Turkmenistan Open Championship 2026 (1 liga)

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51 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 18 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2133, and top seed was Shageldi Kurbandurdyyev (🇹🇲 TKM, CM, 2229).

Gurbanmyrat Rustemov (🇹🇲 TKM, 2036) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Ilhan Charyyev (8.5) and Shahruh Turayev (8.0). Rustemov shared the lead from round 10 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Amangeldi Agajanov (1788) beat Leyla Shohradova (WCM, 2174), a +386-point gap.

Location

🇹🇲Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Dates

18 Jan 2026 → 24 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇲CMShageldi Kurbandurdyyev2229

Avg top 10

2,133

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×1

CM×2

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇲Turkmenistan×51

Top 3

🥇
Gurbanmyrat Rustemov
🇹🇲TKM·2036
9.0pts·2267perf+110.6
🥈
Ilhan Charyyev
🇹🇲TKM·2086
8.5pts·2200perf+53.0
🥉
Shahruh Turayev
🇹🇲TKM·2198
8.0pts·2233perf+13.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Gurbanmyrat Rustemov led from R11; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R11.

Co-leaders

Rustemov9Charyyev8.5Grigoryan8Shohradova8Turayev8Seyitmyradov7

R11 · LEADER CHANGE24 Jan

Gurbanmyrat Rustemov takes the sole lead (9.0/11).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Gurbanmyrat Rustemov drew with Ilhan Charyyev (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Gurbanmyrat Rustemov 3 wins (R3–R5)Ilhan Charyyev 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Gurbanmyrat Rustemov	*	½	½	1
2Ilhan Charyyev	½	*	—	—
3IMKaren Grigoryan	½	—	*	—
4WCMLeyla Shohradova	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rustemov, Gurbanmyrat	2036	TKM	+31N	−9B	+25B	+27N	+5B	=4N	+18B	+3N	=2B	+6N	+11B	9.0	70.0	75.5	60.25	2267	+110.6
2	Charyyev, Ilhan	2086	TKM	+37B	+17N	+12B	=9N	−3N	+8B	+7B	=10N	=1N	+32B	+6B	8.5	69.5	74.0	54.75	2200	+53.0
3	Turayev, Shahruh	2198	TKM	+28B	+29N	=6B	+22N	+2B	+7N	+10B	−1B	+8N	=4N	−5B	8.0	72.0	77.5	53.00	2233	+13.0
4	Grigoryan, KarenIM	2225	TKM	=23N	+24B	−9N	+34B	+12N	=1B	+32N	=6B	+15N	=3B	+10N	8.0	66.5	71.5	49.75	2125	-9.0
5	Shohradova, LeylaWCM	2174	TKM	+41N	=26B	+19N	=7B	−1N	−27B	+35N	+20B	+13N	+10B	+3N	8.0	64.5	69.0	48.25	2109	-10.0
6	Seyitmyradov, Serdar	2067	TKM	+33B	+21N	=3N	−10B	+19N	+22B	+11B	=4N	+7N	−1B	−2N	7.0	71.0	76.0	44.00	2117	+17.4
7	Rejepova, JahanWFM	1985	TKM	+40B	+27N	+18B	=5N	+11B	−3B	−2N	+24N	−6B	+15N	=8B	7.0	68.5	73.0	42.00	2099	+39.8
8	Kurbandurdyyev, ShageldiCM	2229	TKM	=25B	+44N	+13B	−11N	+15B	−2N	+23B	+27N	−3B	+18N	=7N	7.0	65.5	69.0	39.75	2066	-55.5
