Azerbaijan Chess Championship, I league, Men
SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 14 Jan 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 12 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2305, and top seed was Tunar Davudov (🇦🇿 AZE, FM, 2370).
Umid Aslanov (🇦🇿 AZE, FM, 2327) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ravan Aliyev (7.0) and Kanan Garayev (6.5). Aslanov shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Huseyn Gurbanov (2001) beat Rustam Rustamov (FM, 2353), a +352-point gap.
Location
🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
06 Jan 2026 → 14 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 12
IM×3
FM×8
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×36
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Aslanov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Ravan Aliyev drew with FM Umid Aslanov (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Umid Aslanov 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Farid Orujov 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMRavan Aliyev | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2FMUmid Aslanov | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3FMFarid Orujov | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4IMKanan Garayev | ½ | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aslanov, UmidFM | 2327 | AZE | +8N | +12B | +31N | +11B | +7N | =2B | =4N | =3B | =5B | 7.0 | 47.0 | 49.5 | 36.50 | 2482 | +34.6 |
| 2 | Aliyev, RavanIM | 2318 | AZE | +32B | +9N | =7B | =3N | +12B | =1N | +11B | +4B | =6N | 7.0 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 36.50 | 2473 | +34.6 |
| 3 | Garayev, KananIM | 2314 | AZE | +34N | +5B | =23N | =2B | −4N | +27B | +7N | =1N | +11B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 29.25 | 2385 | +9.6 |
| 4 | Orujov, FaridFM | 2262 | AZE | +29N | −23B | +28B | +27N | +3B | +6N | =1B | −2N | +12B | 6.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 30.00 | 2340 | +21.0 |
| 5 | Garakhanov, ShamsiFM | 2232 | AZE | +21B | −3N | +24B | =31B | +8N | −11N | +23B | +13B | =1N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 26.25 | 2305 | +40.4 |
| 6 | Ughuzov, RavanFM | 2252 | AZE | +26B | =11N | =27B | +17N | +31B | −4B | =13N | +16N | =2B | 6.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 25.00 | 2330 | +20.2 |
| 7 | Alizada, Pasham | 2283 | AZE | +36N | +14B | =2N | +23B | −1B | =16N | −3B | =9N | +18B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 22.50 | 2271 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Isbatov, Kanan | 2071 | AZE | −1B | +15N | +22B | =9N | −5B | +31N | −12B | +25N | +16B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 22.25 | 2219 | +73.2 |
| 9 | Ibrahimli, Suat | 2170 | AZE | +20N | −2B | =30N | =8B | +29N | −10B | +27N | =7B | +26N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 21.00 | 2144 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Hamidov, AllahverdiFM | 2298 | AZE | =28B | =24N | +32B | −12N | +17B | +9N | =16B | =11N | =13B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 22.50 | 2232 | -11.0 |
| 11 | Davudov, TunarFM | 2370 | AZE | +17N | =6B | +16N | −1N | +23B | +5B | −2N | =10B | −3N | 5.0 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 24.25 | 2278 | -21.4 |
| 12 | Guliev, LogmanIM | 2239 | AZE | +15N | −1N | +21B | +10B | −2N | −13B | +8N | +14B | −4N | 5.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 25.00 | 2217 | -1.2 |
| 13 | Rustamov, RustamFM | 2353 | AZE | =27B | −28N | =18B | +21N | +22B | +12N | =6B | −5N | =10N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 22.50 | 2196 | -33.4 |
| 14 | Azimov, YasinCM | 2118 | AZE | +35B | −7N | =25B | −28N | =19B | +24N | +21B | −12N | +17N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 17.00 | 2040 | -33.2 |
| 15 | Nazarov, Umid | 1912 | AZE | −12B | −8B | −29N | +33N | +35B | +32N | −19B | +22N | +30B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 11.00 | 2036 | +55.6 |
