TURKMENISTAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER 18 Girls (2026) STANDARD
13 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1729, and top seed was Jennet Yalkanova (🇹🇲 TKM, 1931).
Jennet Yalkanova (🇹🇲 TKM, 1931) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Mahri Aymakova (6.5) and Mahrijemal Gurbangeldiyeva (5.5). Yalkanova won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ejegul Kurbanova (1562) beat Gulmira Seyilhanova (1914), a +352-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsJennet Yalkanova led from R3; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Jennet Yalkanova never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
Jennet Yalkanova beat Mahri Aymakova (Black).
Jennet Yalkanova 9 wins (R1–R9)Mahri Aymakova 3 wins (R6–R8)Mahrijemal Gurbangeldiyeva 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jennet Yalkanova | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Mahri Aymakova | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Mahrijemal Gurbangeldiyeva | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Gulmira Seyilhanova | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yalkanova, Jennet | 1931 | TKM | +5N | +11B | +2N | +3B | +4N | +6B | +10B | +7N | +9N | 9.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 39.00 | 2535 | +84.8 |
| 2 | Aymakova, Mahri | 1898 | TKM | +8N | +12B | −1B | +6N | =7B | +10N | +5N | +4B | −3B | 6.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 23.50 | 1845 | -10.0 |
| 3 | Gurbangeldiyeva, Mahrijemal | 1851 | TKM | +9B | =7N | =6B | −1N | F | =4B | +8N | +5B | +2N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 24.75 | 1855 | +8.7 |
| 4 | Seyilhanova, Gulmira | 1914 | TKM | −6B | +9N | +7B | +8N | −1B | =3N | +11B | −2N | +12N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 18.25 | 1757 | -40.9 |
| 5 | Saparova, Oguljeren | 1694 | TKM | −1B | =6N | +9B | +13N | =8B | +7N | −2B | −3N | F | 4.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 11.50 | 1658 | -14.8 |
| 6 | Kurbanova, Ejegul | 1562 | TKM | +4N | =5B | =3N | −2B | +11N | −1N | F | +13B | −10B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 13.25 | 1832 | +75.2 |
| 7 | Hemrayeva, Selbi | 1723 | TKM | +13N | =3B | −4N | +11B | =2N | −5B | +12N | −1B | F | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 10.00 | 1707 | -7.2 |
| 8 | Ashirova, Aysha | 1521 | TKM | −2B | +10N | +12N | −4B | =5N | =9B | −3B | F | +13N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.75 | 1524 | -7.2 |
| 9 | Babanazarova, Gulhan | 1484 | TKM | −3N | −4B | −5N | F | +12B | =8N | +13B | +10N | −1B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 6.00 | 1393 | -15.2 |
| 10 | Garajayeva, Aylar | 0 | TKM | −11N | −8B | F | +12N | +13B | −2B | −1N | −9B | +6N | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 5.00 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Saparova, Guljemile | 1710 | TKM | +10B | −1N | +13B | −7N | −6B | F | −4N | +12B | F | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 4.00 | 985 | -64.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 14017156 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −8B | −10B | −9N | +13N | −7B | −11N | −4B | 1.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 0.00 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 14010976 | 0 | — | −7B | F | −11N | −5B | −10N | −12B | −9N | −6N | −8B | 0.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 0.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yalkanova, JennetTKM+84.89.0 pts · #1
- 2Kurbanova, EjegulTKM+75.24.0 pts · #5
- 3Gurbangeldiyeva, MahrijemalTKM+8.75.5 pts · #2
- 1Saparova, GuljemileTKM-64.03.0 pts · #11
- 2Seyilhanova, GulmiraTKM-40.95.5 pts · #4
- 3Babanazarova, GulhanTKM-15.23.5 pts · #10
- R1+352 Elo gap
- R5+148 Elo gap