Azerbaijan Chess Championship, Rapid

SwissRapid

32 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Dec 2025 to 06 Dec 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 23 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2443, and top seed was Rauf Mamedov (🇦🇿 AZE, GM, 2610).

Murad Ibrahimli (🇦🇿 AZE, IM, 2411) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Rauf Mamedov (6.5) and Ahmad Ahmadzada (6.0). Ibrahimli shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Orkhan Baghirov (1949) beat Gunay Mammadzada (IM, 2315), a +366-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan

Dates

04 Dec 2025 → 06 Dec 2025

Time control

Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿GMRauf Mamedov2610

Avg top 10

2,443

Participants

Titled players · 23

GM×5

IM×10

FM×7

WGM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×32

Top 3

🥇
IMMurad Ibrahimli
🇦🇿AZE·2411
7.0pts·2552perf+17.2
🥈
GMRauf Mamedov
🇦🇿AZE·2610
6.5pts·2557perf-3.6
🥉
GMAhmad Ahmadzada
🇦🇿AZE·2426
6.0pts·2469perf+7.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Murad Ibrahimli 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

Ibrahimli7Mamedov6.5Ahmadzada6Ahmad6Babazada6Suleymanli6— ex-leaders:Muradliled R6, #7Davudovled R3, #24

R6 · LEADER CHANGE05 Dec

GM Mahammad Muradli takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Murad Ibrahimli drew with GM Rauf Mamedov (White).