9	Yusupov, Rauf	1869	TKM	+47B	+1N	+4B	=2B	−10N	−11N	−24B	=28N	+36B	+20B	+32N	7.0	65.0	67.5	42.00	1997	+38.9
10	Saryyev, Azym	2145	TKM	+42B	+15N	=22B	+6N	+9B	=18N	−3N	=2B	+11B	−5N	−4B	6.5	71.0	75.0	41.00	2101	-8.4
11	Shohradova, LalaWFM	2089	TKM	=24N	+23B	+26N	+8B	−7N	+9B	−6N	+12B	−10N	+22B	−1N	6.5	66.5	72.0	39.75	2044	-9.0
12	Annageldiyev, Azatgeldi	1966	TKM	+45N	+35B	−2N	=32B	−4B	+36N	+30B	−11N	+23B	=13B	=16N	6.5	61.0	64.0	32.00	1953	+0.4
13	Ahmedov, Ali	2014	TKM	+20N	=19B	−8N	+40B	=32N	+35B	=27N	=14B	−5B	=12N	+25B	6.5	60.5	65.0	35.25	1903	-27.3
14	Charyyev Charyhekim	1636	TKM	−29B	−28N	+33B	+37B	=17N	+21N	+16B	=13N	−32N	=19B	+26N	6.5	58.0	62.5	37.00	1908	+95.3
15	Niyazmetov, Hudoshukur	1847	TKM	+48N	−10B	+35N	+47B	−8N	=23B	+26N	+18N	−4B	−7B	+31N	6.5	58.0	60.5	29.25	1971	+33.2
16	Agalyyev, Iskendershyh	1909	TKM	+51B	−18N	=39B	=44N	=36B	+38N	−14N	=31B	+24B	+21N	=12B	6.5	53.0	54.0	29.25	1817	-35.0
17	Batyrov, AlyhanCM	1839	TKM	+50N	−2B	+51N	−18N	=14B	−24B	−31N	+40B	+43N	+35B	+22N	6.5	51.5	52.5	23.75	1823	-2.8
18	Bayramov, Serdar	2076	TKM	+38N	+16B	−7N	+17B	+28N	=10B	−1N	−15B	+30N	−8B	=19N	6.0	66.0	70.5	34.75	1966	-44.6
19	Mashalov. Aliniyaz	1838	TKM	+43B	=13N	−5B	+29N	−6B	−26B	+40N	=36N	+37B	=14N	=18B	6.0	58.5	62.0	29.75	1891	+14.0
20	Charyyev Halilmuhammet	1685	TKM	−13B	−47N	+41N	+51B	−35N	+34B	+29B	−5N	+28B	−9N	+33B	6.0	54.0	55.0	26.50	1839	+49.2
21	Kakaliyev, Akmeret	1821	TKM	+46N	−6B	−47N	−35B	+51N	−14B	+45N	+39B	+42N	−16B	+23N	6.0	47.0	48.0	21.00	1759	-18.6
22	Kuryazov, Zafar	2020	TKM	+39B	+32N	=10N	−3B	=25B	−6N	+37B	=30N	+27B	−11N	−17B	5.5	60.5	65.0	28.25	1915	-27.8
23	Atayev, Ashyrmuhammet	1765	TKM	=4B	−11N	=36B	+39N	+44B	=15N	−8N	+26B	−12N	+30B	−21B	5.5	60.5	64.0	28.50	1897	+37.5
24	Baygeldiyev, Muhammetnur	1746	TKM	=11B	−4N	−44B	+42N	+29B	+17N	+9N	−7B	−16N	−26B	+43N	5.5	60.0	63.5	29.75	1868	+56.4
25	Ovezov, Begench	1774	TKM	=8N	+34B	−1N	+26B	=22N	−30N	+33B	−32B	=31N	+42B	−13N	5.5	59.5	63.5	28.50	1903	+37.2
26	Bayrambayeva, Ogulsuray	1945	TKM	+36B	=5N	−11B	−25N	+43B	+19N	−15B	−23N	+33B	+24N	−14B	5.5	59.5	63.0	28.50	1800	-38.2
27	Agajanov, Amangeldi	1788	TKM	+49N	−7B	+43N	−1B	+45N	+5N	=13B	−8B	−22N	−31B	+39N	5.5	59.5	62.0	24.75	1868	+35.0
28	Matyakubov, Ulugbek	1758	TKM	−3N	+14B	+46N	+30N	−18B	−32B	=43N	=9B	−20N	=38B	+35N	5.5	56.5	59.5	27.00	1783	+4.8
29	Jorayev, Yunus	1875	TKM	+14N	−3B	=40N	−19B	−24N	+48B	−20N	+47B	−35N	+36N	+37B	5.5	52.5	55.0	22.75	1733	-46.7
30	Seyilhanova, Gulmira	1914	TKM	−35N	+45B	+37N	−28B	+47N	+25B	−12N	=22B	−18B	−23N	+38N	5.5	51.0	53.5	22.75	1797	-53.8
31	Myradov, Resulmyrat	1708	TKM	−1B	−51N	+50B	−43N	+49B	=44N	+17B	=16N	=25B	+27N	−15B	5.5	50.5	51.5	23.75	1732	+5.6
32	Kabehanov, Serdar	1804	TKM	F	−22B	+48N	=12N	=13B	+28N	−4B	+25N	+14B	−2N	−9B	5.0	62.0	62.0	26.50	1894	+21.0
