Rating tournament of Bahruz Chess Club, 2026, N1

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35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Jan 2026 to 23 Jan 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1590, and top seed was Emil Israfilov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1698).

Mikayil Huseynov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1675) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Emil Israfilov (5.5) and Daniel Konovalov (5.0). Huseynov broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ughur Karimli (1450) beat Renat Mammadrzayev (1567), a +117-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan

Dates

19 Jan 2026 → 23 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 45 Min. 15 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿Emil Israfilov1698

Avg top 10

1,590

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×34

Top 3

🥇
Mikayil Huseynov
🇦🇿AZE·1675
6.0pts·1819perf+39.6
🥈
Emil Israfilov
🇦🇿AZE·1698
5.5pts·1784perf+14.4
🥉
Daniel Konovalov
🇦🇿AZE·1628
5.0pts·1717perf+31.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Mikayil Huseynov led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Huseynov6Israfilov5.5Karim5Konovalov5Garayev5Mirzayev5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

Mikayil Huseynov held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mikayil Huseynov beat Emil Israfilov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mikayil Huseynov 5 wins (R1–R5)Emil Israfilov 3 wins (R1–R3)Abdullah Karim 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mikayil Huseynov	*	1	1	0
2Emil Israfilov	0	*	—	1
3Abdullah Karim	0	—	*	—
4Daniel Konovalov	1	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Huseynov, Mikayil	1675	AZE	+19N	+15B	+8N	+2B	+13N	−3B	+4N	6.0	28.0	31.0	26.00	1819	+39.6
2	Israfilov, Emil	1698	AZE	+22B	+12N	+5B	−1N	+10B	=9N	+3N	5.5	29.0	32.0	23.75	1784	+14.4
3	Konovalov, Daniel	1628	AZE	+9B	+16N	+6B	−10N	+12B	+1N	−2B	5.0	29.5	33.0	23.00	1717	+31.2
4	Karim, Abdullah	0	AZE	+11N	−24B	+29N	+15B	+6B	+5N	−1B	5.0	27.0	28.5	20.00	1606	0.0
5	Garayev, Rahman	1571	AZE	+14N	+30B	−2N	+17B	+18N	−4B	+10B	5.0	25.0	26.0	15.50	1762	+46.4
6	Nadzhafov, Timur	1573	AZE	+33N	+17B	−3N	+31B	−4N	+14B	+12N	5.0	22.0	22.5	12.50	1679	+21.2
7	Mirzayev, Mahammad	1466	AZE	−30N	+26B	−14N	+25B	+17N	+13B	+15N	5.0	19.0	20.0	15.00	1589	+42.0
8	Isbatov, Tahir	1462	AZE	+23B	+18N	−1B	=9N	+11B	−10N	+16B	4.5	26.0	29.0	16.25	1588	+44.8
9	Aliyeva, Ayla	1446	AZE	−3N	+25B	+21N	=8B	+24N	=2B	=13N	4.5	24.5	26.5	14.50	1566	+29.2
10	Mammadli, Tahir	1635	AZE	+26N	+28B	=24N	+3B	−2N	+8B	−5N	4.5	24.5	26.0	14.25	1651	+8.8
