TURKMENISTAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER 12 OPEN (2026) STANDARD

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1704, and top seed was Omarbek Ismailov (🇹🇲 TKM, 1803).

Nazar Narimanov (🇹🇲 TKM, 1713) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Omarbek Ismailov (7.5) and Azat Rejepov (7.0). Narimanov shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Azat Rejepov (1533) beat Salyh Annageldiyev (1790), a +257-point gap.

Location

🇹🇲Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Dates

26 Jan 2026 → 30 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇲Omarbek Ismailov1803

Avg top 10

1,704

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇲Turkmenistan×48

Top 3

🥇
Nazar Narimanov
🇹🇲TKM·1713
7.5pts·1932perf+76.0
🥈
Omarbek Ismailov
🇹🇲TKM·1803
7.5pts·1886perf+29.6
🥉
Azat Rejepov
🇹🇲TKM·1533
7.0pts·1625perf+17.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Narimanov7.5Ismailov7.5Rejepov7Avliyakuliyev6.5Meredov6.5Bahramkulyyev6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE29 Jan

Myrat Merdanov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Narimanov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nazar Narimanov beat Omarbek Ismailov (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nazar Narimanov	*	1	—	½
2Omarbek Ismailov	0	*	1	1
3Azat Rejepov	—	0	*	—
4Maksat Avliyakuliyev	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Narimanov, Nazar	1713	TKM	+46B	+19N	+15B	+2N	=4N	−14B	+6B	+5N	+8B	7.5	49.5	53.0	44.25	1932	+76.0
2	Ismailov, Omarbek	1803	TKM	+43N	+21B	+3N	−1B	+17N	+9B	=14N	+8N	+4B	7.5	49.0	53.0	42.75	1886	+29.6
3	Rejepov, Azat	1533	TKM	+40B	+37N	−2B	+41N	−15B	+38N	+13B	+16N	+14B	7.0	42.0	46.0	33.00	1625	+17.6
4	Avliyakuliyev, Maksat	1795	TKM	+54B	+23N	+6B	+7N	=1B	+5N	−8B	+14N	−2N	6.5	51.0	53.5	36.25	1824	+12.8
5	Bahramkulyyev, Muhammet	1704	TKM	+31N	+22B	+11N	=8B	+10N	−4B	+21N	−1B	+17N	6.5	47.5	52.0	35.00	1672	-7.6
6	Artykov Omar	1597	TKM	+52N	+29B	−4N	+23B	=21N	+25B	−1N	+31B	+16N	6.5	44.0	47.0	30.50	1513	-11.2
7	Meredov, Mahmut	1718	TKM	+41N	+50B	+17N	−4B	+30N	−8B	+22N	=9B	+18N	6.5	43.0	46.5	31.00	1638	-19.6
8	Merdanov, Myrat	1748	TKM	+48B	+55N	+18B	=5N	=14B	+7N	+4N	−2B	−1N	6.0	49.0	51.0	30.00	1770	+11.6
9	Bayjikov, Kerimberdi	1514	TKM	+32B	+35N	−14B	+27N	+24B	−2N	=15B	=7N	+22B	6.0	44.5	49.0	30.00	1571	+11.2
10	Hemrayev Ilshat	1606	TKM	+36B	+58N	+33B	=14N	−5B	+15N	−16B	+20N	=12B	6.0	43.0	43.5	25.75	1513	-24.8
11	Yusupbayev, Shatlyk	0	TKM	+13B	+24N	−5B	−16N	+27B	+30B	−20N	+?N	+23B	6.0	43.0	43.0	25.50	1481	0.0
