Baku Chess Championship, 2025
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1892, and top seed was Javad Mursalzade (🇦🇿 AZE, 1935).
Ahmed Huseynov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1907) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ramzi Safarli (7.0) and Javad Mursalzade (6.5). Huseynov took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Azad Yagublu (1662) beat Yashar Shirinov (1888), a +226-point gap.
Location
🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
12 Dec 2025 → 20 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAhmed Huseynov led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE16 Dec
Ahmed Huseynov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ahmed Huseynov beat Ramzi Safarli (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ahmed Huseynov 5 wins (R3–R7)Ramzi Safarli 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ahmed Huseynov | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Ramzi Safarli | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Rufat Abdulbaghiyev | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Javad Mursalzade | ½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huseynov, Ahmed | 1907 | AZE | +13N | =14B | +8N | +4B | +2B | +7N | +11B | =3N | +6B | 8.0 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 43.50 | 2168 | +96.8 |
| 2 | Safarli, Ramzi | 1787 | AZE | +23B | +29N | +7B | +3B | −1N | +12N | +4B | −6N | +11B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 33.00 | 2038 | +57.6 |
| 3 | Mursalzade, Javad | 1935 | AZE | +6B | +16N | +12B | −2N | +25B | −4N | +14B | =1B | +17N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 29.50 | 1954 | +12.8 |
| 4 | Abdulbaghiyev, Rufat | 1911 | AZE | =20B | +22N | +26B | −1N | +15B | +3B | −2N | +7N | +9B | 6.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 29.25 | 1969 | +14.6 |
| 5 | Shirinov, Kanan | 1781 | AZE | =18N | +24B | =11N | −25B | =8N | +27B | =17N | +13B | +10N | 6.0 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 23.75 | 1836 | +26.8 |
| 6 | Imranli, Kenan | 1728 | AZE | −3N | +35B | +27N | −8B | =21N | +20B | +30N | +2B | −1N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 17.75 | 1814 | +40.4 |
| 7 | Novruzov, Emin | 1896 | AZE | +36N | +10B | −2N | +15B | +26N | −1B | =13N | −4B | =19N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 17.25 | 1808 | -20.4 |
| 8 | Guliyev, Rza | 1769 | AZE | =34B | +30N | −1B | +6N | =5B | −9N | =19B | +20N | =12B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 19.00 | 1774 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Dunyamaliyev, Farid | 1729 | AZE | −21N | +19B | +18N | −11B | +10N | +8B | −15N | +16B | −4N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 22.00 | 1783 | +25.2 |
| 10 | Yagublu, Azad | 1662 | AZE | +33B | −7N | =16B | =20N | −9B | +31N | +18B | +14N | −5B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 16.25 | 1788 | +58.0 |
| 11 | Babayev, Kamran | 1894 | AZE | =30B | +28N | =5B | +9N | =12B | F | −1N | +15B | −2N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 18.25 | 1807 | -34.4 |
| 12 | Shiraliyev, Muslim | 1813 | AZE | +19N | +21B | −3N | +13B | =11N | −2B | =16N | −17B | =8N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 18.75 | 1742 | -33.2 |
| 13 | Bakirli, Matin | 1688 | AZE | −1B | +17N | +29B | −12N | F | +26N | =7B | −5N | +15B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 16.50 | 1824 | +59.2 |
| 14 | Murvatov, Farid | 1734 | AZE | +17B | =1N | −32B | =33N | +30N | +18B | −3N | −10B | =23B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 16.75 | 1761 | +10.4 |
| 15 | Isgandarli, Ali | 1795 | AZE | =28B | +34N | +20B | −7N | −4N | +21B | +9B | −11N | −13N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 14.75 | 1743 | -26.8 |
