Rating Tournament under 1800 of Shah Chess Club
Open SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 27 Feb 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1691, and top seed was Mahammad Kazimzade (🇦🇿 AZE, 1783).
Muhammad Novruzov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1669) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Kanan Babasoy (5.0) and Mahammad Kazimzade (5.0). Novruzov won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Omar Ahmadov (1405) beat Elchin Aliyev (1695), a +290-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 roundsMuhammad Novruzov led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Muhammad Novruzov never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Muhammad Novruzov lost to Kanan Babasoy (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Muhammad Novruzov won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Muhammad Novruzov | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Kanan Babasoy | 1 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Mahammad Kazimzade | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Rahman Garayev | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novruzov, Muhammad | 1669 | AZE | +23B | +18N | +3N | +4B | +5B | −2N | +6B | 6.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 24.00 | 1937 | +43.0 |
| 2 | Babasoy, Kanan | 1750 | AZE | +8N | +4B | −10N | =11B | +19N | +1B | =3N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 22.25 | 1799 | +19.6 |
| 3 | Kazimzade, Mahammad | 1783 | AZE | +17B | +6N | −1B | +18N | +10B | =5N | =2B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 18.75 | 1790 | +6.8 |
| 4 | Garayev, Rahman | 1628 | AZE | +20B | −2N | +14B | −1N | +25B | +17N | +12B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 1656 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Salimli, Rufat | 1701 | AZE | F | +9B | +11N | +10B | −1N | =3B | +7N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 18.00 | 1858 | +23.8 |
| 6 | Sadigzade, Farid | 1627 | AZE | +27N | −3B | +15N | +8B | =7N | +11B | −1N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 14.25 | 1682 | +18.4 |
| 7 | Israfilov, Emil | 1725 | AZE | +15B | F | +19N | +17N | =6B | +10N | −5B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 15.25 | 1803 | +11.8 |
| 8 | Ismayilov, Rashid | 1498 | AZE | −2B | +20N | +26B | −6N | −12B | +25N | +13N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1432 | -16.0 |
| 9 | Maharramov, Zakir | 1570 | AZE | +24B | −5N | −25B | −12N | +16B | +20N | +17B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1580 | +2.0 |
| 10 | Bakikhanov, Fail | 1667 | AZE | +14B | +25N | +2B | −5N | −3N | −7B | =15N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 11.25 | 1541 | -16.2 |
| 11 | Alizada, Said Orkhan | 1581 | AZE | +21N | F | −5B | =2N | +18B | −6N | +14B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 11.50 | 1559 | -5.6 |
| 12 | Aliyev, Elchin | 1695 | AZE | −26N | +22B | −13N | +9B | +8N | =19B | −4N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 12.00 | 1558 | -34.8 |
| 13 | Ahmadov, Omar | 1405 | AZE | =19B | −17N | +12B | =16N | +20B | =14N | −8B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1487 | +14.4 |
| 14 | Guliyev, Kamal | 0 | AZE | −10N | +28B | −4N | +21B | +24N | =13B | −11N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1249 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Gasimov, Mikayil | 1502 | AZE | −7N | +27B | −6B | +26N | −17B | +22N | =10B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1310 | -30.0 |
| 16 | Valiyev, Khagan | 1452 | AZE | F | F | +28N | =13B | −9N | +24B | +23N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1470 | +8.8 |
| 17 | Ganbarli, Davud | 1509 | AZE | −3N | +13B | +24N | −7B | +15N | −4B | −9N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 9.00 | 1477 | -12.0 |
| 18 | Mirzayev, Mahammad | 1568 | AZE | +28N | −1B | +21N | −3B | −11N | +23B | −19N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1383 | -29.2 |
| 19 | Konovalov, Daniel | 1668 | AZE | =13N | F | −7B | +25N | −2B | =12N | +18B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1548 | -32.4 |
| 20 | Garayeva, Khadija | 0 | AZE | −4N | −8B | +27N | +28B | −13N | −9B | =22B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 2.75 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 13474677 | 0 | — | −11B | +23N | −18B | −14N | −22B | =28N | +25B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 13492977 | 0 | — | F | −12N | −23B | +27B | +21N | −15B | =20N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Mahmudova, Narmin | 1426 | AZE | −1N | −21B | +22N | −24B | +26B | −18N | −16B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 728 | -42.8 |
| 24 | FIDE 13471520 | 0 | — | −9N | F | −17B | +23N | −14B | −16N | +27B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.00 | 1285 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Yusifli, Nazim | 0 | AZE | F | −10B | +9N | −19B | −4N | −8B | −21N | 1.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.00 | 1366 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kazimli, Elmir | 0 | AZE | +12B | F | −8N | −15B | −23N | F | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1333 | -33.6 |
| 27 | FIDE 13492934 | 0 | — | −6B | −15N | −20B | −22N | +28B | F | −24N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 0.50 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 13469932 | 0 | — | −18B | −14N | −16B | −20N | −27N | =21B | F | 0.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 1.25 | 658 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Novruzov, MuhammadAZE+43.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Salimli, RufatAZE+23.84.5 pts · #4
- 3Babasoy, KananAZE+19.65.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Mahmudova, NarminAZE-42.82.0 pts · #28
- 2Aliyev, ElchinAZE-34.83.5 pts · #7
- 3Kazimli, ElmirAZE-33.61.0 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R3+290 Elo gap
- R3+114 Elo gap