33	Karyagdyyev, Alihan	1725	TKM	−6N	−46B	−14N	+41B	+50N	+47B	−25N	+38B	−26N	+34B	−20N	5.0	50.0	51.5	18.00	1705	-13.6
34	Ybrayymov Agajan	1843	TKM	=44B	−25N	+38B	−4N	=39B	−20N	−36B	+51N	+46B	−33N	+45B	5.0	47.5	48.5	15.50	1686	-80.9
35	Yegenkuliyev, Burhan	1651	TKM	+30B	−12N	−15B	+21N	+20B	−13N	−5B	=41N	+29B	−17N	−28B	4.5	62.5	67.0	25.25	1801	+69.5
36	Yakubov, Myrat	1660	TKM	−26N	=38B	=23N	+48B	=16N	−12B	+34N	=19B	−9N	−29B	=41N	4.5	56.5	59.0	21.00	1763	+28.2
37	Shaliyev, Shageldi	1743	TKM	−2N	+50B	−30B	−14N	+46N	+45B	−22N	+43B	−19N	=39B	−29N	4.5	51.5	53.0	13.25	1697	-32.4
38	Soyunhanov, Murad	1728	TKM	−18B	=36N	−34N	+46B	+40N	−16B	=44B	−33N	+49B	=28N	−30B	4.5	49.0	51.5	16.75	1681	-15.4
39	Muhayev, Mergen	1704	TKM	−22N	+49B	=16N	−23B	=34N	−43B	+50B	−21N	+41B	=37N	−27B	4.5	49.0	50.5	16.50	1686	-14.0
40	Bashimov, Chary	1671	TKM	−7N	+41B	=29B	−13N	−38B	+50N	−19B	−17N	=44B	=49N	+47B	4.5	49.0	50.5	14.25	1691	+2.8
41	Maylyew, Halim	1754	TKM	−5B	−40N	−20B	−33N	+48N	+46B	=47N	=35B	−39N	+51B	=36B	4.5	45.0	46.0	12.25	1632	-38.6
42	Merdanov, Myrat	1748	TKM	−10N	−48B	−45N	−24B	F	+49N	+51B	+44N	−21B	−25N	+46B	4.0	39.0	39.0	10.00	1634	-40.3
43	Hupbyyev Didar	1553	TKM	−19N	F	−27B	+31B	−26N	+39N	=28B	−37N	−17B	+44N	−24B	3.5	52.5	52.5	16.25	1657	+45.6
44	Japarov Azimgeldi	1603	TKM	=34N	−8B	+24N	=16B	−23N	=31B	=38N	−42B	=40N	−43B	F	3.5	51.5	51.5	18.50	1657	+13.8
45	Ulugbekov, Ihlas	1660	TKM	−12B	−30N	+42B	+49N	−27B	−37N	−21B	−46N	F	+48B	−34N	3.0	45.0	45.0	9.00	1600	-36.0
46	Muradov Hangeldi	1542	TKM	−21B	+33N	−28B	−38N	−37B	−41N	F	+45B	−34N	+50B	−42N	3.0	43.5	43.5	9.50	1584	+13.6
47	Nazarmyradov , Ovlaguly	1625	TKM	−9N	+20B	+21B	−15N	−30B	−33N	=41B	−29N	−48B	F	−40N	2.5	53.0	53.0	14.25	1585	-22.8
48	Zhilkin, Valeriy	1617	TKM	−15B	+42N	−32B	−36N	−41B	−29N	−49B	F	+47N	−45N	=50B	2.5	39.5	39.5	7.25	1509	-28.4
49	Romanov, Kamil	1506	TKM	−27B	−39N	F	−45B	−31N	−42B	+48N	+50B	−38N	=40B	F	2.5	36.5	36.5	6.25	1520	+1.8
50	Padarov, Bayram	1556	TKM	−17B	−37N	−31N	F	−33B	−40B	−39N	−49N	+51B	−46N	=48N	1.5	39.5	39.5	2.25	1374	-79.2
51	Garatayev, Bayram	1642	TKM	−16N	+31B	−17B	−20N	−21B	F	−42N	−34B	−50N	−41N	F	1.0	48.0	48.0	5.50	1411	-41.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rustemov, GurbanmyratTKM
+110.6
9.0 pts · #1
2Charyyev CharyhekimTKM
+95.3
6.5 pts · #13
3Yegenkuliyev, BurhanTKM
+69.5
4.5 pts · #41

Top rating losers

1Ybrayymov AgajanTKM
-80.9
5.0 pts · #33
2Padarov, BayramTKM
-79.2
1.5 pts · #50
3Kurbandurdyyev, ShageldiCMTKM
-55.5
7.0 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R6+386 Elo gap
Agajanov, Amangeldi1788 beat WCMShohradova, Leyla2174
R3+356 Elo gap
Yusupov, Rauf1869 beat IMGrigoryan, Karen2225
R11+309 Elo gap
Charyyev Charyhekim1636 beat Bayrambayeva, Ogulsuray1945