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Turkmenistan Women Chess Championship-2026 (Premier League)

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8 players participated in this 14-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 11 Feb 2026 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1946, and top seed was Lala Shohradova (🇹🇲 TKM, WFM, 2109).

Lala Shohradova (🇹🇲 TKM, WFM, 2109) won with 11.5/14, ahead of Jahan Rejepova (8.0) and Mahri Agamuradova (7.5). Shohradova won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Dilber Hupbyyeva (WCM, 1916) beat Lala Shohradova (WFM, 2109), a +193-point gap.

Location
🇹🇲Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Dates
03 Feb 2026 → 11 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Double RR · 14 rounds
Top seed
🇹🇲WFMLala Shohradova2109
Avg top 10
1,946
Participants
8
Titled players · 3
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×8
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 8 · 14 rounds

WFM Lala Shohradova led from R6 onwards, the title was decided early. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#4#8R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14
Shohradova#1Rejepova#2Agamuradova#3Bayrambayeva#4Hupbyyeva#5Seyilhanova#6Gubatayeva#7Gurbangeldiyeva#8
R6–R14 · LEAD HELD

WFM Lala Shohradova never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +3.5 over the runner-up.

R7 · DECISIVE LEAD07 Feb

WFM Lala Shohradova opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Gulmira Seyilhanova); the title is out of reach before R14.

HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games

WFM Lala Shohradova 1.5–0.5 against WFM Jahan Rejepova (R5 1-0, R12 ½-½) — decisive in 1/2.

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇹🇲WFMShohradova, Lala2109*
½1
11
11
½0
11
1½
11
11.572.7589.0+23.62185
2🇹🇲WFMRejepova, Jahan2051
0½
*
½0
11
10
½½
1½
1½
8.050.0096.0-36.61981
3🇹🇲Agamuradova, Mahri1925
00
1½
*
1½
½0
1½
01
1½
7.546.5097.0+27.01978
4🇹🇲Bayrambayeva, Ogulsuray1906
00
00
½0
*
11
01
½1
11
7.038.7598.0+17.21952
5🇹🇲WCMHupbyyeva, Dilber1916
1½
10
1½
00
*
10
0½
01
6.549.5099.0+3.11921
6🇹🇲Seyilhanova, Gulmira1810
00
½½
½0
01
10
*
11
01
6.539.2599.0+70.11936
7🇹🇲Gubatayeva, Ayshe1908
½0
½0
01
0½
½1
00
*
½½
5.034.50102.0-24.01849
8🇹🇲Gurbangeldiyeva, Mahrijemal1939
00
½0
½0
00
01
01
½½
*4.025.75104.0-89.31789

Key insights

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