Azerbaijan Chess Championship, Blitz
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 07 Dec 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 21 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2460, and top seed was Rauf Mamedov (🇦🇿 AZE, GM, 2612).
Rauf Mamedov (🇦🇿 AZE, GM, 2612) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Read Samadov (7.0) and Aydin Suleymanli (6.5). Mamedov clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Eljan Abdulkarimli (1887) beat Gunay Mammadzada (IM, 2326), a +439-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Rauf Mamedov led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
GM Rauf Mamedov takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
GM Rauf Mamedov drew with IM Read Samadov (White).
GM Rauf Mamedov 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)IM Read Samadov 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Aydin Suleymanli 5 wins (R5–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMRauf Mamedov | * | ½ | — | 0 |
| 2IMRead Samadov | ½ | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3GMAydin Suleymanli | — | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4IMMurad Ibrahimli | 1 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamedov, RaufGM | 2612 | AZE | +19B | +12N | +11B | +5N | =2B | −4N | +9B | +13N | +10B | 7.5 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 36.50 | 2639 | +4.0 |
| 2 | Samadov, ReadIM | 2456 | AZE | +28N | +6B | +14N | +11B | =1N | +5N | =4B | +15B | −3N | 7.0 | 44.5 | 45.5 | 32.25 | 2614 | +18.7 |
| 3 | Suleymanli, AydinGM | 2584 | AZE | =22N | +16B | −4N | −7B | +14N | +25B | +12N | +6B | +2B | 6.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 30.25 | 2474 | -8.7 |
| 4 | Ibrahimli, MuradIM | 2361 | AZE | =18B | =9N | +3B | +27N | +13B | +1B | =2N | −11N | =5B | 6.0 | 44.5 | 45.5 | 30.25 | 2500 | +17.9 |
| 5 | Muradli, MahammadGM | 2569 | AZE | +10B | +13N | +15N | −1B | +6N | −2B | −7N | +9B | =4N | 5.5 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 27.50 | 2469 | -10.2 |
| 6 | Aliyev, RavanIM | 2328 | AZE | +21B | −2N | +17B | +8N | −5B | +18N | =13B | −3N | +11B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 23.75 | 2380 | +16.2 |
| 7 | Ahmad, KhaganIM | 2421 | AZE | −17B | =21N | +18B | +3N | −8B | +24N | +5B | −10N | +13B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 25.25 | 2315 | -7.8 |
| 8 | Suleymanli, SuleymanFM | 2345 | AZE | +20N | −14B | +28N | −6B | +7N | =11B | −15N | +18B | +12N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 21.25 | 2326 | -0.6 |
| 9 | Babazada, KhazarIM | 2428 | AZE | =16N | =4B | +22N | +14B | =12N | =15B | −1N | −5N | +17B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 21.75 | 2342 | -8.1 |
| 10 | Ughuzov, RavanFM | 2208 | AZE | −5N | =23B | =16N | +20B | −11N | +22B | +14N | +7B | −1N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 21.50 | 2307 | +37.2 |
| 11 | Manafov, VugarIM | 2435 | AZE | F | +25B | −1N | −2N | +10B | =8N | +17B | +4B | −6N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 20.25 | 2378 | -4.7 |
| 12 | Hamidov, AllahverdiFM | 2328 | AZE | +23N | −1B | +20N | +15B | =9B | −13N | −3B | +21N | −8B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 18.00 | 2283 | -7.0 |
| 13 | Talibov, ShiroghlanIM | 2295 | AZE | +27N | −5B | +24N | +21B | −4N | +12B | =6N | −1B | −7N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 14.75 | 2263 | -3.4 |
| 14 | Davudov, TunarFM | 2173 | AZE | +24B | +8N | −2B | −9N | −3B | +19N | −10B | =23N | +21B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 17.75 | 2214 | +14.8 |
| 15 | Ahmadzada, AhmadGM | 2389 | AZE | F | +17N | −5B | −12N | +27B | =9N | +8B | −2N | +20B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 17.00 | 2315 | -9.4 |
| 16 | Ahmadov, Fariz | 2065 | AZE | =9B | −3N | =10B | −19N | −17B | =26N | +28B | +27N | +23B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 11.50 | 2129 | +11.4 |
| 17 | Aslanov, UmidFM | 2042 | AZE | +7N | −15B | −6N | −25B | +16N | +23B | −11N | +22B | −9N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 17.00 | 2232 | +36.8 |
| 18 | Israilov, Agil | 2030 | AZE | =4N | =22B | −7N | +28B | =25N | −6B | +19B | −8N | =24B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 12.50 | 2186 | +31.4 |
| 19 | Aghasiyev, KamalIM | 2150 | AZE | −1N | −20B | =26N | +16B | +21N | −14B | −18N | +25B | =22N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 13.25 | 2089 | -16.6 |
| 20 | Baghirov, Orkhan | 2018 | AZE | −8B | +19N | −12B | −10N | +26B | +27N | −21B | +24N | −15N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 10.00 | 2078 | +19.6 |
| 21 | Garakhanov, ShamsiFM | 1942 | AZE | −6N | =7B | +23N | −13N | −19B | +28B | +20N | −12B | −14N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 11.25 | 2105 | +56.6 |
| 22 | Beydullayeva, GovharWGM | 2149 | AZE | =3B | =18N | −9B | =24N | =23B | −10N | +26B | −17N | =19B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 12.50 | 2049 | -26.8 |
| 23 | Ibrahimli, Suat | 1934 | AZE | −12B | =10N | −21B | +26B | =22N | −17N | +27B | =14B | −16N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 9.50 | 2003 | +23.6 |
| 24 | Abdulkarimli, Eljan | 1887 | AZE | −14N | F | −13B | =22B | +28N | −7B | +25N | −20B | =18N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.25 | 2079 | +62.4 |
| 25 | Mammadzada, GunayIM | 2326 | AZE | +26B | −11N | −27B | +17N | =18B | −3N | −24B | −19N | F | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 8.00 | 1987 | -32.1 |
| 26 | Isbatov, Kanan | 1931 | AZE | −25N | −28B | =19B | −23N | −20N | =16B | −22N | F | +27B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.25 | 1887 | -22.0 |
| 27 | Idrisov, TabrizFM | 1905 | AZE | −13B | F | +25N | −4B | −15N | −20B | −23N | −16B | −26N | 1.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 2.50 | 1823 | -17.6 |
| 28 | Huseynov, Shahin | 2094 | AZE | −2B | +26N | −8B | −18N | −24B | −21N | −16N | F | F | 1.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 2.00 | 1785 | -52.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abdulkarimli, EljanAZE+62.43.0 pts · #24
- 2Garakhanov, ShamsiFMAZE+56.63.5 pts · #23
- 3Ughuzov, RavanFMAZE+37.25.0 pts · #9
- 1Huseynov, ShahinAZE-52.01.0 pts · #27
- 2Mammadzada, GunayIMAZE-32.12.5 pts · #25
- 3Beydullayeva, GovharWGMAZE-26.83.5 pts · #22
- R7+439 Elo gap
- R3+421 Elo gap
- R1+379 Elo gap