12	Mergenov, Kemal	1525	TKM	−22N	+36B	+25N	=31B	+45N	−21B	+26N	+19B	=10N	6.0	40.0	43.5	28.25	1602	+4.4
13	Agajanov Abdylla	0	TKM	−11N	−32B	+52N	+57B	+42N	+44B	−3N	+25B	+27N	6.0	38.5	40.5	23.00	731	0.0
14	Annageldiyev, Salyh	1790	TKM	+57N	+51B	+9N	=10B	=8N	+1N	=2B	−4B	−3N	5.5	49.5	51.5	28.25	1672	-40.8
15	Jumayev Azat	1500	TKM	+56N	+44B	−1N	+29B	+3N	−10B	=9N	−17B	+30N	5.5	45.5	47.5	25.50	1488	-6.0
16	Balkanov Alyhan	1408	TKM	=25N	+34B	−30N	+11B	+31N	+26B	+10N	−3B	−6B	5.5	44.5	49.0	28.50	1466	0.0
17	Eldarov Behruz	1508	TKM	+28B	+47N	−7B	+37N	−2B	+36N	=18B	+15N	−5B	5.5	44.5	48.0	24.75	1500	-4.8
18	Aganyyazov, Mekan	1533	TKM	+27N	+53B	−8N	−19B	+29N	+23B	=17N	+21B	−7B	5.5	43.5	46.5	25.75	1383	-19.6
19	Babayev, Yusup	0	TKM	+?B	−1B	+42N	+18N	−26B	=24N	+39B	−12N	+33B	5.5	41.5	41.5	20.50	1455	-6.4
20	Kakageldiyev, Haknazar	1409	TKM	−37B	−40N	+?B	+54N	+32B	=33N	+11B	−10B	+34N	5.5	36.0	36.0	19.75	1588	0.0
21	Abayev, Orazmurat	0	TKM	+?B	−2N	+40B	+33N	=6B	+12N	−5B	−18N	=26B	5.0	45.5	45.5	20.25	1478	0.0
22	Ishangulyyev, Muhammet	0	TKM	+12B	−5N	−24B	+?N	+37B	+46N	−7B	+28N	−9N	5.0	42.5	42.5	18.50	1333	-86.0
23	Agamuradov, Serdar	0	TKM	+45B	−4B	+32N	−6N	+28B	−18N	+47B	+36N	−11N	5.0	41.5	45.0	20.50	833	0.0
24	Shamhalyan, Nerses	1427	TKM	+42N	−11B	+22N	+53B	−9N	=19B	=25N	−27B	+31N	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.75	712	0.0
25	Nurberdiyev Ysmayyl	0	TKM	=16B	+49N	−12B	+46N	+39B	−6N	=24B	−13N	+36B	5.0	40.5	44.0	20.25	1287	0.0
26	Muhammetorazov, Begench	0	TKM	−30N	+?B	=51N	+34B	+19N	−16N	−12B	+45B	=21N	5.0	37.5	37.5	17.50	1284	0.0
27	Ilamanov Kovus	0	TKM	−18B	+?N	+?B	−9B	−11N	+37N	+38B	+24N	−13B	5.0	36.5	36.5	13.00	1489	0.0
28	Maksadov, Sapardurdy	0	TKM	−17N	+?N	+38B	−30B	−23N	+43B	+52N	−22B	+41B	5.0	35.0	35.0	15.00	656	-36.8
29	Ketdayev Seyitmyrat	0	TKM	+?B	−6N	+55B	−15N	−18B	−47N	+?B	+50B	+43N	5.0	30.5	30.5	9.50	1336	0.0
30	Shahramanov, David	1459	TKM	+26B	−33N	+16B	+28N	−7B	−11N	=32B	+39N	−15B	4.5	42.5	46.5	21.75	1416	-0.4
31	Geldiyev, Arslan	0	TKM	−5B	+?N	+47B	=12N	−16B	+40N	+33B	−6N	−24B	4.5	41.5	41.5	15.00	1158	0.0
32	Jumayev Pirnazar	0	TKM	−9N	+13N	−23B	+?B	−20N	+35B	=30N	−34B	+45N	4.5	39.5	39.5	16.25	1224	0.0
33	Yuldashov Nurberdy	0	TKM	+?N	+30B	−10N	−21B	+34N	=20B	−31N	+42B	−19N	4.5	39.5	39.5	15.75	1547	0.0
34	Kurbanov, Shahmuhammet	1570	TKM	=49B	−16N	+48B	−26N	−33B	+58N	+46B	+32N	−20B	4.5	35.5	36.0	13.75	607	-28.8
35	Sapargulyyev, Begench	0	TKM	+?B	−9B	−41N	−38N	+54B	−32N	+56B	=?N	+49B	4.5	26.5	26.5	8.00	1319	0.0
36	Gurbangulyyev, Yunus	0	TKM	−10N	−12N	+?B	+50B	+47N	−17B	+44N	−23B	−25N	4.0	38.5	38.5	11.00	744	0.0