R1–R9 · UNBEATEN

IM Murad Ibrahimli went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMMurad Ibrahimli	*	½	½	—
2GMRauf Mamedov	½	*	½	1
3GMAhmad Ahmadzada	½	½	*	½
4IMKhagan Ahmad	—	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ibrahimli, MuradIM	2411	AZE	=13N	+26B	+20N	=9N	+23B	=2B	+4N	+8B	=3B	7.0	42.0	45.5	34.25	2552	+17.2
2	Mamedov, RaufGM	2610	AZE	+10B	+7N	=9B	+23N	=4B	=1N	+5B	=3N	=6B	6.5	47.5	51.0	35.75	2557	-3.6
3	Ahmadzada, AhmadGM	2426	AZE	+21B	=5N	+13B	−4N	+7B	=6B	+10N	=2B	=1N	6.0	47.0	51.0	32.25	2469	+7.1
4	Muradli, MahammadGM	2546	AZE	+30N	=20B	+17N	+3B	=2N	+8B	−1B	=6N	=5B	6.0	46.0	48.0	29.75	2492	-4.3
5	Ahmad, KhaganIM	2302	AZE	+28N	=3B	=8N	=6B	+20N	+10B	−2N	+9B	=4N	6.0	45.0	47.5	29.00	2502	+47.2
6	Suleymanli, AydinGM	2533	AZE	+15B	+14N	−23B	=5N	+13B	=3N	+11B	=4B	=2N	6.0	43.0	46.5	30.75	2470	-4.5
7	Babazada, KhazarIM	2388	AZE	+25N	−2B	+16N	−10B	−3N	+17B	+23N	+19B	+12N	6.0	39.0	42.5	25.00	2326	-8.2
8	Talibov, ShiroghlanIM	2320	AZE	=29B	+31N	=5B	+27N	+9B	−4N	+14B	−1N	+10B	6.0	39.0	41.0	24.00	2372	+15.4
9	Samadov, ReadIM	2469	AZE	+24N	+18B	=2N	=1B	−8N	=11N	+15B	−5N	+13B	5.5	44.0	47.5	26.25	2363	-9.1
10	Aliyev, RavanIM	2174	AZE	−2N	+25B	+19N	+7N	+11B	−5N	−3B	+16B	−8N	5.0	44.0	47.5	23.00	2327	+33.0
11	Manafov, VugarIM	2411	AZE	+16B	−23N	+21B	+14N	−10N	=9B	−6N	=15B	+19N	5.0	38.0	41.5	22.00	2264	-14.6
12	Baghirov, Orkhan	1949	AZE	−23B	−16N	+24N	=18B	+26N	+20B	=19N	+14B	−7B	5.0	34.5	38.0	19.75	2206	+109.2
13	Ughuzov, RavanFM	2064	AZE	=1B	+32N	−3N	+17B	−6N	−19B	+24N	+25B	−9N	4.5	40.0	41.5	16.50	2262	+60.0
14	Mammadzada, GunayIM	2315	AZE	+19N	−6B	+22N	−11B	+16N	+23B	−8N	−12N	=17B	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.25	2191	-25.0
15	Hamidov, AllahverdiFM	2120	AZE	−6N	−19B	+28N	+26B	=17N	+18B	−9N	=11N	=22B	4.5	37.0	39.5	17.25	2191	+25.6
16	Aslanov, UmidFM	2060	AZE	−11N	+12B	−7B	+25N	−14B	+29N	+27B	−10N	=21N	4.5	36.0	38.0	15.50	2156	+18.8
17	Suleymanli, SuleymanFM	2247	AZE	=31B	+29N	−4B	−13N	=15B	−7N	+22B	+27N	=14N	4.5	34.5	36.5	14.50	2153	-21.0
18	Beydullayeva, GovharWGM	2224	AZE	+22B	−9N	−27B	=12N	+32B	−15N	+28N	−21B	+24N	4.5	32.0	33.5	14.00	2094	-30.0
19	Garakhanov, ShamsiFM	2019	AZE	−14B	+15N	−10B	+21N	=27B	+13N	=12B	−7N	−11B	4.0	38.5	41.5	17.00	2124	+31.5
20	Aghasiyev, KamalIM	2308	AZE	+27B	=4N	−1B	+32N	−5B	−12N	−21B	+23N	=25B	4.0	38.0	39.5	12.75	2154	-16.9
21	Israilov, Agil	2069	AZE	−3N	+28B	−11N	−19B	=29B	F	+20N	+18N	=16B	4.0	32.5	34.0	14.25	2185	+21.0
22	Ibrahimli, Suat	1945	AZE	−18N	+24B	−14B	−29N	+30B	=27N	−17N	+28B	=15N	4.0	29.0	31.0	11.75	2088	+62.0
23	Davudov, TunarFM	2231	AZE	+12N	+11B	+6N	−2B	−1N	−14N	−7B	−20B	=30N	3.5	44.0	46.0	17.00	2261	+6.6
24	Huseynov, Shahin	2080	AZE	−9B	−22N	−12B	=28N	+25B	+26N	−13B	+29N	−18B	3.5	33.0	35.0	10.25	1988	-24.8
25	Guliev, LogmanIM	2056	AZE	−7B	−10N	+30N	−16B	−24N	+31B	+29B	−13N	=20N	3.5	31.5	33.5	8.00	2054	-1.5
26	Isbatov, Kanan	1877	AZE	=32B	−1N	+29B	−15N	−12B	−24B	=31N	=30B	+28N	3.5	28.5	30.0	7.25	2004	+50.8
27	Gurbanov, Amin Novruz	2013	AZE	−20N	+30B	+18N	−8B	=19N	=22B	−16N	−17B	−31B	3.0	33.5	35.5	10.50	2011	-6.8
28	Baghirov, Mahammad	2004	AZE	−5B	−21N	−15B	=24B	+31N	+30N	−18B	−22N	−26B	2.5	32.0	34.0	5.75	1914	-34.8
29	Ahmadov, Fariz	2024	AZE	=8N	−17B	−26N	+22B	=21N	−16B	−25N	−24B	F	2.0	33.5	33.5	9.00	1889	-29.2
30	Idrisov, TabrizFM	2142	AZE	−4B	−27N	−25B	+31B	−22N	−28B	F	=26N	=23B	2.0	28.0	28.0	5.50	1886	-54.8
31	Abdulkarimli, Eljan	1961	AZE	=17N	−8B	−32B	−30N	−28B	−25N	=26B	F	+27N	2.0	26.5	26.5	7.00	1914	-23.2
32	Guliev, SarhanGM	2195	AZE	=26N	−13B	+31N	−20B	−18N	F	F	F	F	1.5	22.5	22.5	3.75	1937	-16.5

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Baghirov, OrkhanAZE
+109.2
5.0 pts · #10
2Ibrahimli, SuatAZE
+62.0
4.0 pts · #22
3Ughuzov, RavanFMAZE
+60.0
4.5 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Idrisov, TabrizFMAZE
-54.8
2.0 pts · #30
2Baghirov, MahammadAZE
-34.8
2.5 pts · #28
3Beydullayeva, GovharWGMAZE
-30.0
4.5 pts · #14

Biggest upsets

R8+366 Elo gap
Baghirov, Orkhan1949 beat IMMammadzada, Gunay2315
R6+359 Elo gap
Baghirov, Orkhan1949 beat IMAghasiyev, Kamal2308
R3+302 Elo gap
FMDavudov, Tunar2231 beat GMSuleymanli, Aydin2533