11	Najafov, Rufat	1503	AZE	−4B	+32N	=16B	+27B	−8N	+20N	+19B	4.5	20.5	21.0	9.75	1584	+16.8
12	Asgarov, Kamil	1430	AZE	+31N	−2B	+30N	+14B	−3N	+18B	−6B	4.0	23.5	24.5	9.00	1478	+5.8
13	Hasanbayova, Amina	1505	AZE	+25N	+21B	=27N	+24B	−1B	−7N	=9B	4.0	23.0	24.5	10.50	1467	-12.8
14	Talehli, Ughur	1437	AZE	−5B	+35N	+7B	−12N	+22B	−6N	+31B	4.0	23.0	23.5	9.50	1494	+18.0
15	Gasimov, Mikayil	1498	AZE	+32B	−1N	+20B	−4N	+26B	+31N	−7B	4.0	22.0	22.5	6.50	1418	-13.2
16	Karimli, Ughur	1450	AZE	+27N	−3B	=11N	−18N	+28B	+24B	−8N	3.5	21.0	22.5	7.75	1584	+44.0
17	Mammadov, Faraj	1436	AZE	+35B	−6N	+22B	−5N	−7B	+26N	F	3.0	23.0	23.5	5.50	1505	+22.0
18	Dotto, Amir	0	AZE	+29N	−8B	+28N	+16B	−5B	−12N	−21B	3.0	21.5	23.0	6.50	1472	0.0
19	Karimli, Angelina	1476	AZE	−1B	+34N	−31B	+21N	−20B	+23N	−11N	3.0	20.5	21.0	6.50	1424	-8.4
20	Tahirov, Yusif	1408	AZE	−24N	+29B	−15N	+28B	+19N	−11B	F	3.0	18.5	20.0	6.00	1489	0.0
21	Yusufzade, Maksud	0	AZE	F	−13N	−9B	−19B	+30N	+34B	+18N	3.0	16.0	16.0	4.50	1268	0.0
22	Sideifzada, Saida	1481	AZE	−2N	+33B	−17N	+30B	−14N	+25B	F	3.0	16.0	16.0	3.50	1301	-37.6
23	Sadigli, Nuray	1423	AZE	−8N	−27B	−25N	+33B	+32N	−19B	+30B	3.0	12.5	13.0	2.00	1284	-38.4
24	Afandiyev, Tamerlan	1548	AZE	+20B	+4N	=10B	−13N	−9B	−16N	F	2.5	24.5	26.0	10.25	1191	-64.4
25	Gulmammadov, Ujal	0	AZE	−13B	−9N	+23B	−7N	F	−22N	+26B	2.0	21.5	22.0	5.00	1353	0.0
26	Piriyeva, Narin	1488	AZE	−10B	−7N	+32B	+34N	−15N	−17B	−25N	2.0	19.0	19.5	1.00	707	-77.6
27	Mammadrzayev, Renat	1567	AZE	−16B	+23N	=13B	−11N	F	F	F	1.5	16.0	16.0	5.00	1397	-40.4
28	Ekici, Pamir Azer	1455	AZE	+34B	−10N	−18B	−20N	−16N	=32B	F	1.5	15.0	15.0	0.75	743	-31.2
29	Makhsudsoy, Mustafa	1467	AZE	−18B	−20N	−4B	+35N	=34B	F	F	1.5	14.5	15.0	0.75	2252	+18.8
30	Mehdiyev, Ali	1402	AZE	+7B	−5N	−12B	−22N	−21B	F	−23N	1.0	23.0	23.0	5.00	1241	-38.8
31	Mirzayev, Samir	0	AZE	−12B	F	+19N	−6N	F	−15B	−14N	1.0	21.5	21.5	3.00	1243	0.0
32	Mirzaliyev, Mahammad	0	AZE	−15N	−11B	−26N	F	−23B	=28N	F	0.5	15.5	15.5	0.75	1119	0.0
33	Akbarov, Elmin	0	AZE	−6B	−22N	=35B	−23N	F	F	F	0.5	13.0	13.0	0.25	1172	0.0
34	FIDE 13485202	0	—	−28N	−19B	F	−26B	=29N	−21N	F	0.5	11.5	11.5	0.75	1153	0.0
35	Ibrahimli, Aykhan	1484	AZE	−17N	−14B	=33N	−29B	F	F	F	0.5	11.0	11.0	0.25	649	-60.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Garayev, RahmanAZE
+46.4
5.0 pts · #6
2Isbatov, TahirAZE
+44.8
4.5 pts · #9
3Karimli, UghurAZE
+44.0
3.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Piriyeva, NarinAZE
-77.6
2.0 pts · #34
2Afandiyev, TamerlanAZE
-64.4
2.5 pts · #30
3Ibrahimli, AykhanAZE
-60.4
0.5 pts · #33

Biggest upsets

R1+117 Elo gap
Karimli, Ughur1450 beat Mammadrzayev, Renat1567
R5+102 Elo gap
Aliyeva, Ayla1446 beat Afandiyev, Tamerlan1548