| 16 | Huseynov, Shahin | 2186 | AZE | =24B | +18N | −11B | +25N | +28B | =7B | =10N | −6B | −8N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 18.25 | 2134 | -9.6 |
| 17 | Baghirov, Mahammad | 2088 | AZE | −11B | +26N | +35B | −6B | −10N | +25N | =18B | +19N | −14B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 14.75 | 2083 | -1.2 |
| 18 | Ahmadov, Fariz | 2226 | AZE | =19N | −16B | =13N | +30B | −27N | +20B | =17N | +29B | −7N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 17.50 | 2056 | -34.8 |
| 19 | Salimzade, Ali | 1908 | AZE | =18B | −27N | =34B | =32N | =14N | =29B | +15N | −17B | +23N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 16.25 | 2058 | +67.2 |
| 20 | Safarli, Ramzi | 1845 | AZE | −9B | −32N | +33B | −22N | +34B | −18N | +24B | +21N | =29N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 11.00 | 2030 | +40.4 |
| 21 | Rzazade, Hamza | 1911 | AZE | −5N | +34B | −12N | −13B | +36N | +30B | −14N | −20B | +33N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 6.00 | 2010 | +38.0 |
| 22 | Idrisov, TabrizFM | 2108 | AZE | +30N | −31B | −8N | +20B | −13N | F | +33B | −15B | +28N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 11.50 | 2028 | -15.6 |
| 23 | Musayev, Eldar | 2102 | AZE | +25B | +4N | =3B | −7N | −11N | +28B | −5N | −26N | −19B | 3.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 16.25 | 2043 | -14.8 |
| 24 | Shakaraliyev, Elchin | 1900 | AZE | =16N | =10B | −5N | −29B | +33N | −14B | −20N | =28B | +25B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 11.00 | 1962 | +20.0 |
| 25 | Shirinov, Kanan | 1812 | AZE | −23N | +29B | =14N | −16B | +26N | −17B | +28N | −8B | −24N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 12.00 | 1957 | +59.6 |
| 26 | Abdulbaghiyev, Rufat | 1925 | AZE | −6N | −17B | =36N | +35N | −25B | +34N | F | +23B | −9B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 6.00 | 1984 | +9.4 |
| 27 | Baghirov, Orkhan | 2072 | AZE | =13N | +19B | =6N | −4B | +18B | −3N | −9B | F | F | 3.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 14.50 | 2162 | +30.4 |
| 28 | Gurbanov, Huseyn | 2001 | AZE | =10N | +13B | −4N | +14B | −16N | −23N | −25B | =24N | −22B | 3.0 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 14.50 | 2001 | -6.0 |
| 29 | Halafov, Ilgar | 1940 | AZE | −4B | −25N | +15B | +24N | −9B | =19N | F | −18N | =20B | 3.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 13.00 | 1917 | -9.0 |
| 30 | Khanalizade, Elgun | 1823 | AZE | −22B | +33N | =9B | −18N | =32B | −21N | +35B | F | −15N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 5.75 | 1934 | +34.8 |
| 31 | Israilov, Agil | 2273 | AZE | +33B | +22N | −1B | =5N | −6N | −8B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 8.00 | 2099 | -27.2 |
| 32 | Azizli, Nurlan | 2064 | AZE | −2N | +20B | −10N | =19B | =30N | −15B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 8.25 | 1893 | -55.2 |
| 33 | Mursalzade, Javad | 1948 | AZE | −31N | −30B | −20N | −15B | −24B | +35N | −22N | F | −21B | 1.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1.00 | 1629 | -122.4 |
| 34 | Ahmadli, Nihad | 2002 | AZE | −3B | −21N | =19N | =36B | −20N | −26B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 2.75 | 1705 | -90.0 |
| 35 | Kazimzade, Mahammad | 1834 | AZE | −14N | +36B | −17N | −26B | −15N | −33B | −30N | F | F | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1.00 | 1659 | -51.6 |
| 36 | Hummatov, Safa | 1959 | AZE | −7B | −35N | =26B | =34N | −21B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 1751 | -54.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Isbatov, KananAZE+73.25.5 pts · #10
- 2Salimzade, AliAZE+67.24.5 pts · #16
- 3Shirinov, KananAZE+59.63.5 pts · #23
Top rating losers
- 1Mursalzade, JavadAZE-122.41.0 pts · #35
- 2Ahmadli, NihadAZE-90.01.0 pts · #34
- 3Azizli, NurlanAZE-55.22.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R2+352 Elo gap
- R6+202 Elo gap
- R8+196 Elo gap