37	Nepesov, Davutgeldi	0	TKM	+20N	−3B	+50N	−17B	−22N	−27B	+57N	−43B	+55N	4.0	37.5	39.5	13.00	719	0.0
38	Atayev, Suleyman	0	TKM	−44N	+56B	−28N	+35B	+53N	−3B	−27N	=40B	=42N	4.0	36.5	38.5	13.50	731	0.0
39	Satlykuliyev Atamammet	0	TKM	−51N	=48N	+49B	+43B	−25N	+41B	−19N	−30B	=40N	4.0	34.0	37.0	15.25	605	0.0
40	Isayev, Hamza	0	TKM	−3N	+20B	−21N	=58B	+50N	−31B	=?B	=38N	=39B	4.0	34.0	34.0	13.25	1329	0.0
41	Farruhov, Ilyas	0	TKM	−7B	+?N	+35B	−3B	−44N	−39N	+53B	+?B	−28N	4.0	34.0	34.0	7.50	824	0.0
42	FIDE 14023008	0	—	−24B	+54N	−19B	+55N	−13B	=?N	+48B	−33N	=38B	4.0	33.0	33.0	10.00	1267	0.0
43	Charyyev, Muhammetoraz	0	TKM	−2B	+?N	=45B	−39N	=?B	−28N	+49B	+37N	−29B	4.0	32.5	32.5	9.25	1465	0.0
44	Sheripov Ilham	0	TKM	+38B	−15N	=46B	=?N	+41B	−13N	−36B	+48N	−?B	4.0	30.5	30.5	13.25	1313	0.0
45	Rahmanov Kayum	0	TKM	−23N	+57B	=43N	+51B	−12B	+49N	−?B	−26N	−32B	3.5	33.0	33.0	10.50	724	0.0
46	Ganiyev, Islam	0	TKM	−1N	+?B	=44N	−25B	+51N	−22B	−34N	−55B	+56N	3.5	33.0	33.0	7.00	844	0.0
47	Silapov Batyr	0	TKM	F	−17B	−31N	+48N	−36B	+29B	−23N	+52B	=?N	3.5	30.5	30.5	11.50	1317	0.0
48	Dovranov Mustafa	0	TKM	−8N	=39B	−34N	−47B	+?N	+51B	−42N	−44B	+58N	3.5	29.5	29.5	5.50	859	0.0
49	FIDE 14016575	0	—	=34N	−25B	−39N	+?B	+58N	−45B	−43N	+51B	−35N	3.5	29.0	29.0	5.75	1573	0.0
50	FIDE 14021900	0	—	+?B	−7N	−37B	−36N	−40B	+54N	+?B	−29N	=?B	3.5	26.0	26.0	2.50	917	0.0
51	FIDE 14015064	0	—	+39B	−14N	=26B	−45N	−46B	−48N	+58B	−49N	=54B	3.0	31.0	31.5	8.25	989	0.0
52	FIDE 14022990	0	—	−6B	−?N	−13B	+?N	+55B	+56N	−28B	−47N	−?B	3.0	25.0	25.0	4.00	747	0.0
53	FIDE 14022010	0	—	+?B	−18N	+58B	−24N	−38B	−?N	−41N	−56B	+?N	3.0	21.0	21.0	0.50	665	0.0
54	FIDE 14021919	0	—	−4N	−42B	+?N	−20B	−35N	−50B	−?N	+?B	=51N	2.5	27.0	27.0	1.50	994	0.0
55	FIDE 14020424	0	—	+?N	−8B	−29N	−42B	−52N	−57B	F	+46N	−37B	2.0	27.5	27.5	3.50	945	0.0
56	Mamedyarov, Kamran	0	TKM	−15B	−38N	−?B	+?N	F	−52B	−35N	+53N	−46B	2.0	23.5	23.5	3.00	700	0.0
57	FIDE 14019957	0	—	−14B	−45N	+?B	−13N	−?B	+55N	−37B	−?N	F	2.0	21.0	21.0	2.00	989	0.0
58	FIDE 14022974	0	—	F	−10B	−53N	=40N	−49B	−34B	−51N	F	−48B	0.5	27.5	27.5	2.00	788	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Narimanov, NazarTKM
+76.0
7.5 pts · #1
2Ismailov, OmarbekTKM
+29.6
7.5 pts · #2
3Rejepov, AzatTKM
+17.6
7.0 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Ishangulyyev, MuhammetTKM
-86.0
5.0 pts · #23
2Annageldiyev, SalyhTKM
-40.8
5.5 pts · #5
3Maksadov, SapardurdyTKM
-36.8
5.0 pts · #47

Biggest upsets

R9+257 Elo gap
Rejepov, Azat1533 beat Annageldiyev, Salyh1790
R7+198 Elo gap
Balkanov Alyhan1408 beat Hemrayev Ilshat1606
R2+162 Elo gap
Balkanov Alyhan1408 beat Kurbanov, Shahmuhammet1570