Turkmenistan School Chess Championship-2026 (open u13)

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 09 Jan 2026 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1757, and top seed was Didar Baltayev (🇹🇲 TKM, 1883).

Alyhan Batyrov (🇹🇲 TKM, CM, 1839) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Didar Baltayev (7.5) and Nazar Narimanov (7.0). Batyrov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Jumayev Azat (1500) beat Omarbek Ismailov (1803), a +303-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

🇹🇲Didar Baltayev1883

Avg top 10

1,757

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇲Turkmenistan×53

Top 3

🥇
CMAlyhan Batyrov
🇹🇲TKM·1839
7.5pts·1887perf+12.7
🥈
Didar Baltayev
🇹🇲TKM·1883
7.5pts·1957perf+31.6
🥉
Nazar Narimanov
🇹🇲TKM·1713
7.0pts·1876perf+68.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Baltayev7.5Batyrov7.5Narimanov7Suleyman6.5Meredov6Mukam6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Didar Baltayev held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Batyrov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.0).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Didar Baltayev lost to CM Alyhan Batyrov (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Didar Baltayev	*	0	½	1
2CMAlyhan Batyrov	1	*	0	1
3Nazar Narimanov	½	1	*	—
4Bayramov Suleyman	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Batyrov, AlyhanCM	1839	TKM	+34N	+13B	−3N	=9B	+12N	+22B	+5N	+4B	+2N	7.5	49.0	53.0	43.00	1887	+12.7
2	Baltayev, Didar	1883	TKM	+25B	+21N	+4B	+7N	=3B	+10N	+18B	+6N	−1B	7.5	48.5	53.5	42.50	1957	+31.6
3	Narimanov, Nazar	1713	TKM	+52B	+15N	+1B	=20N	=2N	−5B	+19N	+21B	+11N	7.0	47.0	49.0	36.75	1876	+68.8
4	Bayramov Suleyman	1682	TKM	+41N	+36B	−2N	+23B	+19N	=6B	+14N	−1N	+5B	6.5	46.5	50.5	32.50	1772	+40.0
5	Ulugbekov, Ihlas	1660	TKM	+48B	+38N	=10B	+22N	=18B	+3N	−1B	+16N	−4N	6.0	46.0	49.0	29.75	1752	+35.6
6	Ahmedov Mukam	1688	TKM	+53B	+35N	=20B	=10N	+17B	=4N	+7B	−2B	=8N	6.0	46.0	48.0	29.00	1779	+38.8
7	Meredov, Mahmut	1718	TKM	+54N	+23B	+14N	−2B	−13N	+36B	−6N	+19B	+21N	6.0	43.5	45.5	26.50	1684	-11.2
8	Serdarov, Tahir	1656	TKM	+30N	=12B	=19N	+36B	=20B	=15N	+17B	=10N	=6B	6.0	42.5	46.5	30.25	1694	+18.0
9	Eldarov Behruz	1508	TKM	+44B	−10N	+56B	=1N	−22B	=27N	+24B	+33N	+18B	6.0	41.0	42.0	25.25	1674	+40.8
10	Jorayev, Abdulla	1749	TKM	F	+9B	=5N	=6B	+21N	−2B	+13N	=8B	+14N	5.5	47.5	48.5	31.00	1786	+16.0
11	Ismailov, Omarbek	1803	TKM	+24B	+17N	=22B	−18N	−15B	+30N	+29B	+20N	−3B	5.5	42.5	47.0	27.00	1592	-67.2
12	Ishangulyyev, Muhammet	0	TKM	+16B	=8N	−18B	+33N	−1B	+31N	=45B	=17N	+30B	5.5	42.5	46.0	26.00	1618	0.0
