Solidarity Cup of Premier Chess Cup under 1700
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1082, and top seed was Rufat Salimli (🇦🇿 AZE, 1684).
Rufat Salimli (🇦🇿 AZE, 1684) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Aliakbar Ismayilov (5.5) and Fatih Eryighit (4.5). Salimli won solo starting round 5.
Location
🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
22 Dec 2025 → 28 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsRufat Salimli led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Rufat Salimli never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Rufat Salimli beat Aliakbar Ismayilov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Rufat Salimli 4 wins (R4–R7)Aliakbar Ismayilov 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rufat Salimli | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Aliakbar Ismayilov | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Fail Bakikhanov | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Fatih Eryighit | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salimli, Rufat | 1684 | AZE | +11N | +13B | =5N | +2B | +3N | +4B | +9B | 6.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 23.50 | 1912 | +18.8 |
| 2 | Ismayilov, Aliakbar | 1666 | AZE | +14B | =3N | +4B | −1N | +12N | +5B | +6B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 17.25 | 1676 | +2.8 |
| 3 | Eryighit, Fatih | 1491 | AZE | +10N | =2B | +13N | +5B | −1B | +7N | −4N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 14.25 | 1538 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Bakikhanov, Fail | 1635 | AZE | +9N | +12B | −2N | +10B | =5N | −1N | +3B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.50 | 1500 | -15.6 |
| 5 | Baghirzade, Jamil | 1516 | AZE | +6B | +8N | =1B | −3N | =4B | −2N | +10B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 14.50 | 1507 | -3.2 |
| 6 | Gardashov, Kenan | 0 | AZE | −5N | =11B | =9N | +13B | =10N | +12B | −2N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 13491113 | 0 | — | −13N | +9B | +11N | −12B | +14N | −3B | −8N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hashimov, Mikael | 1421 | AZE | +15N | −5B | −12N | −11B | F | +14N | +7B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 714 | -14.8 |
| 9 | Baghirzade, Ilham | 0 | AZE | −4B | −7N | =6B | F | +11N | +10B | −1N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.75 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 13490893 | 0 | — | −3B | +14N | +15B | −4N | =6B | −9N | −5N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.75 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ismayilov, Jamil | 1411 | AZE | −1B | =6N | −7B | +8N | −9B | F | +14B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mirzayev, Samir | 0 | AZE | F | −4N | +8B | +7N | −2B | −6N | −13B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Abasov, Rizvan | 0 | AZE | +7B | −1N | −3B | −6N | F | F | +12N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 13482840 | 0 | — | −2N | −10B | F | +15N | −7B | −8B | −11N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mirzaliyev, Mahammad | 0 | AZE | −8B | F | −10N | −14B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Salimli, RufatAZE+18.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Eryighit, FatihAZE+8.84.5 pts · #5
- 3Ismayilov, AliakbarAZE+2.85.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Bakikhanov, FailAZE-15.64.5 pts · #4
- 2Hashimov, MikaelAZE-14.83.0 pts · #9
- 3Baghirzade, JamilAZE-3.24.0 pts · #3