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TURKMENISTAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER 18 Girls (2026) STANDARD

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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.

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
🇹🇲Jennet Yalkanova1931
Avg top 10
1,729
Participants
13
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×11
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Jennet Yalkanova led from R3; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

Jennet Yalkanova never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Jennet Yalkanova beat Mahri Aymakova (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Yalkanova, Jennet1931TKM+5N+11B+2N+3B+4N+6B+10B+7N+9N9.036.039.039.002535+84.8
2Aymakova, Mahri1898TKM+8N+12B1B+6N=7B+10N+5N+4B3B6.539.040.023.501845-10.0
3Gurbangeldiyeva, Mahrijemal1851TKM+9B=7N=6B1NF=4B+8N+5B+2N5.540.540.524.751855+8.7
4Seyilhanova, Gulmira1914TKM6B+9N+7B+8N1B=3N+11B2N+12N5.539.540.518.251757-40.9
5Saparova, Oguljeren1694TKM1B=6N+9B+13N=8B+7N2B3NF4.039.539.511.501658-14.8
6Kurbanova, Ejegul1562TKM+4N=5B=3N2B+11N1NF+13B10B4.036.536.513.251832+75.2
7Hemrayeva, Selbi1723TKM+13N=3B4N+11B=2N5B+12N1BF4.034.534.510.001707-7.2
8Ashirova, Aysha1521TKM2B+10N+12N4B=5N=9B3BF+13N4.029.029.07.751524-7.2
9Babanazarova, Gulhan1484TKM3N4B5NF+12B=8N+13B+10N1B3.532.032.06.001393-15.2
10Garajayeva, Aylar0TKM11N8BF+12N+13B2B1N9B+6N3.031.031.05.0014080.0
11Saparova, Guljemile1710TKM+10B1N+13B7N6BF4N+12BF3.030.530.54.00985-64.0
12FIDE 140171560F2N8B10B9N+13N7B11N4B1.029.529.50.009050.0
13FIDE 1401097607BF11N5B10N12B9N6N8B0.026.526.50.008120.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets