Azerbaijan Chess Championship-2026, U08

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39 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2026 in Ganja, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1041, and top seed was Kemaleddin Huseynov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1533).

Ziya Gubatov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1498) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Mahammad Mirzayev (7.0) and Suad Rahimli (7.0). Gubatov took the lead from round 6.

Location

🇦🇿Ganja, Azerbaijan

Dates

24 Mar 2026 → 30 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿Kemaleddin Huseynov1533

Avg top 10

1,041

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×11

Top 3

🥇
Ziya Gubatov
🇦🇿AZE·1498
8.0pts·1617perf+18.8
🥈
Mahammad Mirzayev
🇦🇿AZE·1500
7.0pts·1491perf-1.2
🥉
Suad Rahimli
🇦🇿AZE·1443
7.0pts·1592perf+32.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Ziya Gubatov led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Gubatov8Rahimli7Mirzayev7Huseynov76.5Garayev6— ex-leaders:Mirzayevled R5, #9

R6 · LEADER CHANGE27 Mar

Ziya Gubatov takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ziya Gubatov drew with Suad Rahimli (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ziya Gubatov 4 wins (R1–R4)Suad Rahimli 3 wins (R1–R3)Mahammad Mirzayev 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ziya Gubatov	*	½	1	½
2Suad Rahimli	½	*	0	—
3Mahammad Mirzayev	0	1	*	½
4Kemaleddin Huseynov	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gubatov, Ziya	1498	AZE	+12N	+11B	+14N	+5B	=3N	+2N	=4B	+10B	+9N	8.0	50.0	55.0	48.00	1617	+18.8
2	Mirzayev, Mahammad	1500	AZE	+17N	+28B	+6N	+3B	+24N	−1B	=10N	+5B	=4N	7.0	49.0	52.5	38.25	1491	-1.2
3	Rahimli, Suad	1443	AZE	+25N	+35B	+7N	−2N	=1B	+12B	=5N	+6B	+10N	7.0	48.5	51.0	36.75	1592	+32.0
4	Huseynov, Kemaleddin	1533	AZE	+39N	+10B	−5N	+19B	+16N	+6B	=1N	+8B	=2B	7.0	48.5	50.0	36.00	1499	-4.0
5	FIDE 13483781	0	—	+20B	+?N	+4B	−1N	+13B	+24N	=3B	−2N	+11B	6.5	48.0	48.0	29.50	1407	0.0
6	Aghalarov, Tarlan	0	AZE	+18B	+15N	−2B	+9N	+27B	−4N	+24B	−3N	+13B	6.0	46.0	49.5	28.50	692	-46.0
7	Makhsudsoy, Mustafa	1489	AZE	+30B	+9N	−3B	−27N	+23B	−13N	+31B	+24N	+14N	6.0	38.0	41.0	25.50	643	-22.4
8	FIDE 13488481	0	—	+31N	−14B	−24B	+35N	+15B	+27N	+13B	−4N	+16N	6.0	37.5	40.0	24.00	733	0.0
9	Garayev, Omar	0	AZE	+29N	−7B	+35N	−6B	+31N	+32B	+?N	+16B	−1B	6.0	36.5	36.5	16.50	1371	0.0
10	Alkhasov, Shair	0	AZE	+27B	−4N	+36B	+32N	+?B	+11N	=2B	−1N	−3B	5.5	43.5	43.5	18.00	1337	0.0
11	FIDE 13483390	0	—	+13N	−1N	+29B	=14B	+?N	−10B	+12N	+?B	−5N	5.5	38.5	38.5	16.00	1518	0.0
12	FIDE 13478826	0	—	−1B	+?N	=?B	+21B	+14N	−3N	−11B	+29N	+24B	5.5	37.0	37.0	16.50	1208	0.0
13	FIDE 13495330	0	—	−11B	+30N	+26B	+33N	−5N	+7B	−8N	+17B	−6N	5.0	42.0	45.0	21.00	1509	0.0
