Turkmenistan School Chess Championship-2026 (open u11)

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64 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 09 Jan 2026 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1606, and top seed was Maksat Avliyakuliyev (🇹🇲 TKM, 1795).

Myrat Merdanov (🇹🇲 TKM, 1748) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Hojayev Soyench (7.0) and Dovlet Gylyjov (7.0). Merdanov clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Musa Yusupjanov (1422) beat Charyyev Halilmuhammet (1685), a +263-point gap.

Location

🇹🇲Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Dates

05 Jan 2026 → 09 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇲Maksat Avliyakuliyev1795

Avg top 10

1,606

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇲Turkmenistan×45

Top 3

🥇
Myrat Merdanov
🇹🇲TKM·1748
7.5pts·1725perf-3.3
🥈
Hojayev Soyench
🇹🇲TKM·1541
7.0pts·1722perf+61.6
🥉
Dovlet Gylyjov
🇹🇲TKM·1546
7.0pts·1612perf+17.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Myrat Merdanov led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Merdanov7.5Rejepov7Soyench7Avliyakuliyev7Bayjikov7Gylyjov7— ex-leaders:Gylyjovled R8, #8

R8 · LEADER CHANGE08 Jan

Dovlet Gylyjov takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Myrat Merdanov lost to Azat Rejepov (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Myrat Merdanov 3 wins (R1–R3)Azat Rejepov 4 wins (R1–R4)Hojayev Soyench 6 wins (R1–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Myrat Merdanov	*	0	½	—
2Azat Rejepov	1	*	—	½
3Hojayev Soyench	½	—	*	½
4Maksat Avliyakuliyev	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Merdanov, Myrat	1748	TKM	+27B	+63N	+6B	−5N	+14B	+18N	=2N	+11B	+3N	7.5	50.5	51.5	41.00	1725	-3.3
2	Hojayev Soyench	1541	TKM	+44N	+29B	+31N	+18B	+12N	+11N	=1B	−3B	=4N	7.0	49.0	53.5	39.25	1722	+61.6
3	Gylyjov, Dovlet	1546	TKM	+35B	+23N	−12B	+39N	+25B	+19N	+6B	+2N	−1B	7.0	48.5	53.0	39.50	1612	+17.6
4	Avliyakuliyev, Maksat	1795	TKM	+50N	+25B	=17N	+28B	=7N	=5B	+10N	+16B	=2B	7.0	48.5	52.5	39.25	1601	-42.8
5	Rejepov, Azat	1533	TKM	+36N	+22B	+26N	+1B	−11B	=4N	+17N	+12B	=16N	7.0	48.0	53.0	40.75	1731	+62.4
6	Bayjikov, Kerimberdi	1514	TKM	+43N	+56B	−1N	+24B	+26N	+13B	−3N	+20B	+12N	7.0	47.0	50.0	35.50	1616	+27.6
7	Azizov Alihan	1463	TKM	+62N	+30B	=13N	+17B	=4B	−16N	+25B	+21N	+14B	7.0	45.5	47.0	35.00	1631	+32.8
8	Aganyyazov, Mekan	1533	TKM	+52B	+24N	+20B	−11N	+22B	+15N	−16B	=9N	+23B	6.5	46.0	49.5	34.75	1513	-2.8
9	Gurbanov Arslan	0	TKM	=28N	+?B	+51N	=13B	−18N	+24B	+?N	=8B	+22N	6.5	37.5	37.5	23.25	1513	0.0
10	Agamuradov, Serdar	0	TKM	+?B	−16N	+?B	=32N	+?B	+?N	−4B	+34N	+19B	6.5	28.0	28.0	13.00	1604	0.0
11	Hupbyyev Didar	1553	TKM	+45N	+53B	+14N	+8B	+5N	−2B	−12N	−1N	+27B	6.0	49.5	53.0	32.50	1477	-21.6
12	Yusupjanov, Musa	1422	TKM	+57N	+55B	+3N	+16B	−2B	+28N	+11B	−5N	−6B	6.0	47.5	50.5	29.50	1558	+43.6
