6
14	Karyagdyyev, Alihan	1709	TKM	+66B	+82N	+13B	−2N	−25B	+36N	+20B	−8N	+39B	6.0	44.5	47.0	28.00	1755	+16.0
15	Kabehanov, Serdar	1802	TKM	+87B	+36N	=10B	−5B	−22N	+45N	+24B	=17N	+29B	6.0	44.5	46.5	28.00	1813	+2.4
16	Merdanov, Myrat	1754	TKM	+24N	+43B	−12N	+35B	−23N	+38B	−4N	+40B	+31N	6.0	44.0	49.0	30.50	1724	-8.0
17	Artykov, Ahmet	1934	TKM	+54N	=31B	−6N	+56N	+32B	−5B	+44N	=15B	+35N	6.0	43.5	47.5	28.00	1838	-23.6
18	Avliyakuliyev, Maksat	1823	TKM	+58N	+37B	−11N	−44B	+61N	=22B	+26N	+23N	=9B	6.0	42.5	46.5	30.00	1720	-30.8
19	Niyazmetov, Hudoshukur	1846	TKM	+84N	+40B	=5N	−71B	+44N	−6B	=31N	+52B	+37N	6.0	41.0	43.5	27.00	1835	+0.8
20	Annagylyjov, Begli	1522	TKM	+57N	−3B	+58N	−27B	+41N	+53B	−14N	+47B	+30N	6.0	40.5	44.5	26.50	1660	+28.8
21	Jorayev, Abdulla	1717	TKM	+65N	+53B	=71N	−8B	+31N	=23B	+72N	−10B	+33N	6.0	39.5	42.5	25.50	1792	+32.0
22	Bayrambayev, Suleyman	1672	TKM	+81B	+6B	=3N	−10N	+15B	=18N	+39B	−13N	=25B	5.5	48.5	51.5	30.25	1867	+76.8
23	Janbekov, Ahmet	1583	TKM	+75B	−10N	+73B	+24N	+16B	=21N	−5N	−18B	+44N	5.5	44.0	47.0	25.00	1745	+39.6
24	Charyyev Abdulla	0	TKM	−16B	+90N	+26N	−23B	+40N	=44B	−15N	+48B	+52N	5.5	41.0	42.0	22.25	1600	0.0
25	Ovganov.Abdyrahym	1582	TKM	+55N	−71B	+54N	+53B	+14N	−3B	−30N	+36B	=22N	5.5	40.5	44.0	25.75	1693	+35.2
26	Gylyjov Nejep	1519	TKM	+51B	−13N	−24B	+81N	=73B	+42N	−18B	+82N	+72N	5.5	35.5	38.0	19.00	1668	+18.4
27	Batyrov, AlyhanCM	1879	TKM	+77B	+39N	−1B	+20N	+46B	−10N	+34B	−7N	−8B	5.0	47.5	50.5	23.50	1767	-40.8
28	Yakubov, Myrat	1664	TKM	+56B	−1N	+33B	+48N	−13B	+49N	−7B	+38N	−11N	5.0	45.0	49.0	22.50	1676	+1.2
29	Japarov Azimgeldi	1589	TKM	+63B	−2N	+41B	+36N	−9N	+37B	−11N	+53B	−15N	5.0	44.5	48.5	23.00	1653	+12.8
30	Myradov, Resulmyrat	1730	TKM	+59B	+73N	−4B	+39N	+34B	−13N	+25B	−12N	−20B	5.0	44.5	47.5	22.50	1678	-22.4
31	Gylyjov, Dovlet	1540	TKM	+64B	=17N	+42B	−13N	−21B	+51N	=19B	+49N	−16B	5.0	43.0	47.0	23.00	1586	+6.8
32	Bayramgeldiyev, Abdyljelil	1541	TKM	+62N	−8B	+84N	=6B	−17N	=73B	+58N	−33B	+54N	5.0	39.5	42.0	19.50	1487	-18.4
33	Atamyradov Kerim	1404	TKM	−6N	+66B	−28N	+63B	+50N	−72B	+60N	+32N	−21B	5.0	38.5	41.5	20.50	1439	+4.4
34	Atalyyev, Ovez	1587	TKM	+67N	−12B	+47N	+43B	−30N	+58B	−27N	−37B	+73N	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.00	1468	-37.2