13	Jumayev, Bayhan	1582	TKM	+58B	−1N	+33B	+35N	+7B	−18N	−10B	+25N	=16B	5.5	42.5	42.5	21.75	1666	+36.8
14	Muhammedov, Selim	1604	TKM	+39B	+50N	−7B	=15N	+31B	+20N	−4B	+18N	−10B	5.5	42.0	44.0	23.25	1656	+20.0
15	Jumayev Azat	1500	TKM	+55N	−3B	+46N	=14B	+11N	=8B	−21N	+34B	=26N	5.5	41.5	43.5	23.25	1612	+39.6
16	Atayev, Omar	1604	TKM	−12N	+29B	+34N	−19B	+37N	+40B	+23N	−5B	=13N	5.5	39.5	43.5	24.25	1514	-23.6
17	Atalyyev, Ovez	1555	TKM	+47N	−11B	+40N	+41B	−6N	+34B	−8N	=12B	+29N	5.5	39.5	43.0	22.75	1445	-24.8
18	Bahramkulyyev, Muhammet	1704	TKM	+40N	=19B	+12N	+11B	=5N	+13B	−2N	−14B	−9N	5.0	46.5	50.5	26.00	1585	-43.6
19	Shahramanov, David	1459	TKM	+51B	=18N	=8B	+16N	−4B	+25N	−3B	−7N	+39B	5.0	45.0	47.0	22.00	1602	+63.2
20	Annageldiyev, Salyh	1790	TKM	+37N	+26B	=6N	=3B	=8N	−14B	=22N	−11B	+34N	5.0	44.0	48.0	25.00	1627	-63.6
21	Artykov Omar	1597	TKM	+46N	−2B	+37N	+38B	−10B	+29N	+15B	−3N	−7B	5.0	44.0	47.5	21.50	1472	-26.8
22	Janbekov, Ahmet	1623	TKM	F	+42B	=11N	−5B	+9N	−1N	=20B	+36B	+23N	5.0	43.0	43.0	24.25	1702	+30.0
23	Meredov, Alym	1467	TKM	+27B	−7N	+52B	−4N	+24B	+35N	−16B	+28N	−22B	5.0	42.0	44.0	21.00	1371	-34.8
24	Akayev Salyh	0	TKM	−11N	+47B	−26N	+42B	−23N	+43B	−9N	+50B	+33B	5.0	37.0	39.0	17.50	1321	0.0
25	Gochyyev, Ilshat	1429	TKM	−2N	−46B	+58N	+47B	+43N	−19B	+41N	−13B	+42N	5.0	37.0	37.0	15.50	823	-42.4
26	Mergenov, Kemal	1525	TKM	+49B	−20N	+24B	=31N	−29B	=33N	=30B	+45N	=15B	5.0	36.5	39.5	20.75	1542	+3.2
27	Nurberdiyev, Davut	0	TKM	−23N	+54B	=32N	−34B	+28N	=9B	−36N	+41B	+47N	5.0	36.0	38.0	19.75	1225	0.0
28	Suhanov Kemal	0	TKM	+31B	−33N	−38B	+48N	−27B	+52N	+35B	−23B	+36N	5.0	33.5	35.5	17.50	1481	0.0
29	Ovezov, Eyyup	0	TKM	=33B	−16N	+?N	+32B	+26N	−21B	−11N	+46B	−17B	4.5	38.5	38.5	15.00	1466	0.0
30	Durdymuhammedov Davut	0	TKM	−8B	−45N	+44B	+?N	+38N	−11B	=26N	+32B	−12N	4.5	38.0	38.0	15.00	1438	0.0
31	Kurbanov Davut	1448	TKM	−28N	+39B	+43N	=26B	−14N	−12B	+47N	−37B	+46N	4.5	36.5	40.0	17.50	1371	-8.0
32	Durdyyev Bagtyyar	1439	TKM	F	+58N	=27B	−29N	−33B	+42B	+38N	−30N	+45B	4.5	29.5	29.5	14.00	1484	+4.8
33	Halnepesov Bayramdurdy	1459	TKM	=29N	+28B	−13N	−12B	+32N	=26B	+40N	−9B	−24N	4.0	41.0	45.0	18.25	1427	-7.6
34	Balkanov Alyhan	1408	TKM	−1B	+49N	−16B	+27N	+50B	−17N	+39B	−15N	−20B	4.0	41.0	43.0	14.00	853	-42.8
35	Ishangulyyev,Ahmet	1453	TKM	+43N	−6B	+42N	−13B	+41N	−23B	−28N	+49B	F	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.00	795	-34.4
36	Annalyyev, Kovus	1452	TKM	+57B	−4N	+50B	−8N	+52B	−7N	+27B	−22N	−28B	4.0	37.5	38.5	10.00	869	-36.0
37	Amanlyyev Dovrangeldi	0	TKM	−20B	+44N	−21B	+39N	−16B	−50N	+51B	+31N	F	4.0	34.0	36.0	14.50	1414	0.0
38	Borjakov, Arslan	1442	TKM	+?B	−5B	+28N	−21N	−30B	−39N	−32B	+51N	+48B	4.0	34.0	34.0	10.00	761	0.0