13	Hemrayev Ilshat	1606	TKM	+41B	+34N	=7B	=9N	+31B	−6N	−14B	+43N	+25B	6.0	46.0	50.5	30.75	1293	-32.4
14	Nurmuhammedov, Ybrayym	1419	TKM	+?B	+?N	−11B	+41N	−1N	+46B	+13N	+17B	−7N	6.0	40.5	40.5	20.00	1488	0.0
15	Shamhalyan, Nerses	1427	TKM	+54B	−21N	+62B	+27N	+46B	−8B	−22N	+47N	+30B	6.0	38.5	40.0	22.50	723	-13.6
16	Charyyev Halilmuhammet	1685	TKM	F	+10B	+37N	−12N	+20B	+7B	+8N	−4N	=5B	5.5	50.0	50.0	33.50	1614	-12.0
17	Ibragimov, Seyran	1477	TKM	+61B	+33N	=4B	−7N	+32B	+34N	−5B	−14N	+38B	5.5	46.5	48.5	25.00	1322	-18.4
18	Jumayev Murat	1522	TKM	+42B	+46N	+21B	−2N	+9B	−1B	−20N	=29B	+45N	5.5	46.0	50.0	27.50	759	-55.2
19	Gapurov, Nazar	1498	TKM	+60N	−26B	+35N	+29B	+30N	−3B	+31N	=22B	−10N	5.5	44.0	46.0	24.75	745	-17.2
20	Narmammedov Kakajan	1412	TKM	+47N	+48B	−8N	+45B	−16N	+35B	+18B	−6N	=21B	5.5	43.5	47.5	25.75	1368	-8.4
21	Rejepov Batyr	0	TKM	+?N	+15B	−18N	−25B	+29N	+53B	+37N	−7B	=20N	5.5	42.0	42.0	21.75	1449	0.0
22	Azizov, Adyl	0	TKM	+?B	−5N	+?B	+?N	−8N	+48B	+15B	=19N	−9B	5.5	35.5	35.5	12.75	1479	0.0
23	Allamyradov Ybrayym	0	TKM	+?N	−3B	+57N	−26B	+44N	=?B	+51N	+28B	−8N	5.5	34.5	34.5	16.00	734	0.0
24	Annalyyev, Kyyas	0	TKM	+49N	−8B	+33B	−6N	+?B	−9N	=26N	+?B	+?N	5.5	34.0	34.0	11.50	718	0.0
25	Muradov Guvanch	1401	TKM	+?B	−4N	+54B	+21N	−3N	+30B	−7N	+32B	−13N	5.0	45.5	45.5	18.50	800	0.0
26	Isayev, Hamza	0	TKM	+?B	+19N	−5B	+23N	−6B	−31N	=24B	+52N	=34B	5.0	44.0	44.0	19.75	1495	0.0
27	Dovrangeldiyev Kerim	0	TKM	−1N	+58B	+48N	−15B	=51N	+55B	=32N	+37B	−11N	5.0	39.5	42.0	18.25	1345	0.0
28	Hallyyev Resulmyrat	1511	TKM	=9B	+?N	+?B	−4N	+43B	−12B	+40N	−23N	=29B	5.0	39.0	39.0	14.75	1414	0.0
29	Arslanov Selim	0	TKM	+?B	−2N	+40B	−19N	−21B	+60N	+54B	=18N	=28N	5.0	38.0	38.0	14.75	1242	0.0
30	Oraznepesov Nuryagdy	0	TKM	+?B	−7N	+38B	+?N	−19B	−25N	+44N	+31B	−15N	5.0	37.5	37.5	14.00	1249	0.0
31	Kakageldiyev, Haknazar	1409	TKM	+?B	+32N	−2B	+?N	−13N	+26B	−19B	−30N	+47B	5.0	37.5	37.5	14.00	741	0.0
32	FIDE 14018527	0	—	+?N	−31B	+56N	=10B	−17N	+?B	=27B	−25N	+?B	5.0	30.0	30.0	8.75	642	0.0
33	Muhammetorazov, Begench	0	TKM	+?B	−17B	−24N	+?N	−38B	+42N	+35B	+39N	−?B	5.0	29.5	29.5	14.00	641	0.0
34	Agajanov Abdylla	0	TKM	+?N	−13B	+64N	=43B	+?N	−17B	+?N	−10B	=26N	5.0	27.5	27.5	4.75	722	0.0
35	Farruhov, Ilyas	0	TKM	−3N	+?B	−19B	+?N	+?B	−20N	−33N	+?B	+48N	5.0	27.0	27.0	4.00	683	0.0
36	FIDE 14015137	0	—	−5B	−?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−?B	+?N	+46B	5.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	686	0.0
37	Pureshov, Ayhan	1449	TKM	+64B	+40N	−16B	−46N	+54B	+38N	−21B	−27N	=44B	4.5	36.5	36.5	14.25	885	-8.0
38	FIDE 14019922	0	—	−48N	+47B	−30N	+57B	+33N	−37B	=?N	+49B	−17N	4.5	35.0	35.0	16.00	644	0.0
39	Charyyev, Muhammetoraz	0	TKM	−51N	+59B	+49N	−3B	=55N	−40B	+?N	−33B	+58B	4.5	31.5	31.5	10.00	745	0.0
40	Orazov Muhammet	0	TKM	+?N	−37B	−29N	+50B	=53N	+39N	−28B	−?B	+56N	4.5	29.5	29.5	13.25	625	0.0
