Turkmenistan School Chess Championship-2026 (open u17)
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 09 Jan 2026 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1815, and top seed was Gurbanmyrat Rustemov (🇹🇲 TKM, 2036).
Ashyrmuhammet Atayev (🇹🇲 TKM, 1765) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Gurbanmyrat Rustemov (7.5) and Alihan Gubatayev (6.5). Atayev won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Nurmuhammet Azymov (1406) beat Amangeldi Agajanov (1788), a +382-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×31
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAshyrmuhammet Atayev led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Ashyrmuhammet Atayev held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ashyrmuhammet Atayev beat Gurbanmyrat Rustemov (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ashyrmuhammet Atayev 5 wins (R1–R5)Gurbanmyrat Rustemov 5 wins (R3–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ashyrmuhammet Atayev | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Gurbanmyrat Rustemov | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Alihan Gubatayev | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Konstantinov Mark | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atayev, Ashyrmuhammet | 1765 | TKM | +28B | +2N | +7B | +16N | +6B | =3N | +14B | +8N | =4B | 8.0 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 40.25 | 2091 | +65.8 |
| 2 | Rustemov, Gurbanmyrat | 2036 | TKM | +17N | −1B | +23N | +5B | +15N | +10B | +9N | =3B | +6N | 7.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 36.25 | 2024 | +1.1 |
| 3 | Gubatayev, Alihan | 1806 | TKM | +23B | +14N | −6B | +17N | =8N | =1B | +11B | =2N | +7B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 31.75 | 1861 | +29.1 |
| 4 | Konstantinov Mark | 1584 | TKM | +29B | −6N | +26B | =7N | −14B | +17N | +15N | +11B | =1N | 6.0 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 25.00 | 1750 | +66.4 |
| 5 | Japarov Azimgeldi | 1603 | TKM | =25N | =19B | +12N | −2N | +18B | −9N | +20B | +13B | +14N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 26.00 | 1778 | +33.5 |
| 6 | Ovezov, Begench | 1774 | TKM | +12N | +4B | +3N | =15B | −1N | =8B | =10N | +14B | −2B | 5.5 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 29.25 | 1812 | +12.5 |
| 7 | Haljykov, Begmuhammet | 1801 | TKM | +20N | +13B | −1N | =4B | =11N | +24B | −8N | +10B | −3N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 22.50 | 1708 | -38.8 |
| 8 | Bayrambayev, Suleyman | 1749 | TKM | F | +10B | −15N | +18N | =3B | =6N | +7B | −1B | +9N | 5.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 25.00 | 1858 | +41.4 |
| 9 | Ybrayymov Agajan | 1843 | TKM | +24N | =16B | −10N | =13B | +12N | +5B | −2B | +17N | −8B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 22.75 | 1708 | -45.9 |
| 10 | Jorayev, Yunus | 1875 | TKM | +27B | −8N | +9B | =14N | +16B | −2N | =6B | −7N | +19B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 21.00 | 1746 | -28.1 |
| 11 | Annayev, Davut | 1658 | TKM | =19N | +25B | −16N | +20N | =7B | +21B | −3N | −4N | +24B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 18.50 | 1576 | -26.4 |
| 12 | Azymov, Nurmuhammet | 1406 | TKM | −6B | +27N | −5B | +26N | −9B | +18N | =24N | +15B | =16N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 17.75 | 1626 | +80.0 |
| 13 | Ibragimov Myrat | 1655 | TKM | +30B | −7N | =20B | =9N | −17B | +16N | +23B | −5N | +21B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 17.00 | 1563 | -34.0 |
| 14 | Mergenov, Kerven | 1577 | TKM | +21N | −3B | +19N | =10B | +4N | +15B | −1N | −6N | −5B | 4.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 21.00 | 1641 | +18.8 |
| 15 | Agajanov, Amangeldi | 1788 | TKM | +26B | +18N | +8B | =6N | −2B | −14N | −4B | −12N | +29B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 16.75 | 1547 | -80.6 |
| 16 | Meredov, Davut | 1715 | TKM | +31B | =9N | +11B | −1B | −10N | −13B | +27N | =19N | =12B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 14.50 | 1616 | -34.8 |
| 17 | Kalashnikov, Valeriy | 1477 | TKM | −2B | +28N | +29N | −3B | +13N | −4B | +21N | −9B | −18N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 13.00 | 1511 | +6.0 |
| 18 | Yazlakov Soyenchmyrat | 0 | TKM | +22N | −15B | +24N | −8B | −5N | −12B | F | +20N | +17B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 14.50 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Eyyupov Abdyrahman | 0 | TKM | =11B | =5N | −14B | =27N | F | +31B | +28N | =16B | −10N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 11.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Glushenko, Boris | 1419 | TKM | −7B | +30N | =13N | −11B | =25N | +29B | −5N | −18B | +31N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 7.00 | 1356 | -12.8 |
| 21 | Taganov Haknazar | 0 | TKM | −14B | F | +28N | +23B | +22N | −11N | −17B | +27B | −13N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 11.00 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Bahtiyarov Hudayar | 1496 | TKM | −18B | −26N | +31B | +30N | −21B | =28B | =25N | =24N | −23B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 1160 | -50.0 |
| 23 | Annagulyyev Ayhan | 1435 | TKM | −3N | F | −2B | −21N | +30B | +25B | −13N | −29B | +22N | 3.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 7.50 | 1504 | +7.2 |
| 24 | Allanazarov Annanazar | 1457 | TKM | −9B | +31N | −18B | +29N | F | −7N | =12B | =22B | −11N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 6.25 | 1400 | -18.0 |
| 25 | Rahmanov, Binyat | 0 | TKM | =5B | −11N | −27B | +31N | =20B | −23N | =22B | F | =28N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 7.75 | 1321 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Hojagulyyev Merdan | 1413 | TKM | −15N | +22B | −4N | −12B | F | F | −29N | +31B | +30B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.50 | 1377 | -10.4 |
| 27 | Bekmyradov, Shalar | 1462 | TKM | −10N | −12B | +25N | =19B | F | +30N | −16B | −21N | F | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.00 | 860 | -34.0 |
| 28 | Amannazarov, Mekan | 0 | TKM | −1N | −17B | −21B | F | F | =22N | −19B | +30N | =25B | 2.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 4.25 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Rashidov Alyshir | 0 | TKM | −4N | F | −17B | −24B | F | −20N | +26B | +23N | −15N | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.00 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Hojayev Meylis | 0 | TKM | −13N | −20B | F | −22B | −23N | −27B | +31N | −28B | −26N | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Atayev Ysmayyl | 0 | TKM | −16N | −24B | −22N | −25B | F | −19N | −30B | −26N | −20B | 0.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Azymov, NurmuhammetTKM+80.05.0 pts · #12
- 2Konstantinov MarkTKM+66.46.0 pts · #5
- 3Atayev, AshyrmuhammetTKM+65.88.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Agajanov, AmangeldiTKM-80.64.5 pts · #18
- 2Bahtiyarov HudayarTKM-50.03.5 pts · #28
- 3Ybrayymov AgajanTKM-45.95.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R8+382 Elo gap
- R2+271 Elo gap
- R6+211 Elo gap