39	Jumayev Pirnazar	0	TKM	−14N	−31N	+51B	−37B	+57N	+38B	−34N	+40B	−19N	4.0	33.0	34.0	11.00	667	0.0
40	Babayev, Yusup	0	TKM	−18B	+51N	−17B	+49N	+45B	−16N	−33B	−39N	+50N	4.0	32.5	34.5	10.50	1328	0.0
41	Botayev Maksat	0	TKM	−4B	+57N	+45B	−17N	−35B	+51N	−25B	−27N	+?N	4.0	32.5	32.5	6.50	1295	0.0
42	Maksadov, Sapardurdy	0	TKM	+45B	−22N	−35B	−24N	+53B	−32N	+56B	+48N	−25B	4.0	32.0	33.0	9.50	1259	0.0
43	Satlykuliyev Atamammet	0	TKM	−35B	+53N	−31B	+56N	−25B	−24N	−48B	+52N	+54B	4.0	27.5	28.5	7.00	657	0.0
44	Menlibayev Allayar	0	TKM	−9N	−37B	−30N	+58B	=46N	−47B	+57N	=?B	+53N	4.0	24.5	24.5	4.75	707	0.0
45	Bayryyev Yslam	1513	TKM	−42N	+30B	−41N	+46B	−40N	+49B	=12N	−26B	−32N	3.5	35.0	38.0	13.75	684	-43.2
46	Kamyljanov Shageldi	0	TKM	−21B	+25N	−15B	−45N	=44B	+?N	+50B	−29N	−31B	3.5	34.0	34.0	9.00	1267	0.0
47	Kurambayev, Maksat	0	TKM	−17B	−24N	+53B	−25N	=?B	+44N	−31B	+56N	−27B	3.5	32.0	32.0	7.00	701	0.0
48	Dovranov Mustafa	0	TKM	−5N	−?B	+55N	−28B	−51N	+54B	+43N	−42B	−38N	3.0	29.0	29.0	8.00	860	0.0
49	Maksadov, Orazmyrat	0	TKM	−26N	−34B	+54N	−40B	+56B	−45N	+52B	−35N	−51B	3.0	26.5	27.5	5.00	668	0.0
50	Nepesov, Davutgeldi	0	TKM	F	−14B	−36N	+54B	−34N	+37B	−46N	−24N	−40B	2.0	32.0	32.0	6.00	687	0.0
51	Rahmanov Kayum	0	TKM	−19N	−40B	−39N	F	+48B	−41B	−37N	−38B	+49N	2.0	31.0	31.0	6.00	605	0.0
52	Ashyrov Dessanhan	0	TKM	−3N	+55B	−23N	+57B	−36N	−28B	−49N	−43B	F	2.0	31.0	31.0	3.00	761	0.0
53	FIDE 14022095	0	—	−6N	−43B	−47N	+55B	−42N	−57B	+58N	F	−44B	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	887	0.0
54	FIDE 14020793	0	—	−7B	−27N	−49B	−50N	+58B	−48N	F	+57B	−43N	2.0	24.0	24.0	1.00	917	0.0
55	FIDE 14022150	0	—	−15B	−52N	−48B	−53N	F	−56N	−?B	+58B	+57N	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	700	0.0
56	FIDE 14022079	0	—	F	F	−9N	−43B	−49N	+55B	−42N	−47B	F	1.0	28.0	28.0	2.00	707	0.0
57	FIDE 14022176	0	—	−36N	−41B	F	−52N	−39B	+53N	−44B	−54N	−55B	1.0	24.0	24.0	2.00	652	0.0
58	Kazakov Suhrabbek	0	TKM	−13N	−32B	−25B	−44N	−54N	F	−53B	−55N	F	0.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	704	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Narimanov, NazarTKM
+68.8
7.0 pts · #3
2Shahramanov, DavidTKM
+63.2
5.0 pts · #18
3Eldarov BehruzTKM
+40.8
6.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Ismailov, OmarbekTKM
-67.2
5.5 pts · #23
2Annageldiyev, SalyhTKM
-63.6
5.0 pts · #11
3Bahramkulyyev, MuhammetTKM
-43.6
5.0 pts · #17

Biggest upsets

R5+303 Elo gap
Jumayev Azat1500 beat Ismailov, Omarbek1803
R9+196 Elo gap
Eldarov Behruz1508 beat Bahramkulyyev, Muhammet1704
R6+186 Elo gap
Muhammedov, Selim1604 beat Annageldiyev, Salyh1790