Turkmenistan School Chess Championship-2026 (open u15)
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 09 Jan 2026 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1811, and top seed was Ali Ahmedov (🇹🇲 TKM, 2014).
Ahmet Artykov (🇹🇲 TKM, 1907) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ali Ahmedov (7.0) and Rauf Yusupov (7.0). Artykov shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Kerven Myradov (1543) beat Emir Amanmuhammedov (1858), a +315-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 7.0/9. Artykov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.5).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ahmet Artykov drew with Ali Ahmedov (White).
R5–R9 · UNBEATEN
Ahmet Artykov went unbeaten across 5 games (R5–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ahmet Artykov | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2Ali Ahmedov | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Rauf Yusupov | 1 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Serdar Yhlasov | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artykov, Ahmet | 1907 | TKM | +18B | +10N | =7B | −3N | +12B | +4N | =2B | +5N | +6B | 7.0 | 49.5 | 54.5 | 41.00 | 1968 | +25.9 |
| 2 | Ahmedov, Ali | 2014 | TKM | +17N | +20B | =4N | +5B | =6N | =3B | =1N | +8B | +7N | 7.0 | 49.5 | 54.0 | 40.75 | 1975 | -5.1 |
| 3 | Yusupov, Rauf | 1869 | TKM | +21N | +12B | −5N | +1B | +10N | =2N | +7B | =6B | +9N | 7.0 | 48.5 | 53.0 | 40.50 | 1980 | +29.0 |
| 4 | Yhlasov, Serdar | 1781 | TKM | +25B | +16N | =2B | −7N | +20B | −1B | +23N | +14N | +11B | 6.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 32.50 | 1845 | +30.0 |
| 5 | Atayev Kakajan | 1727 | TKM | +19B | +13N | +3B | −2N | +16B | =11N | =8B | −1B | +15N | 6.0 | 48.0 | 53.0 | 33.25 | 1828 | +40.8 |
| 6 | Iminov, Tahir | 1837 | TKM | +39N | +24B | +8N | =9B | =2B | =7N | +11B | =3N | −1N | 6.0 | 48.0 | 49.5 | 29.75 | 1879 | +21.7 |
| 7 | Baygeldiyev, Muhammetnur | 1746 | TKM | +29N | +32B | =1N | +4B | +9N | =6B | −3N | +15B | −2B | 6.0 | 47.0 | 49.5 | 29.00 | 1873 | +56.7 |
| 8 | Narimanov, Yhlas | 1668 | TKM | +41B | +37N | −6B | +13N | =15B | +10B | =5N | −2N | +16B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 23.50 | 1754 | +30.8 |
| 9 | Amanmuhammedov, Emir | 1858 | TKM | +28B | +14N | +11B | =6N | −7B | −15N | +13B | +12N | −3B | 5.5 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 28.50 | 1740 | -39.6 |
| 10 | Yegenkuliyev, Burhan | 1651 | TKM | +33N | −1B | +21N | +22B | −3B | −8N | +18B | +27N | =13B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 22.75 | 1650 | -1.9 |
| 11 | Ahmedov Alijan | 1705 | TKM | +35N | +22B | −9N | +32B | +24N | =5B | −6N | +16B | −4N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 21.00 | 1721 | +10.0 |
| 12 | Amanov, Ahmet | 1600 | TKM | +36B | −3N | =28B | +18N | −1N | +32B | +24N | −9B | +20B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 19.75 | 1711 | +44.8 |
| 13 | kakajykov, Hojamyar | 1562 | TKM | +30N | −5B | +35N | −8B | +36N | +26B | −9N | +17B | =10N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 18.75 | 1535 | -9.2 |
| 14 | Ovganov.Abdyrahym | 1619 | TKM | +40N | −9B | F | +28N | +25B | +17B | =15N | −4B | +22N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 21.00 | 1689 | +28.4 |
| 15 | Myradov, Kerven | 1543 | TKM | +34N | −17B | +27N | +20B | =8N | +9B | =14B | −7N | −5B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 21.75 | 1632 | +30.0 |
| 16 | Mansurov, Babamyrat | 1592 | TKM | +26N | −4B | +29N | +17B | −5N | +22B | +27B | −11N | −8N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 20.00 | 1569 | -9.6 |
| 17 | Avezov, Ali | 1522 | TKM | −2B | +15N | +37B | −16N | +34B | −14N | +26B | −13N | +25B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 17.50 | 1482 | -16.4 |
| 18 | Jumayev Aman | 1514 | TKM | −1N | +33B | −20N | −12B | +35N | +19B | −10N | +37B | +26N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 15.50 | 900 | -43.2 |
| 19 | Afsalov Yusuf | 0 | TKM | −5N | −30B | +40N | −27B | +38N | −18N | +34B | +33B | +24N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 12.50 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Serdarov, Tachmyrat | 1640 | TKM | +31B | −2N | +18B | −15N | −4N | +29B | =21N | +23B | −12N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 17.75 | 1519 | -51.2 |
