Baku Chess Championship, Girls U16

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18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 11 Feb 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1346, and top seed was Inji Alakbarli (🇦🇿 AZE, 1623).

Ayan Aslan Aliyeva (🇦🇿 AZE, 1546) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Inji Alakbarli (7.0) and Maryam Abbaszada (6.5). Aliyeva broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Daniz Rustamzade (1402) beat Malak Asadullayeva (1608), a +206-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan

Dates

03 Feb 2026 → 11 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿Inji Alakbarli1623

Avg top 10

1,346

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×13

Top 3

🥇
Ayan Aslan Aliyeva
🇦🇿AZE·1546
7.5pts·1728perf+66.4
🥈
Inji Alakbarli
🇦🇿AZE·1623
7.0pts·1643perf+9.6
🥉
Maryam Abbaszada
🇦🇿AZE·1415
6.5pts·1546perf+33.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Ayan Aslan Aliyeva led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Aliyeva7.5Alakbarli7Abbaszada6.5Rustamzade5.5Asadullayeva5Gafarli5

R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

Ayan Aslan Aliyeva held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ayan Aslan Aliyeva drew with Inji Alakbarli (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Ayan Aslan Aliyeva won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ayan Aslan Aliyeva	*	½	½	½
2Inji Alakbarli	½	*	½	½
3Maryam Abbaszada	½	½	*	—
4Daniz Rustamzade	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Aliyeva, Ayan Aslan	1546	AZE	+9B	+10N	+6B	=2N	=3B	+5N	+7B	=4N	+8B	7.5	43.0	47.0	37.50	1728	+66.4
2	Alakbarli, Inji	1623	AZE	+15B	=8N	+5B	=1B	+6N	=3N	+10B	+9N	=4B	7.0	42.5	44.5	32.50	1643	+9.6
3	Abbaszada, Maryam	1415	AZE	+13B	−6N	+17B	+5N	=1N	=2B	=8N	+7N	+12B	6.5	40.5	41.5	27.00	1546	+33.6
4	Rustamzade, Daniz	1402	AZE	−7N	+11B	+14N	−10B	+13N	=8B	+6N	=1B	=2N	5.5	39.5	42.5	24.00	1586	+59.6
5	Gafarli, Nuray	1499	AZE	+12N	+7B	−2N	−3B	+11N	−1B	+13B	=8N	=6N	5.0	42.5	45.5	19.75	1396	-32.4
6	Asadullayeva, Malak	1608	AZE	+18N	+3B	−1N	+8B	−2B	=10N	−4B	+17N	=5B	5.0	41.0	41.0	16.50	1436	-67.2
7	Nurmammadli, Rahima	0	AZE	+4B	−5N	=9B	+17N	=10B	+16N	−1N	−3B	+13B	5.0	37.5	38.5	15.25	1314	0.0
8	Isayeva, Turkan	1463	AZE	+14B	=2B	=10N	−6N	+9B	=4N	=3B	=5B	−1N	4.5	45.0	48.0	21.50	1405	-23.2
9	FIDE 13486128	0	—	−1N	+16B	=7N	=11B	−8N	+17B	+14N	−2B	=15N	4.5	34.0	35.0	10.75	1202	0.0
10	Aghayeva, Guldana	1466	AZE	+16N	−1B	=8B	+4N	=7N	=6B	−2N	−12B	=11N	4.0	41.5	43.0	16.00	1462	-2.8
11	Farziyeva, Lala	1441	AZE	=17B	−4N	+13B	=9N	−5B	=12N	−15N	=14B	=10B	3.5	30.5	31.5	11.00	1183	-43.6
12	Hajizada, Fatima	0	AZE	−5B	−13N	+15N	=16B	=14N	=11B	F	+10N	−3N	3.5	28.5	28.5	10.00	1378	0.0
13	FIDE 13484729	0	—	−3N	+12B	−11N	+14B	−4B	F	−5N	+15B	−7N	3.0	34.0	34.0	8.50	649	0.0
14	FIDE 13494694	0	—	−8N	F	−4B	−13N	=12B	+15N	−9B	=11N	+17B	3.0	27.5	27.5	6.50	1175	0.0
15	Ahmadova, Aliya	0	AZE	−2N	=17N	−12B	F	−16N	−14B	+11B	−13N	=9B	2.0	27.0	27.0	6.25	1551	0.0
16	FIDE 13474758	0	—	−10B	−9N	F	=12N	+15B	−7B	F	F	F	1.5	20.0	20.0	3.75	665	0.0
17	FIDE 13491113	0	—	=11N	=15B	−3N	−7B	F	−9N	F	−6B	−14N	1.0	31.0	31.0	2.75	1230	0.0
18	Amirli, Inji	0	AZE	−6B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	813	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aliyeva, Ayan AslanAZE
+66.4
7.5 pts · #1
2Rustamzade, DanizAZE
+59.6
5.5 pts · #3
3Abbaszada, MaryamAZE
+33.6
6.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Asadullayeva, MalakAZE
-67.2
5.0 pts · #4
2Farziyeva, LalaAZE
-43.6
3.5 pts · #12
3Gafarli, NurayAZE
-32.4
5.0 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R7+206 Elo gap
Rustamzade, Daniz1402 beat Asadullayeva, Malak1608