Rating Tournament of Bahruz Chess Club under 1700, 2026, N1
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32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Jan 2026 to 29 Jan 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1591, and top seed was Emil Israfilov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1698).
Fail Bakikhanov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1621) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Emil Israfilov (5.5) and Ayla Aliyeva (5.0). Bakikhanov took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ayla Aliyeva (1446) beat Emil Israfilov (1698), a +252-point gap.
Location
🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
26 Jan 2026 → 29 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 45 Min. 15 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×29
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE28 Jan
Ayla Aliyeva takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Bakikhanov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Emil Israfilov beat Fail Bakikhanov (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Emil Israfilov | * | 1 | ½ | 0 |
| 2Fail Bakikhanov | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Hasan Khagani Eyvazov | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Ayla Aliyeva | 1 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bakikhanov, Fail | 1621 | AZE | +16B | +20N | +4B | −2B | +5N | +3N | =6B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 23.25 | 1763 | +23.0 |
| 2 | Israfilov, Emil | 1698 | AZE | +24B | +10N | +14B | +1N | −3B | =4N | +12B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 22.50 | 1787 | +14.6 |
| 3 | Aliyeva, Ayla | 1446 | AZE | +12B | =6N | +21N | +11B | +2N | −1B | =5B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 21.00 | 1744 | +108.4 |
| 4 | Eyvazov, Hasan Khagani | 1609 | AZE | +23N | =5B | −1N | +16B | +7N | =2B | +11N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 20.00 | 1678 | +26.4 |
| 5 | Hasanov, Ramin | 1509 | AZE | +22B | =4N | =15B | +20N | −1B | +17B | =3N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 16.25 | 1528 | +2.6 |
| 6 | Afandiyev, Tamerlan | 1548 | AZE | +31N | =3B | −11N | +27B | =13N | +23B | =1N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 13.75 | 1485 | -12.8 |
| 7 | Karimli, Angelina | 1476 | AZE | =27B | =19N | =18B | +22N | −4B | +24N | +14B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 1584 | +30.0 |
| 8 | Huseynov, Kemaleddin | 1496 | AZE | +18B | −14N | =22B | =10N | +20B | =15N | +23B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 14.75 | 1612 | +37.2 |
| 9 | Mammadov, Ismayil Javid | 0 | AZE | −10B | +24N | −20B | +28N | =14B | +19N | +15B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 13.75 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Garaisali, Murad | 1493 | AZE | +9N | −2B | =25N | =8B | =21N | +16B | =13N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 15.25 | 1538 | +11.2 |
| 11 | Isbatov, Tahir | 1462 | AZE | =30B | +17N | +6B | −3N | =15B | +21N | −4B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 13.50 | 1533 | +21.6 |
| 12 | Huseynov, Mikayil | 1675 | AZE | −3N | +31B | =16N | +25B | +17N | =13B | −2N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 11.75 | 1316 | -73.6 |
| 13 | Akhundov, Davud | 1568 | AZE | −17B | +27N | +28B | =15N | =6B | =12N | =10B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1540 | +18.8 |
| 14 | Nadzhafov, Timur | 1573 | AZE | +26N | +8B | −2N | −17B | =9N | +25B | −7N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 12.25 | 1523 | -11.2 |
| 15 | Aghayev, Suad | 1457 | AZE | +29N | =21B | =5N | =13B | =11N | =8B | −9N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 12.00 | 1503 | +12.4 |
| 16 | Aghazada, Shukur | 1438 | AZE | −1N | +32B | =12B | −4N | +22B | −10N | +26B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.50 | 1416 | -6.8 |
| 17 | Dotto, Amir | 0 | AZE | +13N | −11B | +19B | +14N | −12B | −5N | =18N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 27.0 | 12.75 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Karimli, Ughur | 1450 | AZE | −8N | +26B | =7N | =21B | −23N | +20N | =17B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1491 | +12.4 |
| 19 | Rustamli, Nazli | 1510 | AZE | =25N | =7B | −17N | =26B | +27N | −9B | +30N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1449 | -0.4 |
| 20 | Eryighit, Fatih | 1496 | AZE | +32N | −1B | +9N | −5B | −8N | −18B | +28N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 721 | -74.8 |
| 21 | Alizade, Isa | 1596 | AZE | +28B | =15N | −3B | =18N | =10B | −11B | =22N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 1313 | -80.0 |
| 22 | Imanli, Emil | 0 | AZE | −5N | +23B | =8N | −7B | −16N | +29B | =21B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 8.75 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ahmadov, Omar | 1428 | AZE | −4B | −22N | +32B | +30N | +18B | −6N | −8N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1330 | -23.2 |
| 24 | Gafarov, Rafael | 1448 | AZE | −2N | −9B | =31N | +32N | +26B | −7B | =25N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.75 | 1407 | -10.8 |
| 25 | Ismayilov, Rashid | 0 | AZE | =19B | =30N | =10B | −12N | +28B | −14N | =24B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Rustamli, Inji | 1402 | AZE | −14B | −18N | +29B | =19N | −24N | +27B | −16N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 1111 | -65.2 |
| 27 | FIDE 525026577 | 0 | — | =7N | −13B | +30B | −6N | −19B | −26N | =29B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 4.75 | 1100 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rahimova, Amira | 1431 | AZE | −21N | +29B | −13N | −9B | −25N | +32N | −20B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.00 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Simsek, Hilal Nur | 0 | TUR | −15B | −28N | −26N | +31B | =30B | −22N | =27N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 640 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Mirzaliyev, Mahammad | 0 | AZE | =11N | =25B | −27N | −23B | =29N | F | −19B | 1.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1177 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Dushdurov, Javad | 0 | AZE | −6B | −12N | =24B | −29N | +32B | F | F | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 1286 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 13485202 | 0 | — | −20B | −16N | −23N | −24B | −31N | −28B | F | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Aliyeva, AylaAZE+108.45.0 pts · #4
- 2Huseynov, KemaleddinAZE+37.24.5 pts · #5
- 3Karimli, AngelinaAZE+30.04.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Alizade, IsaAZE-80.03.0 pts · #18
- 2Eryighit, FatihAZE-74.83.0 pts · #32
- 3Huseynov, MikayilAZE-73.64.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R5+252 Elo gap
- R1+229 Elo gap
- R3+150 Elo gap