35	Ishangulyyev,Ahmet	1470	TKM	=42B	=52N	+55B	−16N	−49B	+63B	+57N	+46N	−17B	5.0	37.5	41.5	21.00	1595	+26.0
36	Azymov, Nurmuhammet	1441	TKM	+60N	−15B	+83N	−29B	+76N	−14B	+50N	−25N	+49B	5.0	37.5	40.0	17.50	870	-35.6
37	Gurbanov, Aymyrat	1455	TKM	+93B	−18N	+62B	−46N	+74B	−29N	+55B	+34N	−19B	5.0	37.5	37.5	16.00	1458	-2.8
38	Babayev Kerim	1459	TKM	+74N	−9B	+49N	−72B	+55N	−16N	+62B	−28B	+57N	5.0	36.5	39.5	19.00	926	-30.8
39	Meredov Osman	1482	TKM	+76N	−27B	+67N	−30B	+56N	+57B	−22N	+72B	−14N	5.0	36.0	39.0	17.50	1550	+19.6
40	Ibragimov, Seyran	1489	TKM	+89B	−19N	−56B	+80N	−24B	+78N	+75B	−16N	+58B	5.0	34.5	36.5	15.00	868	-34.8
41	Amannazarov, Mekan	0	TKM	−11N	+80B	−29N	+75B	−20B	−74N	+78B	+55N	+50N	5.0	34.0	37.0	17.00	933	0.0
42	Orazmyradov, Gahryman	0	TKM	=35N	+70B	−31N	−45N	+82B	−26B	=54N	+88B	+53N	5.0	34.0	36.0	16.50	1392	0.0
43	Ishangulyyev, Muhammet	1445	TKM	+90B	−16N	+74B	−34N	+83B	−46N	−49B	+75N	+59B	5.0	32.0	33.0	13.50	861	-32.4
44	Hupbyyev Didar	1563	TKM	+49B	−4N	+77B	+18N	−19B	=24N	−17B	+45N	−23B	4.5	44.5	47.5	20.25	1587	+2.4
45	FIDE 14014874	0	—	−13B	=51N	+50N	+42B	−6N	−15B	+67N	−44B	+60N	4.5	40.5	44.0	18.50	1068	0.0
46	Hemrayev Ilshat	1630	TKM	+80N	−11B	+68N	+37B	−27N	+43B	−9N	−35B	=47N	4.5	40.5	43.5	18.75	1559	-28.0
47	FIDE 14018683	0	—	−4B	+75N	−34B	−49N	+81B	+83N	+74B	−20N	=46B	4.5	35.5	38.0	13.75	1365	0.0
48	Isayev Myrat	1450	TKM	−50N	+65B	+76N	−28B	−57N	=67B	+51B	−24N	+82B	4.5	33.0	35.5	15.25	852	-9.6
49	Meredov Omar	0	TKM	−44N	+91N	−38B	+47B	+35N	−28B	+43N	−31B	−36N	4.0	39.0	40.0	15.50	1351	0.0
50	Pellayev Adylmuhammet	0	TKM	+48B	−7N	−45B	+66N	−33B	+59N	−36B	+69N	−41B	4.0	38.5	42.0	15.50	1303	0.0
51	Nurberdiyev, Davut	0	TKM	−26N	=45B	+60N	+59N	−7B	−31B	−48N	+81B	=56N	4.0	38.5	41.5	15.25	1154	0.0
52	Mirabov Dayanch	1515	TKM	=70N	=35B	+78N	−9B	−58N	+56B	+73N	−19N	−24B	4.0	37.5	40.5	14.25	1541	-0.8
53	Berdimyradov, Didar	1438	TKM	+83B	−21N	+82B	−25N	+62B	−20N	+76B	−29N	−42B	4.0	37.0	39.5	12.00	800	-44.8
54	FIDE 14017989	0	—	−17B	+64N	−25B	−62N	+80B	=82N	=42B	+76N	−32B	4.0	35.5	38.0	13.75	890	0.0
55	FIDE 14021021	0	—	−25B	+69N	−35N	+68B	−38B	+79N	−37N	−41B	+88N	4.0	35.5	37.5	12.00	684	0.0
