Turkmenistan School Chess Championship-2026 (Girls u17)
17 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 1712, and top seed was Jahan Rejepova (🇹🇲 TKM, WFM, 1985).
Jennet Yalkanova (🇹🇲 TKM, 1931) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Jahan Rejepova (7.5) and Arzygul Muhamova (6.5). Yalkanova shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Jennet Nepesova (1430) beat Nurana Serdarova (1637), a +207-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Jennet Yalkanova held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Yalkanova takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (41.0).
Jennet Yalkanova beat WFM Jahan Rejepova (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jennet Yalkanova | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2WFMJahan Rejepova | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Mahri Agamuradova | ½ | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Arzygul Muhamova | ½ | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yalkanova, Jennet | 1931 | TKM | +13N | +7B | +6N | +2B | =3N | =4B | +8N | =5N | +10B | 7.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 35.25 | 1958 | +11.4 |
| 2 | Rejepova, JahanWFM | 1985 | TKM | +8B | +16N | +3B | −1N | +5B | +10N | =4B | +7N | +9N | 7.5 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 30.75 | 1973 | +2.5 |
| 3 | Muhamova, Arzygul | 1834 | TKM | +11N | +9B | −2N | +4B | =1B | −5N | +10B | +8B | +6N | 6.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 29.75 | 1822 | +4.3 |
| 4 | Agamuradova, Mahri | 1884 | TKM | =10B | +8N | +16B | −3N | +7B | =1N | =2N | +6B | +5B | 6.5 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 27.25 | 1861 | +1.3 |
| 5 | Saparova, Oguljeren | 1694 | TKM | +15B | −6N | +10B | +9N | −2N | +3B | −7N | =1B | −4N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 19.25 | 1649 | -20.0 |
| 6 | Vepayeva, Bagul | 1545 | TKM | +14N | +5B | −1B | =7N | −10B | +13N | +12B | −4N | −3B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 14.00 | 1596 | +5.8 |
| 7 | Kurbannazarova, Mahriban | 1600 | TKM | F | −1N | +12B | =6B | −4N | +14N | +5B | −2B | =11N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 13.00 | 1620 | -7.6 |
| 8 | Ashirova, Aysha | 1521 | TKM | −2N | −4B | +14N | +15B | +12N | +9B | −1B | −3N | F | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 10.00 | 1092 | -10.4 |
| 9 | Jumakulyyeva Jerena | 0 | TKM | F | −3N | +17B | −5B | +11N | −8N | +14B | +12N | −2B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 9.00 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Batyrova Aynur | 1447 | TKM | =4N | +13B | −5N | +17B | +6N | −2B | −3N | F | −1N | 3.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 11.75 | 1625 | +28.9 |
| 11 | Nepesova, Jennet | 1430 | TKM | −3B | −17N | +15B | +16N | −9B | −12B | F | +13N | =7B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.50 | 1734 | +59.6 |
| 12 | Ayrapetyan Milana | 0 | TKM | F | F | −7N | +13B | −8B | +11N | −6N | −9B | +17B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.50 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Babanazarova, Gulhan | 1484 | TKM | −1B | −10N | F | −12N | +16B | −6B | +17N | −11B | +15N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.50 | 1345 | -32.4 |
| 14 | FIDE 14019604 | 0 | — | −6B | =15N | −8B | F | +17N | −7B | −9N | F | F | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.75 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Agayeva, Leyli | 0 | TKM | −5N | =14B | −11N | −8N | F | F | F | +17B | −13B | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.75 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Serdarova, Nurana | 1637 | TKM | +17N | −2B | −4N | −11B | −13N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.00 | 891 | -72.0 |
| 17 | Atabayeva, Jahan | 0 | TKM | −16B | +11B | −9N | −10N | −14B | F | −13B | −15N | −12N | 1.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 3.50 | 1303 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nepesova, JennetTKM+59.63.5 pts · #8
- 2Batyrova AynurTKM+28.93.5 pts · #6
- 3Yalkanova, JennetTKM+11.47.5 pts · #1
- 1Serdarova, NuranaTKM-72.01.0 pts · #14
- 2Babanazarova, GulhanTKM-32.43.0 pts · #12
- 3Saparova, OguljerenTKM-20.04.5 pts · #7
- R4+207 Elo gap
- R5+153 Elo gap
- R2+149 Elo gap