TURKMENISTAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER 08 OPEN (2026) STANDARD
30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Top 10 Elo average was 595, and top seed was Agamammedov Begmyrad (🇹🇲 TKM, 1555).
Babayev Kerim (🇹🇲 TKM, 1415) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Agamammedov Begmyrad (7.5) and Muradov Hangeldi (7.0). Kerim shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Babayev Kerim (1415) beat Muradov Hangeldi (1542), a +127-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsBabayev Kerim led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Agamammedov Begmyrad takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
Babayev Kerim lost to Agamammedov Begmyrad (Black).
Babayev Kerim 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Agamammedov Begmyrad 3 wins (R1–R3)Didar Berdimyradov 4 wins (R5–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Babayev Kerim | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Agamammedov Begmyrad | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Didar Berdimyradov | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Aykut Yildirim | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babayev Kerim | 1415 | TKM | +20B | +14N | +19B | +6N | +3B | −2N | +23B | +9B | +11N | 8.0 | 49.0 | 53.5 | 46.00 | 1639 | +32.4 |
| 2 | Agamammedov Begmyrad | 1555 | TKM | +26B | +15N | +17B | =12N | +13B | +1B | =8N | +3N | =5B | 7.5 | 50.0 | 54.0 | 44.50 | 2293 | +33.2 |
| 3 | Muradov Hangeldi | 1542 | TKM | +21N | +28B | +25N | +8B | −1N | +7B | +10N | −2B | +17B | 7.0 | 48.5 | 52.0 | 36.50 | 698 | -45.6 |
| 4 | Yildirim, Aykut | 0 | TKM | +?B | −25N | +?B | =5N | =22B | +20N | +14B | +10B | +9N | 7.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 28.50 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Berdimyradov, Didar | 0 | TKM | −?N | +?B | +?N | =4B | +?N | +18B | +7N | +8B | =2N | 7.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 25.25 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Novruzov, Nurmuhammet | 0 | TKM | +?B | +?N | +?B | −1B | +11N | +?B | −9N | +?B | +?N | 7.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 14018489 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | =18N | +?B | +23B | −3N | −5B | +?N | +15B | 6.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 12.50 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Magtymgulyyev Jemshit | 0 | TKM | +?N | +?B | +9B | −3N | +?B | +?N | =2B | −5N | +?N | 6.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 9.75 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Isayev Myrat | 1441 | TKM | +30N | +27B | −8N | +28B | +12B | +14N | +6B | −1N | −4B | 6.0 | 47.0 | 48.5 | 27.00 | 639 | -20.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 14021722 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +16B | +17N | −3B | −4N | +?B | 6.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Bashimov Shamuhammet | 0 | TKM | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −6B | +?N | +16B | +?N | −1B | 6.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Baymyradov, Nazar | 0 | TKM | +?B | +16N | +?B | =2B | −9N | −23N | +18B | −15N | +?B | 5.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 13.75 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Nuryagdyyev Alymmuhammet | 0 | TKM | +?B | +?N | =23B | +18B | −2N | −?N | −15B | +24N | +?B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 11.75 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Maksadov Myrat | 0 | TKM | +?N | −1B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −9B | −4N | =?N | +16B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Isayev, Hasan | 0 | TKM | +?N | −2B | +?N | =?B | −?N | +?B | +13N | +12B | −7N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 1354 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 14020661 | 0 | — | +?N | −12B | +?N | +21B | −10N | +?B | −11N | +25B | −14N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 9.00 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Bayramalyyev, Amanmyrat | 0 | TKM | F | +?B | −2N | +29N | +19B | −10B | +?N | +?B | −3N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.50 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Azizov, Alybeg | 0 | TKM | +29B | +?N | =7B | −13N | +?B | −5N | −12N | =?B | +?N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 5.75 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 14021099 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −1N | +25B | −17N | +?B | −?N | +?N | −?B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 14020238 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −4B | −?B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 14021692 | 0 | — | −3B | +?N | +?B | −16N | −?N | +?B | −?B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Mergenov Shahymerdan | 0 | TKM | =?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | =4N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Amanov Ayhan | 0 | TKM | F | +?B | =13N | +?B | −7N | +12B | −1N | −?B | +?N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.25 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Hojanazarov Shamuhammet | 0 | TKM | −?N | −?B | =?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −13B | +?N | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Begijanov, Selim | 0 | TKM | +?N | +4B | −3B | −19N | −?N | +?B | +?B | −16N | −?N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 14022672 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 14021536 | 0 | — | +?B | −9N | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?N | +?B | −?N | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 14022702 | 0 | — | +?B | −3N | +?B | −9N | +?B | −?N | −?B | =?N | −?B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 14021080 | 0 | — | −18N | +?B | +?N | −17B | =?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 14022680 | 0 | — | −9B | −?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | F | +?B | =?N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Agamammedov BegmyradTKM+33.27.5 pts · #2
- 2Babayev KerimTKM+32.48.0 pts · #3
- 3Bashimov ShamuhammetTKM0.06.0 pts · #21
- 1Muradov HangeldiTKM-45.67.0 pts · #10
- 2Isayev MyratTKM-20.06.0 pts · #25
- 3Bashimov ShamuhammetTKM0.06.0 pts · #21
- R5+127 Elo gap