56	Hallyyev Resulmyrat	0	TKM	−28N	+92B	+40N	−17B	−39B	−52N	=77B	+68N	=51B	4.0	35.5	35.5	12.00	1342	-17.6
57	Narmedov, Aymyrat	0	TKM	−20B	−77N	+79B	+87N	+48B	−39N	−35B	+66N	−38B	4.0	35.0	37.0	13.00	1226	0.0
58	Borjakov, Arslan	0	TKM	−18B	+93N	−20B	+90N	+52B	−34N	−32B	+74N	−40N	4.0	35.0	35.0	8.00	1308	0.0
59	Charyyev, Muhammetoraz	0	TKM	−30N	=60B	+70N	−51B	=68N	−50B	+64N	+63B	−43N	4.0	33.5	37.0	15.25	805	0.0
60	Rejepov Batyr	0	TKM	−36B	=59N	−51B	=70B	+65N	+66N	−33B	+79N	−45B	4.0	33.5	36.5	14.25	623	0.0
61	Allamyradov Ybrayym	0	TKM	−1B	+81N	−72B	+67N	−18B	−62N	−66B	+80N	+75B	4.0	33.5	36.5	12.50	1106	0.0
62	Mergenov Shahymerdan	0	TKM	−32B	+88N	−37N	+54B	−53N	+61B	−38N	−73B	+77B	4.0	33.0	35.0	13.00	676	0.0
63	Jorakuliyev Myrat	0	TKM	−29N	−68B	+69B	−33N	+86B	−35N	+87B	−59N	+74B	4.0	31.5	33.5	11.00	675	0.0
64	Myradov Gurbanmyrat	0	TKM	−31N	−54B	+88B	−73N	−77B	+85N	−59B	+87N	+79B	4.0	26.5	28.5	9.50	738	0.0
65	FIDE 14020050	0	—	−21B	−48N	+93B	−83N	−60B	+90N	−69B	+89B	+76N	4.0	26.5	26.5	6.00	782	0.0
66	Dovletov Muhammetnur	0	TKM	−14N	−33N	+86B	−50B	+93N	−60B	+61N	−57B	=70B	3.5	33.0	33.0	8.25	756	0.0
67	Kakageldiyev Palvan	0	TKM	−34B	+85N	−39B	−61B	+84N	=48N	−45B	=77N	=69B	3.5	32.0	34.5	10.50	1232	0.0
68	FIDE 14019906	0	—	−10B	+63N	−46B	−55N	=59B	+86N	−82B	−56B	+85N	3.5	31.5	34.0	11.00	895	0.0
69	FIDE 14018136	0	—	−71N	−55B	−63N	+89B	−78N	+80B	+65N	−50B	=67N	3.5	29.0	31.0	10.75	1156	0.0
70	Nuryagdyyev Alymmuhammet	0	TKM	=52B	−42N	−59B	=60N	−87B	+91N	−79B	+84B	=66N	3.5	28.0	29.0	9.25	1512	0.0
71	Yalkanov, Serdar	1956	TKM	+69B	+25N	=21B	+19N	F	F	F	F	F	3.5	21.0	21.0	18.00	1987	+2.8
72	Atayev, Omar	1671	TKM	F	−5B	+61N	+38N	−12B	+33N	−21B	−39N	−26B	3.0	43.5	43.5	14.00	1512	-66.4
73	Ashyrmuhammedov, Ezizmuhammet	0	TKM	F	−30B	−23N	+64B	=26N	=32N	−52B	+62N	−34B	3.0	38.0	38.0	13.25	1310	0.0
74	FIDE 14014815	0	—	−38B	+87N	−43N	+84B	−37N	+41B	−47N	−58B	−63N	3.0	35.0	37.0	9.50	667	0.0
75	Kutlymuradov, Arslan	0	TKM	−23N	−47B	+91B	−41N	+88B	+77N	−40N	−43B	−61N	3.0	34.0	35.0	6.00	713	0.0
76	FIDE 14021099	0	—	−39B	+79N	−48B	+77N	−36B	+87N	−53N	−54B	−65B	3.0	32.5	34.5	8.00	645	0.0
77	Bayhanov Shahan	0	TKM	−27N	+57B	−44N	−76B	+64N	−75B	=56N	=67B	−62N	3.0	32.0	35.0	11.75	1339	0.0