| 16 | Omar, Yunis | 1746 | AZE | +31N | −3B | =10N | =30B | +19N | =17B | =12B | −9N | F | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 13.75 | 1706 | -18.8 |
| 17 | Gasimzade, Davud | 1605 | AZE | −14N | −13B | F | +35B | +24N | =16N | =5B | +12N | −3B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 13.50 | 1753 | +29.8 |
| 18 | Khuduzade, Azad | 1625 | AZE | =5B | =32N | −9B | +29N | +22B | −14N | −10N | +30B | F | 4.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 12.00 | 1728 | +42.4 |
| 19 | Huseynov, Mikayil | 1632 | AZE | −12B | −9N | +34B | +31N | −16B | +22N | =8N | F | =7B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 12.00 | 1733 | +42.4 |
| 20 | Mammadli, Ismayil | 1691 | AZE | =4N | +37B | −15N | =10B | =27N | −6N | +29B | −8B | F | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 10.00 | 1709 | +3.2 |
| 21 | Guliyev, Omar | 1603 | AZE | +9B | −12N | −33B | +28N | =6B | −15N | =24N | −22B | =34B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 12.50 | 1653 | +16.4 |
| 22 | Ahadzade, Yusif | 1681 | AZE | =37N | −4B | +36N | −24B | −18N | −19B | +28N | +21N | F | 3.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 6.75 | 1670 | -8.8 |
| 23 | Jafarov, Oktay | 1627 | AZE | −2N | −25B | −35N | F | +28B | −30B | +34N | +27B | =14N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 8.75 | 1648 | +6.8 |
| 24 | Ganizada, Nurlan | 1694 | AZE | =32B | −5N | =28B | +22N | −17B | =29N | =21B | F | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 8.75 | 1648 | -20.0 |
| 25 | Abasov, Yusif | 1851 | AZE | −29B | +23N | +31B | +5N | −3N | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.50 | 1790 | -14.0 |
| 26 | Zakiyev, Ayyub | 1795 | AZE | +35N | +27B | −4N | +32N | −7B | −13B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1775 | -5.6 |
| 27 | Aliyev, Rasul | 1595 | AZE | F | −26N | −6B | +34N | =20B | −5N | =31B | −23N | =28B | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.50 | 1546 | -12.4 |
| 28 | Guliyev, Yusif | 1631 | AZE | =15N | −11B | =24N | −21B | −23N | =34B | −22B | =31N | =27N | 2.5 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 6.75 | 1516 | -57.2 |
| 29 | Sadigzade, Farid | 1646 | AZE | +25N | −2B | −13N | −18B | +35N | =24B | −20N | F | F | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.50 | 1609 | -15.6 |
| 30 | Ismayilov, Aliakbar | 1666 | AZE | =11N | −8B | F | =16N | −14B | +23N | −6B | −18N | F | 2.0 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 7.75 | 1576 | -33.6 |
| 31 | Maharramov, Zakir | 1614 | AZE | −16B | F | −25N | −19B | +34N | −10B | =27N | =28B | F | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 4.00 | 1521 | -32.4 |
| 32 | Huseynzade, Kanan | 1927 | AZE | =24N | =18B | +14N | −26B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1714 | -21.4 |
| 33 | Shirinov, Yashar | 1888 | AZE | −10N | =36B | +21N | =14B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1678 | -42.8 |
| 34 | Khaligzade, Nahid | 1622 | AZE | =8N | −15B | −19N | −27B | −31B | =28N | −23B | F | =21N | 1.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.50 | 1409 | -85.2 |
| 35 | Azizbayli, Atabay | 1629 | AZE | −26B | −6N | +23B | −17N | −29B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 1441 | -23.0 |
| 36 | Dunyamaliyev, Rasul | 1679 | AZE | −7B | =33N | −22B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1550 | -20.4 |
| 37 | Mammadzada, Mammad | 1896 | AZE | =22B | −20N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1496 | -41.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Huseynov, AhmedAZE+96.88.0 pts · #1
- 2Bakirli, MatinAZE+59.24.5 pts · #13
- 3Yagublu, AzadAZE+58.05.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Khaligzade, NahidAZE-85.21.5 pts · #34
- 2Guliyev, YusifAZE-57.22.5 pts · #29
- 3Shirinov, YasharAZE-42.82.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R1+226 Elo gap
- R8+208 Elo gap
- R1+205 Elo gap