41	FIDE 14016540	0	—	−13N	+?B	+?N	−14B	−48N	−47B	+59B	+54N	=?N	4.5	25.0	25.0	5.00	802	0.0
42	Gurbangulyyev, Yunus	0	TKM	−18N	−?B	+?N	−49B	+57N	−33B	=?N	+55B	+51N	4.5	24.0	24.0	9.50	724	0.0
43	Gurbanmyradov, Emir	0	TKM	−6B	+?N	+63B	=34N	−28N	+?B	+?N	−13B	−?N	4.5	24.0	24.0	3.50	706	0.0
44	Ganiyev, Islam	0	TKM	−2B	+?N	−?B	+?N	−23B	+?N	−30B	+?N	=37N	4.5	22.0	22.0	2.25	1197	0.0
45	FIDE 14021943	0	—	−11B	+?N	+?B	−20N	−?B	=?N	+?B	+58N	−18B	4.5	19.5	19.5	2.50	694	0.0
46	Chovdirov, Merdan	0	TKM	+?N	−18B	+55N	+37B	−15N	−14N	−47B	+51B	−36N	4.0	37.5	37.5	11.00	1334	0.0
47	Mamedyarov, Kamran	0	TKM	−20B	−38N	+?N	+56B	−?B	+41N	+46N	−15B	−31N	4.0	32.5	32.5	11.50	618	0.0
48	Silapov Batyr	0	TKM	+38B	−20N	−27B	+64N	+41B	−22N	+?B	−?N	−35B	4.0	30.0	30.0	9.00	624	0.0
49	FIDE 14019361	0	—	−24B	+52N	−39B	+42N	=?B	−?N	+?B	−38N	=?B	4.0	22.5	22.5	8.00	604	0.0
50	FIDE 14019957	0	—	−4B	−?N	+?B	−40N	+?B	−54N	=?B	=?N	+?B	4.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	994	0.0
51	FIDE 14022052	0	—	+39B	=?N	−9B	=?N	=27B	+52N	−23B	−46N	−42B	3.5	33.5	33.5	10.50	1404	0.0
52	FIDE 14016303	0	—	−8N	−49B	=58N	+?B	+?N	−51B	+55N	−26B	−?N	3.5	24.5	24.5	4.25	723	0.0
53	FIDE 14021897	0	—	+?B	−11N	−?B	+?N	=40B	−21N	−58N	=?B	=?B	3.5	18.5	18.5	2.25	752	0.0
54	Kakageldiyev Palvan	0	TKM	−15N	+?B	−25N	+?B	−37N	+50B	−29N	−41B	−?N	3.0	29.0	29.0	4.00	627	0.0
55	FIDE 14015234	0	—	+?B	−12N	−46B	+62N	=39B	−27N	−52B	−42N	=?N	3.0	29.0	29.0	3.75	620	0.0
56	FIDE 14021919	0	—	+?B	−6N	−32B	−47N	−?B	−?N	+?B	+59N	−40B	3.0	22.5	22.5	2.00	712	0.0
57	FIDE 14019400	0	—	−12B	+?N	−23B	−38N	−42B	+?N	−?B	+63N	−?B	3.0	21.5	21.5	1.00	620	0.0
58	FIDE 14021986	0	—	−63N	−27N	=52B	F	−?B	+62N	+53B	−45B	−39N	2.5	23.5	23.5	6.75	604	0.0
59	FIDE 14017016	0	—	−?B	−39N	−?B	F	−?N	+63B	−41N	−56B	+?N	2.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	604	0.0
60	FIDE 14021170	0	—	−19B	−?N	+?B	−?N	F	−29B	+?N	F	−?B	2.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	696	0.0
61	Guvanjov, Rahman	0	TKM	−17N	−?N	F	F	F	F	+?B	+?B	−?N	2.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	641	0.0
62	FIDE 14021951	0	—	−7B	F	−15N	−55B	=?N	−58B	+?B	−?N	−?N	1.5	18.5	18.5	0.00	634	0.0
63	FIDE 14021846	0	—	+58B	−1B	−43N	−?N	−?B	−59N	F	−57B	F	1.0	19.5	19.5	2.50	945	0.0
64	FIDE 14021960	0	—	−37N	F	−34B	−48B	−?N	−?B	F	F	F	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	646	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rejepov, AzatTKM
+62.4
7.0 pts · #3
2Hojayev SoyenchTKM
+61.6
7.0 pts · #4
3Yusupjanov, MusaTKM
+43.6
6.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Jumayev MuratTKM
-55.2
5.5 pts · #55
2Avliyakuliyev, MaksatTKM
-42.8
7.0 pts · #5
3Hemrayev IlshatTKM
-32.4
6.0 pts · #25

Biggest upsets

R4+263 Elo gap
Yusupjanov, Musa1422 beat Charyyev Halilmuhammet1685
R4+215 Elo gap
Rejepov, Azat1533 beat Merdanov, Myrat1748
R7+187 Elo gap
Nurmuhammedov, Ybrayym1419 beat Hemrayev Ilshat1606