Baku Chess Championship, Boys U14
31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 11 Feb 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1740, and top seed was Yashar Shirinov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1846).
Yashar Shirinov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1846) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Akbar Mirzayev (6.0) and Ali Isgandarli (6.0). Shirinov shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mahammad Elshan Safarli (1542) beat Yusif Musasoy (1777), a +235-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsYashar Shirinov led from R6; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Yashar Shirinov never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Yashar Shirinov drew with Yusif Musasoy (Black).
Yashar Shirinov 7 wins (R2–R8)Yusif Musasoy 3 wins (R3–R5)Akbar Mirzayev 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yashar Shirinov | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Yusif Musasoy | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Akbar Mirzayev | 0 | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Ali Isgandarli | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shirinov, Yashar | 1846 | AZE | =5B | +21N | +15B | +4N | +2B | +8N | +9B | +3B | =6N | 8.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 41.50 | 2061 | +78.4 |
| 2 | Mirzayev, Akbar | 1842 | AZE | +11N | +19B | +9N | =8B | −1N | +6B | −3N | +4B | =5N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 31.00 | 1833 | -2.0 |
| 3 | Isgandarli, Ali | 1769 | AZE | +25N | +13B | −8N | +17B | +15N | −4B | +2B | −1N | +9B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 27.00 | 1830 | +29.2 |
| 4 | Guliyev, Rza | 1766 | AZE | =18B | +29N | +10B | −1B | +14N | +3N | =8B | −2N | +12B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 44.0 | 25.75 | 1771 | +2.0 |
| 5 | Safarli, Mahammad Elshan | 1542 | AZE | =1N | +6B | =19N | −9B | =25N | +22B | +10B | +8N | =2B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 29.00 | 1814 | +110.8 |
| 6 | Musasoy, Yusif | 1777 | AZE | =21B | −5N | +20B | +18N | +10B | −2N | +15B | +16N | =1B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 26.50 | 1746 | -9.2 |
| 7 | Alizada, Said Orkhan | 1581 | AZE | +28B | −9N | −18B | =21N | +26B | +11N | =12B | +15N | +8B | 6.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 23.00 | 1679 | +42.4 |
| 8 | Yagublu, Azad | 1721 | AZE | +23B | +16N | +3B | =2N | +9B | −1B | =4N | −5B | −7N | 5.0 | 47.5 | 50.5 | 24.50 | 1732 | +5.6 |
| 9 | Imranli, Kenan | 1771 | AZE | +27N | +7B | −2B | +5N | −8N | +13B | −1N | +19B | −3N | 5.0 | 45.5 | 47.5 | 22.50 | 1716 | -24.8 |
| 10 | Guliyev, Omar | 1626 | AZE | =24N | +22B | −4N | +27B | −6N | +14B | −5N | =11N | +16B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 18.50 | 1595 | -15.2 |
| 11 | Salmanov, Raul | 1540 | AZE | −2B | +30N | +13N | −15B | =17N | −7B | +28N | =10B | +23N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 14.50 | 1638 | +44.8 |
| 12 | Garaisali, Murad | 1506 | AZE | −15B | =23N | +30B | +16N | −19N | +27B | =7N | +13B | −4N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 16.00 | 1635 | +62.0 |
| 13 | Rahimov, Murad | 1593 | AZE | +20B | −3N | −11B | +28N | +18B | −9N | +21B | −12N | +22B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 15.00 | 1566 | -20.0 |
| 14 | Asadli, Yagub | 1517 | AZE | =29B | =18N | =26B | +22N | −4B | −10N | =20B | +21N | +17B | 5.0 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 15.00 | 1587 | +6.0 |
| 15 | Mammadli, Tahir | 1637 | AZE | +12N | +31B | −1N | +11N | −3B | +19B | −6N | −7B | =18N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 15.25 | 1604 | -19.2 |
| 16 | Babazade, Farid | 1574 | AZE | +26N | −8B | =22N | −12B | +23N | +25B | +19N | −6B | −10N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 13.00 | 1563 | -6.0 |
| 17 | Eyvazzada, Vagif | 1608 | AZE | −22N | +24B | +31N | −3N | =11B | =21N | =18B | =23B | −14N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 10.25 | 1513 | -39.2 |
| 18 | Shikhiyev, Kamran | 1525 | AZE | =4N | =14B | +7N | −6B | −13N | =28B | =17N | F | =15B | 3.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 16.75 | 1580 | +20.4 |
| 19 | Eyvazov, Hasan Khagani | 1644 | AZE | +30B | −2N | =5B | +23N | +12B | −15N | −16B | −9N | F | 3.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 11.00 | 1568 | -31.6 |
| 20 | Gadirli, Gadir | 1444 | AZE | −13N | =25B | −6N | +31B | =27N | =26B | =14N | =28B | F | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.00 | 1443 | -2.4 |
| 21 | Khudayev, Farid | 1535 | AZE | =6N | −1B | =27N | =7B | +24N | =17B | −13N | −14B | F | 3.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 12.00 | 1536 | -9.6 |
| 22 | Abbasov, Farid | 1410 | AZE | +17B | −10N | =16B | −14B | F | −5N | +25N | =24B | −13N | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 10.25 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Abdullayev, Royal | 1506 | AZE | −8N | =12B | +24N | −19B | −16B | +29N | F | =17N | −11B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.00 | 1424 | -30.4 |
| 24 | Valizada, Ramal | 1447 | AZE | =10B | −17N | −23B | +29N | −21B | F | +26N | =22N | F | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 1250 | -41.6 |
| 25 | Yusifli, Rauf | 1515 | AZE | −3B | =20N | +29B | =26N | =5B | −16N | −22B | F | F | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 6.50 | 1389 | -27.2 |
| 26 | Eldarli, Mahammad | 0 | AZE | −16B | F | =14N | =25B | −7N | =20N | −24B | +29B | F | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.00 | 1335 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Guliyev, Kamran | 1518 | AZE | −9B | +28N | =21B | −10N | =20B | −12N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.25 | 1428 | -26.0 |
| 28 | Gojayev, Huseyn | 1427 | AZE | −7N | −27B | F | −13B | +30N | =18N | −11B | =20N | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.50 | 1372 | -20.8 |
| 29 | Jafarsoy, Ali | 0 | AZE | =14N | −4B | −25N | −24B | F | −23B | F | −26N | F | 0.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 2.50 | 1204 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Karimli, Ughur | 1490 | AZE | −19N | −11B | −12N | F | −28B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 727 | -76.4 |
| 31 | Majidov, Davud | 0 | AZE | F | −15N | −17B | −20N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Safarli, Mahammad ElshanAZE+110.86.0 pts · #8
- 2Shirinov, YasharAZE+78.48.0 pts · #1
- 3Garaisali, MuradAZE+62.05.0 pts · #9
- 1Karimli, UghurAZE-76.40.0 pts · #30
- 2Valizada, RamalAZE-41.63.0 pts · #29
- 3Eyvazzada, VagifAZE-39.24.0 pts · #19
- R2+235 Elo gap
- R1+198 Elo gap
- R8+179 Elo gap