14	FIDE 13483331	0	—	+26B	+8N	−1B	=11N	−12B	+18B	+?N	=?N	−7B	5.0	40.0	40.0	17.75	1398	0.0
15	FIDE 13485350	0	—	+19N	−6B	+22N	−16B	−8N	+38B	−17N	+25B	+26N	5.0	39.0	41.0	19.00	1519	0.0
16	FIDE 13491881	0	—	−35B	+?N	+37B	+15N	−4B	+29N	+?B	−9N	−8B	5.0	31.5	31.5	10.00	1495	0.0
17	FIDE 13491148	0	—	−2B	=20N	+30B	=?N	+33B	−?N	+15B	−13N	+29B	5.0	30.5	30.5	16.25	1213	0.0
18	FIDE 13494783	0	—	−6N	+38B	=21N	−?B	+28B	−14N	=25N	+32B	+?N	5.0	28.0	28.0	12.75	1499	0.0
19	FIDE 13495836	0	—	−15B	+25N	+?B	−4N	−29B	+30N	+27B	=23N	−?B	4.5	30.0	30.0	12.75	1371	0.0
20	FIDE 13496530	0	—	−5N	=17B	−?N	=39B	=?N	=22B	+?N	=28B	+31N	4.5	24.0	24.0	10.25	695	0.0
21	Nasirli, Emil	1451	AZE	+?B	−24N	=18B	−12N	−32B	+36N	+?N	−?B	+28N	4.5	23.5	23.5	8.50	695	0.0
22	FIDE 13495550	0	—	=36B	−?N	−15B	−?N	+39B	=20N	=30B	+35N	+33B	4.5	22.0	22.0	12.00	702	0.0
23	FIDE 13491407	0	—	+?N	−?N	−33B	+?B	−7N	+?B	+32N	=19B	−?N	4.5	16.5	16.5	5.25	1293	0.0
24	Ismayilzada, Matin	0	AZE	+?N	+21B	+8N	+?N	−2B	−5B	−6N	−7B	−12N	4.0	41.5	41.5	10.50	1485	0.0
25	Mammadov, Ayaz	1499	AZE	−3B	−19B	+39N	−29N	=36B	+35N	=18B	−15N	+37B	4.0	31.5	33.0	9.75	643	-23.2
26	FIDE 13496190	0	—	−14N	+31B	−13N	+37B	+?N	−?B	−29B	+27N	−15B	4.0	26.5	26.5	8.50	702	0.0
27	FIDE 13480090	0	—	−10N	+34B	+28N	+7B	−6N	−8B	−19N	−26B	=?N	3.5	38.5	38.5	12.50	1509	0.0
28	FIDE 13491890	0	—	+?N	−2N	−27B	−31B	−18N	+34B	+?N	=20N	−21B	3.5	30.5	30.5	5.25	700	0.0
29	FIDE 13483773	0	—	−9B	F	−11N	+25B	+19N	−16B	+26N	−12B	−17N	3.0	39.5	39.5	12.50	1519	0.0
30	FIDE 13492586	0	—	−7N	−13B	−17N	+34B	+37N	−19B	=22N	=?B	−32N	3.0	33.0	33.0	7.25	689	0.0
31	FIDE 13486195	0	—	−8B	−26N	F	+28N	−9B	+?B	−7N	+33N	−20B	3.0	33.0	33.0	6.50	689	0.0
32	FIDE 13495844	0	—	F	+33N	−?B	−10B	+21N	−9N	−23B	−18N	+30B	3.0	31.5	31.5	10.50	656	0.0
33	FIDE 13495640	0	—	+37N	−32B	+23N	−13B	−17N	−?B	+38N	−31B	−22N	3.0	29.0	29.0	8.50	695	0.0
34	FIDE 13495798	0	—	−?B	−27N	−?B	−30N	F	−28N	+36B	+?B	+?N	3.0	12.5	12.5	2.50	656	0.0
35	FIDE 13495755	0	—	+16N	−3N	−9B	−8B	=?N	−25B	+39N	−22B	−36N	2.5	36.5	36.5	6.50	671	0.0
36	FIDE 13496360	0	—	=22N	=?B	−10N	−38B	=25N	−21B	−34N	F	+35B	2.5	26.0	26.0	6.75	1497	0.0
37	FIDE 13495933	0	—	−33B	+39B	−16N	−26N	−30B	−?B	F	+38N	−25N	2.0	22.5	22.5	3.50	699	0.0
38	FIDE 13495941	0	—	−?B	−18N	+?B	+36N	−?B	−15N	−33B	−37B	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	2.50	702	0.0
39	FIDE 13495712	0	—	−4B	−37N	−25B	=20N	−22N	F	−35B	−?B	+?N	1.5	24.5	24.5	2.25	716	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rahimli, SuadAZE
+32.0
7.0 pts · #1
2Gubatov, ZiyaAZE
+18.8
8.0 pts · #2
3Garayev, OmarAZE
0.0
6.0 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Aghalarov, TarlanAZE
-46.0
6.0 pts · #29
2Mammadov, AyazAZE
-23.2
4.0 pts · #26
3Makhsudsoy, MustafaAZE
-22.4
6.0 pts · #23