Tournament dedicated to December 31 - the Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis, under 1700
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22 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 14 Jan 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1575, and top seed was Nurlan Ganizada (🇦🇿 AZE, 1678).
Nurlan Ganizada (🇦🇿 AZE, 1678) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Fail Bakikhanov (6.5) and Mahammad Elshan Safarli (5.5). Ganizada took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mahammad Elshan Safarli (1449) beat Rufat Javadov (1632), a +183-point gap.
Location
🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
06 Jan 2026 → 14 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×19
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsNurlan Ganizada led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE09 Jan
Nurlan Ganizada takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nurlan Ganizada drew with Fail Bakikhanov (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nurlan Ganizada 5 wins (R4–R8)Fail Bakikhanov 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nurlan Ganizada | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Fail Bakikhanov | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Mahammad Elshan Safarli | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Ramin Hasanov | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganizada, Nurlan | 1678 | AZE | +11N | +6B | =2N | +10N | +3B | +5B | +8N | +9B | =4B | 8.0 | 41.0 | 45.5 | 39.50 | 1900 | +82.0 |
| 2 | Bakikhanov, Fail | 1621 | AZE | +7N | +9B | =1B | =3N | =10B | −8N | +12B | +11N | +5N | 6.5 | 41.5 | 46.0 | 32.50 | 1701 | +16.8 |
| 3 | Safarli, Mahammad Elshan | 1449 | AZE | +17N | +5B | =8N | =2B | −1N | +6B | +4N | F | =7B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 27.00 | 1737 | +90.8 |
| 4 | Hasanov, Ramin | 1509 | AZE | +18B | −10N | +21B | −5B | +7N | +16N | −3B | +8B | =1N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 21.00 | 1463 | -6.0 |
| 5 | Javadov, Rufat | 1632 | AZE | +21B | −3N | +11B | +4N | =9B | −1N | =10B | +6N | −2B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 20.50 | 1540 | -38.8 |
| 6 | Eyyubov, Raul | 1562 | AZE | +14B | −1N | +20B | +16N | −8B | −3N | +15B | −5B | +12N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 18.50 | 1357 | -50.4 |
| 7 | Babazada, Nofal | 0 | AZE | −2B | +22N | −9N | +19B | −4B | +18N | =16B | +20N | =3N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 12.50 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ahadzade, Yusif | 1670 | AZE | +19B | −12N | =3B | +13N | +6N | +2B | −1B | −4N | F | 4.5 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 20.75 | 1569 | -40.4 |
| 9 | Aghazada, Shukur | 1438 | AZE | +22B | −2N | +7B | +12B | =5N | =10N | =11B | −1N | F | 4.5 | 42.5 | 43.5 | 17.50 | 1534 | +27.6 |
| 10 | Ismayilov, Aliakbar | 1639 | AZE | +20N | +4B | +12N | −1B | =2N | =9B | =5N | F | F | 4.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 20.00 | 1629 | +1.2 |
| 11 | Mammadsoy, Mahammad | 1419 | AZE | −1B | +13N | −5N | +21B | +18B | =12N | =9N | −2B | =14B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 15.25 | 1433 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Ganbarli, Davud | 1556 | AZE | +16N | +8B | −10B | −9N | +20B | =11B | −2N | +13N | −6B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 16.75 | 1438 | -45.6 |
| 13 | Rustamzade, Daniz | 1423 | AZE | +15N | −11B | −16N | −8B | +21N | =17B | +19N | −12B | +18N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 11.75 | 1325 | -20.8 |
| 14 | FIDE 13457594 | 0 | — | −6N | =15B | −19N | −18N | +22B | +21B | =17N | +16B | =11N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 11.50 | 1195 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sadiyev, Subhu | 0 | AZE | −13B | =14N | −18B | +22N | −16B | +20N | −6N | =17B | +19N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 9.00 | 1341 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Guliyeva, Ahu | 0 | AZE | −12B | +19N | +13B | −6B | +15N | −4B | =7N | −14N | F | 3.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 13.00 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mislimov, Haji | 0 | AZE | −3B | −21N | +22B | −20N | +19B | =13N | =14B | =15N | F | 3.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 9.50 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Jafarli, Jamil | 0 | AZE | −4N | −20B | +15N | +14B | −11N | −7B | −22N | +19B | −13B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 10.50 | 1251 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Askarova, Sabina Fahraddin | 1414 | AZE | −8N | −16B | +14B | −7N | −17N | +22B | −13B | −18N | −15B | 2.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 5.50 | 749 | -26.4 |
| 20 | FIDE 13477340 | 0 | — | −10B | +18N | −6N | +17B | −12N | −15B | F | −7B | F | 2.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 6.50 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 13483080 | 0 | — | −5N | +17B | −4N | −11N | −13B | −14N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 3.50 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Rustamzade, Yusif | 0 | AZE | −9N | −7B | −17N | −15B | −14N | −19N | +18B | F | F | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 3.00 | 625 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Safarli, Mahammad ElshanAZE+90.85.5 pts · #5
- 2Ganizada, NurlanAZE+82.08.0 pts · #1
- 3Aghazada, ShukurAZE+27.64.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Eyyubov, RaulAZE-50.45.0 pts · #17
- 2Ganbarli, DavudAZE-45.64.5 pts · #7
- 3Ahadzade, YusifAZE-40.44.5 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R2+183 Elo gap
- R8+161 Elo gap
- R4+118 Elo gap