| 21 | Babahanov Alihan | 1499 | TKM | −3B | +31N | −10B | −23N | +40B | +30N | =20B | =25N | =27B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 13.50 | 1449 | -13.2 |
| 22 | Bayramgeldiyev, Abdyljelil | 1524 | TKM | +27B | −11N | +34B | −10N | +30B | −16N | =25B | +32N | −14B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 13.50 | 1388 | -45.2 |
| 23 | Kakalyyev Begenchmyrat | 0 | TKM | −24N | −29B | +33N | +21B | =32N | +39B | −4B | −20N | +35B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 11.75 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ovshukov Nurberdi | 1574 | TKM | +23B | −6N | +25B | +39N | −11B | −27N | −12B | +30N | −19B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 13.00 | 1526 | -15.2 |
| 25 | Atamyradov Kerim | 1408 | TKM | −4N | +26B | −24N | +38B | −14N | +36B | =22N | =21B | −17N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 12.50 | 1315 | -26.8 |
| 26 | Jumadurdyyev Ibrayym | 0 | TKM | −16B | −25N | +31B | +41N | +39B | −13N | −17N | +29B | −18B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 7.50 | 1333 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Shakirov, Kakajan | 0 | TKM | −22N | F | −15B | +19N | +28B | +24B | −16N | −10B | =21N | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 14.75 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Roznazarov Muhammet | 1464 | TKM | −9N | +40B | =12N | −14B | −27N | +34N | F | −31B | +36B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 8.75 | 1418 | -8.0 |
| 29 | Annamammedov Haydar | 1403 | TKM | −7B | +23N | −16B | −30N | +31B | −20N | +36B | −26N | F | 3.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 9.50 | 859 | -23.2 |
| 30 | Meredov, Ali | 0 | TKM | −13B | +19N | −32N | +29B | −22N | −21B | +39N | −24B | −31N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 9.50 | 1348 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Bazarov Zahid | 0 | TKM | −20N | −21B | −26N | +33B | −29N | −38B | F | +28N | +30B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 9.00 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Mamedkuliyev, Serdar | 1549 | TKM | +38B | −7N | +30B | −11N | =23B | −12N | F | −22B | F | 2.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 7.25 | 846 | -53.2 |
| 33 | FIDE 14022222 | 0 | — | −10B | −18N | −23B | −31N | +37B | F | +38N | −19N | =40B | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.75 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Orazmyradov, Gahryman | 0 | TKM | −15B | +41N | −22N | +35B | −17N | −28B | −19N | =39B | F | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 2.75 | 1135 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 14019906 | 0 | — | −11B | +38N | −13B | −34N | −18B | +40N | −37B | F | −23N | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 3.50 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 14020866 | 0 | — | −12N | −39B | +41B | +37N | −13B | −25N | −29N | −40B | −28N | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 2.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Ylyasov Yslam | 0 | TKM | F | −8B | −17N | −36B | −33N | +41B | +35N | −18N | −38B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 2.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 14022249 | 0 | — | −32N | −35B | F | −25N | −19B | +31N | −33B | F | +37N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Bayramalyyev Isgender | 1450 | TKM | −6B | +36N | F | −24B | −26N | −23N | −30B | =34N | F | 1.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 3.25 | 907 | -16.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 14022230 | 0 | — | −14B | −28N | −19B | F | −21N | −35B | F | +36N | =33N | 1.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 3.25 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 14022214 | 0 | — | −8N | −34B | −36N | −26B | F | −37N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 867 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Baygeldiyev, MuhammetnurTKM+56.76.0 pts · #5
- 2Amanov, AhmetTKM+44.85.5 pts · #10
- 3Atayev KakajanTKM+40.86.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Mamedkuliyev, SerdarTKM-53.22.5 pts · #37
- 2Serdarov, TachmyratTKM-51.24.5 pts · #16
- 3Bayramgeldiyev, AbdyljelilTKM-45.24.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R6+315 Elo gap
- R3+142 Elo gap
- R5+112 Elo gap