Chessbattle Rating tournament, under 1600
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 27 Feb 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1530, and top seed was Abdullah Karim (🇦🇿 AZE, 1570).
Abdullah Karim (🇦🇿 AZE, 1570) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Rauf Yusifli (5.5) and Murad Ismayilov (5.5). Karim shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Kamil Asgarov (1437) beat Emin Fatullayev (1562), a +125-point gap.
Location
🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 27 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×23
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAbdullah Karim led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE27 Feb
Abdullah Karim takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R4–R7 · WIN STREAK
Abdullah Karim won 4 in a row (R4–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Abdullah Karim | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Murad Ismayilov | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Rauf Yusifli | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Nail Aghayev | 0 | 1 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karim, Abdullah | 1570 | AZE | +22N | +28B | −5N | +10B | +6N | +4B | +7N | 6.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 22.00 | 1703 | +30.4 |
| 2 | Yusifli, Rauf | 1515 | AZE | +32N | +14B | −4N | +23B | +8B | =5N | +12B | 5.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 16.50 | 1618 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Ismayilov, Murad | 1443 | AZE | +29N | =26B | +18N | +19B | −4N | +17B | +5B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 16.25 | 1678 | +63.6 |
| 4 | Aghayev, Nail | 1568 | AZE | +11B | +20N | +2B | =5N | +3B | −1N | =8B | 5.0 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 22.75 | 1637 | +11.2 |
| 5 | Bulkin, Deniel | 1514 | AZE | +30B | +31N | +1B | =4B | +7N | =2B | −3N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 18.25 | 1575 | +11.2 |
| 6 | Hasanov, Ramin | 1539 | AZE | +9N | +10B | +19N | −7B | −1B | +21N | +11B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 17.50 | 1364 | -11.4 |
| 7 | Asgarov, Kamil | 1437 | AZE | +21B | +8N | +26B | +6N | −5B | +11N | −1B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 17.00 | 1607 | +23.8 |
| 8 | Fatullayev, Emin | 1562 | AZE | +16N | −7B | +9N | +21B | −2N | +19B | =4N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 15.50 | 1412 | -33.6 |
| 9 | Ashrafov, Samad | 0 | AZE | −6B | +25N | −8B | =15N | +26B | +27N | +20B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1507 | -7.6 |
| 10 | Huseyn, Said | 0 | AZE | +15B | −6N | +20B | −1N | −18N | +22B | +19N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Aghalarov, Tarlan | 0 | AZE | −4N | +24B | +14N | +22B | +27N | −7B | −6N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Nasibov, Israfil | 1428 | AZE | −14N | +32B | −21N | +29B | +23N | +18B | −2N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1532 | +11.2 |
| 13 | Alkhasov, Shair | 0 | AZE | =18N | −?B | =16N | +28B | −14N | +23B | +24N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.25 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mammadli, Tunjay Anar | 0 | AZE | +12B | −2N | −11B | +20N | +13B | −15N | =16B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 12.75 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Guliyev, Huseyn | 1494 | AZE | −10N | −18B | +24N | =9B | +28N | +14B | F | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 8.75 | 745 | -17.2 |
| 16 | FIDE 13491504 | 0 | — | −8B | =27N | =13B | +31N | −21N | +25B | =14N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 13491466 | 0 | — | −26N | +29B | +28N | =18B | +22N | −3N | F | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1229 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Jafarli, Nijat | 1545 | AZE | =13B | +15N | −3B | =17N | +10B | −12N | F | 3.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 11.25 | 1330 | -34.8 |
| 19 | Hamidov, Elshan | 1475 | AZE | +27B | +23N | −6B | −3N | +25B | −8N | −10B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 5.50 | 704 | -56.0 |
| 20 | Talehli, Ughur | 1465 | AZE | +24N | −4B | −10N | −14B | +29N | +30B | −9N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 765 | -14.0 |
| 21 | Kazimov, Khalid | 0 | AZE | −7N | F | +12B | −8N | +16B | −6B | F | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1289 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Aghakishiyev, Ramiz | 0 | AZE | −1B | +30N | +31B | −11N | −17B | −10N | F | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Rahimli, Tural | 0 | AZE | F | −19B | +?N | −2N | −12B | −13N | +32B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 13495194 | 0 | — | −20B | −11N | −15B | +32N | +?N | F | −13B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 13492861 | 0 | — | −28N | −9B | F | +?B | −19N | −16N | +29B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Israfilov, Ali Imran | 1517 | AZE | +17B | =3N | −7N | −27B | −9N | F | F | 1.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.25 | 1245 | -28.8 |
| 27 | FIDE 13495208 | 0 | — | −19N | =16B | F | +26N | −11B | −9B | −?N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.25 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Asadli, Malak | 1456 | AZE | +25B | −1N | −17B | −13N | −15B | F | F | 1.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 13476017 | 0 | — | −3B | −17N | +30B | −12N | −20B | F | −25N | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 13481843 | 0 | — | −5N | −22B | −29N | F | +31B | −20N | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 13486268 | 0 | — | +?N | −5B | −22N | −16B | −30N | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 736 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 13495216 | 0 | — | −2B | −12N | F | −24B | F | −?B | −23N | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ismayilov, MuradAZE+63.65.5 pts · #2
- 2Karim, AbdullahAZE+30.46.0 pts · #3
- 3Asgarov, KamilAZE+23.85.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Hamidov, ElshanAZE-56.03.0 pts · #28
- 2Jafarli, NijatAZE-34.83.0 pts · #13
- 3Fatullayev, EminAZE-33.64.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R2+125 Elo gap
- R6+117 Elo gap
- R3+102 Elo gap