Azerbaijan Chess Championship-2026, U10
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44 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2026 in Ganja, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1654, and top seed was Nurlan Ganizada (🇦🇿 AZE, 1757).
Nurlan Ganizada (🇦🇿 AZE, 1757) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Kanan Babasoy (7.0) and Matin Bakirli (6.5). Ganizada took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Renat Mammadrzayev (1540) beat Kanan Babasoy (1752), a +212-point gap.
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
Federations · 1 represented
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsNurlan Ganizada led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE27 Mar
Nurlan Ganizada takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nurlan Ganizada beat Kanan Babasoy (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Nurlan Ganizada 4 wins (R3–R6)Kanan Babasoy 5 wins (R3–R7)Daniel Konovalov 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nurlan Ganizada | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Kanan Babasoy | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Daniel Konovalov | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Matin Bakirli | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganizada, Nurlan | 1757 | AZE | +19N | =17B | +10N | +8B | +7N | +16B | =3N | +2B | =5N | 7.5 | 47.0 | 52.0 | 43.00 | 1842 | +35.6 |
| 2 | Babasoy, Kanan | 1752 | AZE | +41B | −16N | +23B | +29N | +12B | +4N | +21B | −1N | +7B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 33.00 | 1770 | +11.6 |
| 3 | Bakirli, Matin | 1747 | AZE | +29N | +12B | =8N | +17B | =21N | +7B | =1B | =4N | =6B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 35.75 | 1761 | +10.8 |
| 4 | Konovalov, Daniel | 1670 | AZE | +28N | +5B | +16N | −7B | +26N | −2B | +17N | =3B | +18N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 33.25 | 1730 | +29.6 |
| 5 | Gubatov, Movlud | 1481 | AZE | +38B | −4N | +37B | =13N | +25B | =6N | +8B | +11N | =1B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 30.25 | 1701 | +57.6 |
| 6 | Khuduzade, Azad | 1669 | AZE | =11B | −22N | +40B | +23N | +19N | =5B | +16N | +18B | =3N | 6.5 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 30.75 | 1826 | +43.6 |
| 7 | Huseynzada, Yusif | 1547 | AZE | +39B | +14N | +31B | +4N | −1B | −3N | +10B | +9B | −2N | 6.0 | 47.5 | 49.5 | 28.50 | 1678 | +48.8 |
| 8 | Isbatov, Tahir | 1537 | AZE | +35N | +37B | =3B | −1N | =10B | +12N | −5N | =25B | +20N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 24.25 | 1535 | -3.6 |
| 9 | Vahidov, Mahir | 1414 | AZE | −21N | +30B | +18N | −12B | +14B | +15N | +24B | −7N | =10B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 27.25 | 1600 | +80.4 |
| 10 | Mirza, Fateh | 1532 | AZE | +36N | =21B | −1B | +22N | =8N | +26B | −7N | +27B | =9N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 23.75 | 1576 | +15.6 |
| 11 | Alizada, Jasur | 0 | AZE | =6N | +25B | −21N | −20B | +31B | +23N | +19N | −5B | +22N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 25.25 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hasanov, Yashar | 1524 | AZE | +33B | −3N | +35B | +9N | −2N | −8B | +34N | =19B | +25N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 22.50 | 1512 | -7.2 |
| 13 | Alizada, Turan | 0 | AZE | +?B | −24N | +14B | =5B | =17N | −18B | =30N | +23N | +21B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 22.25 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hajiyev, Zeynalabidin | 1521 | AZE | +30N | −7B | −13N | +36B | −9N | +35N | +38B | +16B | =15N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 20.25 | 1418 | -23.6 |
| 15 | Aliyev, Asif | 1517 | AZE | +34B | −31N | +28B | =26B | =20N | −9B | +29N | +21N | =14B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 23.50 | 1621 | +32.8 |
| 16 | Mammadrzayev, Renat | 1540 | AZE | +20N | +2B | −4B | +41N | +24B | −1N | −6B | −14N | +28B | 5.0 | 46.5 | 48.5 | 22.50 | 1600 | +24.4 |
| 17 | Zeidguliyev, Zeid | 1530 | AZE | +43B | =1N | +22B | −3N | =13B | +38N | −4B | −20N | +30B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 18.50 | 1452 | -9.6 |
| 18 | Ramazanov, Mehdi | 1561 | AZE | +32B | −26N | −9B | +34N | +28B | +13N | +20B | −6N | −4B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 21.50 | 1294 | -67.2 |
| 19 | Mammadli, Mehdi | 1452 | AZE | −1B | +32N | +33B | +31N | −6B | =24N | −11B | =12N | +27N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 19.50 | 1546 | +22.4 |
| 20 | Mammadli, Ughur | 0 | AZE | −16B | =40N | +?B | +11N | =15B | +22N | −18N | +17B | −8B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 18.75 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Safarli, Agil | 1701 | AZE | +9B | =10N | +11B | =24N | =3B | +27N | −2N | −15B | −13N | 4.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 23.25 | 1586 | -40.8 |
