Baku Chess Championship, Girls U12
Open SwissStandard
25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 11 Feb 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1320, and top seed was Ahu Guliyeva (🇦🇿 AZE, 1536).
Narin Piriyeva (🇦🇿 AZE, 0) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mehin Mastiyeva (7.0) and Maryam Nuriyeva (6.5). Piriyeva won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Leyla Salmanli (1410) beat Ahu Guliyeva (1536), a +126-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
Federations · 1 represented
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE17 Feb
Narin Piriyeva takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Piriyeva takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Narin Piriyeva beat Mehin Mastiyeva (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Narin Piriyeva | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Mehin Mastiyeva | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Maryam Nuriyeva | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Alsu Mehtiyeva | ½ | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piriyeva, Narin | 0 | AZE | +11N | =3B | +17N | +5B | +2B | =4N | −9B | +13N | +6B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 35.25 | 1733 | +94.4 |
| 2 | Mastiyeva, Mehin | 1503 | AZE | +25N | +14B | +6N | +4B | −1N | +13B | =3N | +9B | =5N | 7.0 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 31.50 | 1572 | +24.0 |
| 3 | Nuriyeva, Maryam | 1507 | AZE | +12B | =1N | +15B | −10N | +14B | +8N | =2B | =4N | +13B | 6.5 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 32.00 | 1545 | +19.6 |
| 4 | Mehtiyeva, Alsu | 1460 | AZE | +23N | +19B | +5N | −2N | +10B | =1B | −13N | =3B | +9N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 26.25 | 1389 | -14.8 |
| 5 | Karimli, Angelina | 1488 | AZE | +10B | +8N | −4B | −1N | +19B | +15N | −6B | +12N | =2B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 25.00 | 1124 | -71.2 |
| 6 | Sadigli, Nuray | 1435 | AZE | +20B | +18N | −2B | =15N | −9B | +17N | +5N | +11B | −1N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 19.50 | 1345 | -13.6 |
| 7 | Salmanli, Leyla | 1410 | AZE | −8B | +12N | =14B | +16N | =15B | −9N | +21B | =10N | +11B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 21.00 | 2330 | +22.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 13469789 | 0 | — | +7N | −5B | +21N | +11B | −13N | −3B | =15N | +22B | +24N | 5.5 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 16.00 | 1279 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Adigozalli, Aylin | 1411 | AZE | −14N | +23B | −11N | +25B | +6N | +7B | +1N | −2N | −4B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 20.50 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ganbarli, Nurgul | 0 | AZE | −5N | +24B | +19N | +3B | −4N | =11B | −12N | =7B | +22N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 16.50 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Yagubova, Fidan | 0 | AZE | −1B | +22N | +9B | −8N | +18B | =10N | +16B | −6N | −7N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 15.50 | 1275 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 13482300 | 0 | — | −3N | −7B | +?B | =20N | F | +14N | +10B | −5B | +18N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 12.75 | 1282 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Muradli, Kemale | 1447 | AZE | F | −15N | +16B | +18N | +8B | −2N | +4B | −1B | −3N | 4.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 18.00 | 1395 | -13.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 13475568 | 0 | — | +9B | −2N | =7N | +17B | −3N | −12B | +24N | =15B | −16N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 13.25 | 1171 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Yahyayeva, Zahra | 0 | AZE | +24N | +13B | −3N | =6B | =7N | −5B | =8B | =14N | F | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 15.25 | 1392 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Guliyeva, Ahu | 1536 | AZE | +21N | =17B | −13N | −7B | =20N | +24B | −11N | F | +14B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 670 | -46.8 |
| 17 | Ibrahimova, Zahra | 0 | AZE | +?B | =16N | −1B | −14N | +21N | −6B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.50 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 13469770 | 0 | — | F | −6B | +25N | −13B | −11N | =22B | +20N | F | −12B | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.25 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Aliyeva, Shams | 0 | AZE | +22B | −4N | −10B | +?N | −5N | =20B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 2.75 | 1340 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 13462504 | 0 | — | −6N | −21B | +24N | =12B | =16B | =19N | −18B | F | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 1288 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 13485229 | 0 | — | −16B | +20N | −8B | =23N | −17B | F | −7N | F | F | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 3.25 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 13484052 | 0 | — | −19N | −11B | −23N | −24B | +?B | =18N | F | −8N | −10B | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 1.25 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 13485580 | 0 | — | −4B | −9N | +22B | =21B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.25 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 13485725 | 0 | — | −15B | −10N | −20B | +22N | F | −16N | −14B | F | −8B | 1.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 1.50 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Dashtemirova, Aylin | 0 | AZE | −2B | +?N | −18B | −9N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 1475 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Piriyeva, NarinAZE+94.47.0 pts · #1
- 2Mastiyeva, MehinAZE+24.07.0 pts · #2
- 3Salmanli, LeylaAZE+22.05.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Karimli, AngelinaAZE-71.25.5 pts · #20
- 2Guliyeva, AhuAZE-46.84.0 pts · #21
- 3Mehtiyeva, AlsuAZE-14.86.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R4+126 Elo gap