Winter Gup of Genc Istedadlar of Chess Club
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Dec 2025 to 29 Dec 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1661, and top seed was Telman Talibov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1895).
Ayyub Zakiyev (🇦🇿 AZE, 1795) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Telman Talibov (5.5) and Ravan Mammadov (5.0). Zakiyev shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ravan Mammadov (1699) beat Telman Talibov (1895), a +196-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Zakiyev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).
Telman Talibov drew with Ayyub Zakiyev (Black).
Telman Talibov 3 wins (R5–R7)Ayyub Zakiyev 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Telman Talibov | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2Ayyub Zakiyev | ½ | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Ravan Mammadov | 1 | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Orkhan Aliyev | 0 | 1 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zakiyev, Ayyub | 1795 | AZE | +10B | +5N | =2B | −4N | +3N | +6B | +8B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 22.75 | 1903 | +36.0 |
| 2 | Talibov, Telman | 1895 | AZE | +11N | +6B | =1N | −3B | +8N | +4N | +7B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 21.75 | 1885 | -0.8 |
| 3 | Mammadov, Ravan | 1699 | AZE | +13B | +7N | −4B | +2N | −1B | +10N | +11B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 17.50 | 1798 | +32.0 |
| 4 | Aliyev, Orkhan | 1708 | AZE | =14N | +8B | +3N | +1B | +6N | −2B | −5N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 18.75 | 1780 | +29.6 |
| 5 | Nasirova, Khana | 1666 | AZE | +16N | −1B | +9N | −6B | =7B | +13N | +4B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1605 | -16.0 |
| 6 | Huseynov, Mikayil | 1632 | AZE | +15B | −2N | +12B | +5N | −4B | −1N | +10B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 1641 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Ismayilov, Faraj | 1631 | AZE | +9N | −3B | +11N | =10B | =5N | +12B | −2N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 12.75 | 1583 | -14.8 |
| 8 | Gasimzade, Davud | 1605 | AZE | +12B | −4N | =10B | +14N | −2B | +15B | −1N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1518 | -12.8 |
| 9 | Mammadli, Tunjay Anar | 0 | AZE | −7B | +13N | −5B | +15N | −10N | =11B | +12N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1256 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Huseynov, Kemaleddin | 1477 | AZE | −1N | +14B | =8N | =7N | +9B | −3B | −6N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 8.75 | 1510 | +2.4 |
| 11 | Orujov, Amirkhan | 1504 | AZE | −2B | +15N | −7B | =12N | +16B | =9N | −3N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 942 | -27.6 |
| 12 | Shukurov, Jahangir | 0 | AZE | −8N | +16B | −6N | =11B | +14B | −7N | −9B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 13486500 | 0 | — | −3N | −9B | −14N | +16B | +15N | −5B | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Dadashov, Iskandar | 1456 | AZE | =4B | −10N | +13B | −8B | −12N | F | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1330 | -15.6 |
| 15 | FIDE 13481207 | 0 | — | −6N | −11B | +16N | −9B | −13B | −8N | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 13492705 | 0 | — | −5B | −12N | −15B | −13N | −11N | F | F | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zakiyev, AyyubAZE+36.05.5 pts · #2
- 2Mammadov, RavanAZE+32.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Aliyev, OrkhanAZE+29.64.5 pts · #3
- 1Orujov, AmirkhanAZE-27.63.0 pts · #16
- 2Nasirova, KhanaAZE-16.04.5 pts · #8
- 3Dadashov, IskandarAZE-15.61.5 pts · #12
- R4+196 Elo gap