| 22 | Aslanli, Osman | 0 | AZE | =27N | +6B | −17N | −10B | +30N | −20B | +32B | +24N | −11B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 20.50 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Piriyev, Sadi | 0 | AZE | =25N | +27B | −2N | −6B | +32N | −11B | +?N | −13B | +33N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 13.25 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Asgarov, Anar | 1556 | AZE | +44N | +13B | =26N | =21B | −16N | =19B | −9N | −22B | +32N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 16.00 | 1372 | -49.6 |
| 25 | Asadli, Raul | 1513 | AZE | =23B | −11N | =27N | +43B | −5N | +39B | +28N | =8N | −12B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 14.00 | 1437 | -20.8 |
| 26 | Pashali, Ali | 1497 | AZE | +42N | +18B | =24B | =15N | −4B | −10N | −27B | +43N | =31B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 14.75 | 1445 | -16.0 |
| 27 | Guliyev, Murad Ilgar | 1582 | AZE | =22B | −23N | =25B | +37N | +29B | −21B | +26N | −10N | −19B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 15.50 | 1463 | -40.8 |
| 28 | Mammadzada, Daniz | 1421 | AZE | −4B | +43N | −15N | +42B | −18N | +31B | −25B | +38N | −16N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 9.00 | 760 | -63.2 |
| 29 | Mammadli, Abdulkerim | 1424 | AZE | −3B | +34N | +38N | −2B | −27N | +43B | −15B | −31N | +42N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 9.00 | 850 | -36.8 |
| 30 | FIDE 13491415 | 0 | — | −14B | −9N | =32B | +40N | −22B | +37N | =13B | +39N | −17N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 11.00 | 1308 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Zulfugarli, Adalat | 0 | AZE | F | +15B | −7N | −19B | −11N | −28N | +35B | +29B | =26N | 3.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 14.75 | 1419 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 13495704 | 0 | — | −18N | −19B | =30N | +33N | −23B | +44B | −22N | +37N | −24B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 8.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 13487981 | 0 | — | −12N | +44B | −19N | −32B | −39N | +36B | +40B | =34N | −23B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 6.75 | 1380 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Mahmudov, Murad | 0 | AZE | −15N | −29B | +44N | −18B | +40N | +41N | −12B | =33B | F | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.75 | 1378 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 13495771 | 0 | — | −8B | +?N | −12N | −38B | +36N | −14B | −31N | −42B | +44N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 3.00 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 13463055 | 0 | — | −10B | −41N | +39B | −14N | −35B | −33N | +44N | −?B | +37B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.50 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 13477285 | 0 | — | +40B | −8N | −5N | −27B | +42N | −30B | =39N | −32B | −36N | 2.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 5.00 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 13478699 | 0 | — | −5N | F | −29B | +35N | +41B | −17B | −14N | −28B | =?N | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.00 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 13496298 | 0 | — | −7N | −42B | −36N | F | +33B | −25N | =37B | −30B | =40N | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.75 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Ibrahimli, Tunar | 1538 | AZE | −37N | =20B | −6N | −30B | −34B | F | −33N | +44B | =39B | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.50 | 869 | -12.8 |
| 41 | Mammadli, Ali Mahir | 1455 | AZE | −2N | +36B | +42N | −16B | −38N | −34B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.00 | 846 | -21.2 |
| 42 | FIDE 13495720 | 0 | — | −26B | +39N | −41B | −28N | −37B | −?N | F | +35N | −29B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 13473727 | 0 | — | −17N | −28B | F | −25N | +?B | −29N | F | −26B | F | 1.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 0.00 | 1224 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 13483463 | 0 | — | −24B | −33N | −34B | −?N | F | −32N | −36B | −40N | −35B | 0.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vahidov, MahirAZE+80.45.5 pts · #6
- 2Gubatov, MovludAZE+57.66.5 pts · #14
- 3Huseynzada, YusifAZE+48.86.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Ramazanov, MehdiAZE-67.25.0 pts · #31
- 2Mammadzada, DanizAZE-63.24.0 pts · #39
- 3Asgarov, AnarAZE-49.64.5 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R2+212 Elo gap
- R8+184 Elo gap
- R3+147 Elo gap