78	FIDE 14019965	0	—	−7B	+86N	−52B	−82N	+69B	−40B	−41N	−83N	+87B	3.0	32.0	34.0	8.00	760	0.0
79	FIDE 14020416	0	—	−9N	−76B	−57N	+85N	+90B	−55B	+70N	−60B	−64N	3.0	31.5	32.5	7.00	1027	0.0
80	FIDE 14020238	0	—	−46B	−41N	+85B	−40B	−54N	−69N	+90B	−61B	+91N	3.0	29.5	30.5	4.50	754	0.0
81	Ganiyev, Islam	0	TKM	−22N	−61B	+92N	−26B	−47N	=84B	+91B	−51N	=83B	3.0	29.5	29.5	3.50	794	0.0
82	Yossyyev Ayhan	0	TKM	F	−14B	−53N	+78B	−42N	=54B	+68N	−26B	−48N	2.5	35.5	35.5	8.50	726	0.0
83	FIDE 14019124	0	—	−53N	F	−36B	+65B	−43N	−47B	−88N	+78B	=81N	2.5	30.5	30.5	8.50	649	0.0
84	Begijanov, Selim	0	TKM	−19B	+89N	−32B	−74N	−67B	=81N	=85B	−70N	=86B	2.5	29.0	31.0	6.00	900	0.0
85	FIDE 14018870	0	—	−12N	−67B	−80N	−79B	+89N	−64B	=84N	+92B	−68B	2.5	27.5	27.5	3.25	1248	0.0
86	FIDE 14021226	0	—	−5N	−78B	−66N	+91B	−63N	−68B	−89N	+90B	=84N	2.5	26.5	27.5	3.25	1397	0.0
87	FIDE 14021277	0	—	−15N	−74B	+89N	−57B	+70N	−76B	−63N	−64B	−78N	2.0	30.5	32.5	5.50	1001	0.0
88	Atayev Myrat	0	TKM	−3N	−62B	−64N	+92B	−75N	F	+83B	−42N	−55B	2.0	29.5	29.5	2.50	1120	0.0
89	FIDE 14021080	0	—	−40N	−84B	−87B	−69N	−85B	+92N	+86B	−65N	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	2.50	677	0.0
90	FIDE 14021307	0	—	−43N	−24B	F	−58B	−79N	−65B	−80N	−86N	+92B	1.0	27.0	27.0	0.00	680	0.0
91	FIDE 14021269	0	—	−8N	−49B	−75N	−86N	+92B	−70B	−81N	F	−80B	1.0	25.5	25.5	0.00	1143	0.0
92	FIDE 14021234	0	—	−2B	−56N	−81B	−88N	−91N	−89B	F	−85N	−90N	0.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	994	0.0
93	FIDE 14021293	0	—	−37N	−58B	−65N	F	−66B	F	F	F	F	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	651	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Annageldiyev, SalyhTKM
+104.4
7.0 pts · #19
2Bayramov, SerdarTKM
+78.4
7.0 pts · #4
3Bayrambayev, SuleymanTKM
+76.8
5.5 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Atayev, OmarTKM
-66.4
3.0 pts · #30
2Berdimyradov, DidarTKM
-44.8
4.0 pts · #73
3Batyrov, AlyhanCMTKM
-40.8
5.0 pts · #22

Biggest upsets

R2+564 Elo gap
Bayrambayev, Suleyman1672 beat IMGrigoryan, Karen2236
R9+356 Elo gap
Annageldiyev, Salyh1691 beat Kuryazov, Zafar2047
R8+267 Elo gap
Jorayev, Yunus1828 beat WFMShohradova, Lala2095