Azerbaijan Women's Chess Championship-2026
16 players participated in this 12-round tournament, held from 08 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 15 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2280, and top seed was Ulviyya Fataliyeva (🇦🇿 AZE, IM, 2434).
Ayan Allahverdiyeva (🇦🇿 AZE, WIM, 2196) won with 6.5/12, ahead of Ulviyya Fataliyeva (6.0) and Turkan Mamedjarova (4.5). Allahverdiyeva clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Narmin Abdinova (WIM, 2125) beat Govhar Beydullayeva (WGM, 2364), a +239-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 12 roundsWIM Ayan Allahverdiyeva led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva takes the sole lead (6.0/11).
WIM Ayan Allahverdiyeva 1.0–1.0 against IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (R11 0-1, R12 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
WIM Ayan Allahverdiyeva 4 wins (R1–R6)IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva 3 wins (R5–R9)WGM Turkan Mamedjarova 3 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WIMAyan Allahverdiyeva | * | 0 1 | ½ 1 | — |
| 2IMUlviyya Fataliyeva | 1 0 | * | — | 1 ½ |
| 3WGMTurkan Mamedjarova | ½ 0 | — | * | ½ ½ |
| 4IMGulnar Mammadova | — | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allahverdiyeva, AyanWIM | 2196 | AZE | +14N | +14B | F | F | +8B | +8N | F | F | =3B | +3N | −2N | +2B | 6.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 15.75 | 2550 | +70.8 |
| 2 | Fataliyeva, UlviyyaIM | 2434 | AZE | +10N | =10B | F | F | +6B | +6N | F | F | +4N | =4B | +1B | −1N | 6.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 17.25 | 2382 | -3.2 |
| 3 | Mamedjarova, TurkanWGM | 2216 | AZE | +15B | +15N | F | F | +7N | −7B | F | F | =1N | −1B | =4B | =4N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.25 | 2240 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Mammadova, GulnarIM | 2330 | AZE | +11N | =11B | F | F | =5B | =5N | F | F | −2B | =2N | =3N | =3B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 10.75 | 2285 | -4.8 |
| 5 | Balajayeva, KhanimIM | 2351 | AZE | +12B | =12N | F | F | =4N | =4B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 2324 | -1.2 |
| 6 | Ibrahimova, SabinaWIM | 2194 | AZE | +16B | +16N | F | F | −2N | −2B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 2302 | +10.8 |
| 7 | Abdinova, NarminWIM | 2125 | AZE | −9B | +9N | F | F | −3B | +3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 2290 | +33.6 |
| 8 | Mammadzada, GunayIM | 2390 | AZE | +13B | =13N | F | F | −1N | −1B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.75 | 2074 | -16.4 |
| 9 | Beydullayeva, GovharWGM | 2364 | AZE | +7N | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2125 | -6.0 |
| 10 | Allahverdi, Zahra | 1949 | AZE | −2B | =2N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 2155 | +13.6 |
| 11 | Aghaverdiyeva, MaryamWFM | 2136 | AZE | −4B | =4N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 2137 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Huseynova, LalaWFM | 2129 | AZE | −5N | =5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 2158 | +2.4 |
| 13 | Kazimova, NarminWGM | 2125 | AZE | −8N | =8B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 2197 | +2.8 |
| 14 | Mamedjarova, ZeinabWGM | 2155 | AZE | −1B | −1N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1396 | -17.6 |
| 15 | Ismayil, MalakWIM | 2138 | AZE | −3N | −3B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1416 | -15.6 |
| 16 | Aghasiyeva, FidanWIM | 2169 | AZE | −6N | −6B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1394 | -18.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Allahverdiyeva, AyanWIMAZE+70.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Abdinova, NarminWIMAZE+33.62.0 pts · #6
- 3Allahverdi, ZahraAZE+13.60.5 pts · #11
- 1Aghasiyeva, FidanWIMAZE-18.80.0 pts · #15
- 2Mamedjarova, ZeinabWGMAZE-17.60.0 pts · #14
- 3Mammadzada, GunayIMAZE-16.41.5 pts · #8
- R2+239 Elo gap
- R12+238 Elo gap
- R5+194 Elo gap