TURKMENISTAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER 16 OPEN (2026) STANDARD
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1812, and top seed was Gurbanmyrat Rustemov (🇹🇲 TKM, 2036).
Ashyrmuhammet Atayev (🇹🇲 TKM, 1765) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Gurbanmyrat Rustemov (7.5) and Ahmet Artykov (7.5). Atayev took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Kerven Mergenov (1577) beat Yunus Jorayev (1875), a +298-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×31
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAshyrmuhammet Atayev led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE28 Jan
Ashyrmuhammet Atayev takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ashyrmuhammet Atayev drew with Ahmet Artykov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ashyrmuhammet Atayev 3 wins (R7–R9)Gurbanmyrat Rustemov 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ashyrmuhammet Atayev | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Ahmet Artykov | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Gurbanmyrat Rustemov | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Amangeldi Agajanov | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atayev, Ashyrmuhammet | 1765 | TKM | +25B | +30N | =3B | +6N | +13N | =2B | +4N | +9B | +7N | 8.0 | 45.0 | 46.5 | 39.00 | 2127 | +118.4 |
| 2 | Rustemov, Gurbanmyrat | 2036 | TKM | +8B | +24N | +9B | −3N | +17B | =1N | +6N | +4B | +11B | 7.5 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 38.50 | 1968 | -12.2 |
| 3 | Artykov, Ahmet | 1907 | TKM | +20N | +10B | =1N | +2B | =4N | +13B | =9N | +6B | +18B | 7.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 40.00 | 2002 | +40.0 |
| 4 | Agajanov, Amangeldi | 1788 | TKM | +14B | =15N | +21B | +7N | =3B | +5N | −1B | −2N | +24B | 6.0 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 29.50 | 1853 | +34.0 |
| 5 | Gubatayev, Alihan | 1806 | TKM | +26N | =6B | =12N | =8B | +15N | −4B | +10N | =13B | +9N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 28.25 | 1788 | -1.6 |
| 6 | Nuryagdyyev, Suleyman | 1588 | TKM | +11B | =5N | +15B | −1B | +7N | +24N | −2B | −3N | +14B | 5.5 | 48.5 | 52.0 | 26.00 | 1774 | +74.0 |
| 7 | Bayrambayev, Suleyman | 1749 | TKM | +27N | +28B | =13N | −4B | −6B | +19N | +24B | +14N | −1B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 19.75 | 1622 | -38.4 |
| 8 | Ymamberdiyev, Amanmyrat | 1522 | TKM | −2N | +27B | +30B | =5N | =12B | −14N | +19B | =15N | +17B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 20.25 | 1542 | -0.8 |
| 9 | Yhlasov, Serdar | 1781 | TKM | +16N | +17B | −2N | +20B | =24B | +12N | =3B | −1N | −5B | 5.0 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 23.00 | 1728 | -18.4 |
| 10 | Narimanov, Yhlas | 1668 | TKM | +32B | −3N | +14B | −24N | +11B | +17N | −5B | −18N | +22B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 17.50 | 1602 | -18.0 |
| 11 | Maksatgeldiyev, Kerem | 0 | TKM | −6N | =16B | =27N | +26B | −10N | +20B | +28N | +12B | −2N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 18.75 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Baygeldiyev, Muhammetnur | 1746 | TKM | +31B | +18N | =5B | −13B | =8N | −9B | +27N | −11N | +28B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 16.75 | 1552 | -39.6 |
| 13 | Jorayev, Yunus | 1875 | TKM | +23B | +22N | =7B | +12N | −1B | −3N | =14B | =5N | −15B | 4.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 21.00 | 1680 | -82.0 |
| 14 | Atamyradov Kerim | 1408 | TKM | −4N | +19B | −10N | +30B | +20N | +8B | =13N | −7B | −6N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 17.25 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mergenov, Kerven | 1577 | TKM | +19N | =4B | −6N | +28B | −5B | =18N | F | =8B | +13N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 18.75 | 1643 | +14.0 |
| 16 | Annamammedov Haydar | 1403 | TKM | −9B | =11N | −25N | −27B | +32N | +28B | +23B | −24N | +26B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 12.50 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Eyyupov Abdyrahman | 0 | TKM | +21B | −9N | +22B | +23N | −2N | −10B | F | +20B | −8N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 16.00 | 1647 | +33.2 |
| 18 | Yazlakov Soyenchmyrat | 0 | TKM | F | −12B | −20N | =25N | +22B | =15B | +21N | +10B | −3N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 17.00 | 1665 | +22.4 |
| 19 | Rahmanov, Binyat | 0 | TKM | −15B | −14N | +32B | +22N | +21B | −7B | −8N | =26N | =23B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 11.75 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Taganov Begmyrat | 1506 | TKM | −3B | +31N | +18B | −9N | −14B | −11N | +29B | −17N | +30N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 9.50 | 898 | -35.6 |
| 21 | Ibragimov Myrat | 1655 | TKM | −17N | +25B | −4N | +29B | −19N | +26B | −18B | −23N | +31N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 11.00 | 1448 | -32.0 |
| 22 | Nejmeddinov, Babur | 1595 | TKM | +29N | −13B | −17N | −19B | −18N | +31N | +25B | +27B | −10N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 10.50 | 971 | -22.4 |
| 23 | Saparov,Yakup | 1502 | TKM | −13N | +29B | =28N | −17B | −27N | +30B | −16N | +21B | =19N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 11.25 | 1519 | -1.2 |
| 24 | Yegenkuliyev, Burhan | 1651 | TKM | F | −2B | +26N | +10B | =9N | −6B | −7N | +16B | −4N | 3.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 15.50 | 1637 | -10.4 |
| 25 | Amannazarov, Mekan | 0 | TKM | −1N | −21N | +16B | =18B | −28N | =27B | −22N | +?B | =29N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 9.25 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Garayev, Mergen | 1429 | TKM | −5B | +32N | −24B | −11N | +29B | −21N | +30N | =19B | −16N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 6.00 | 829 | -42.4 |
| 27 | Aminov, Orazmammet | 0 | TKM | −7B | −8N | =11B | +16N | +23B | =25N | −12B | −22N | F | 3.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 12.75 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Shyhalyyev, Reshit | 0 | TKM | F | −7N | =23B | −15N | +25B | −16N | −11B | +31B | −12N | 2.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 7.00 | 1229 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kutlymuradov, Arslan | 0 | TKM | −22B | −23N | +31B | −21N | −26N | +?B | −20N | F | =25B | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 3.25 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Rashidov Alyshir | 0 | TKM | F | −1B | −8N | −14N | =31B | −23N | −26B | +32N | −20B | 1.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 0.75 | 722 | -98.8 |
| 31 | Atayev Ysmayyl | 0 | TKM | −12N | −20B | −29N | +32B | =30N | −22B | F | −28N | −21B | 1.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 0.75 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 14023067 | 0 | — | −10N | −26B | −19N | −31N | −16B | F | F | −30B | −?N | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Atayev, AshyrmuhammetTKM+118.48.0 pts · #4
- 2Nuryagdyyev, SuleymanTKM+74.05.5 pts · #6
- 3Artykov, AhmetTKM+40.07.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Rashidov AlyshirTKM-98.81.5 pts · #26
- 2Jorayev, YunusTKM-82.04.5 pts · #7
- 3Garayev, MergenTKM-42.43.5 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R9+298 Elo gap
- R5+161 Elo gap
- R8+153 Elo gap