Azerbaijan Chess Championship-2026, U12

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48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2026 in Ganja, Azerbaijan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1891, and top seed was Yasin Azimov (🇦🇿 AZE, CM, 2085).

Safa Hummatov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1906) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Kamran Babayev (7.0) and Attila Orman (6.5). Hummatov shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Yusif Ganbarov (1540) beat Nurlan Azizli (2009), a +469-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

Top seed

🇦🇿CMYasin Azimov2085

Avg top 10

1,891

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×44

Top 3

🥇
Safa Hummatov
🇦🇿AZE·1906
7.0pts·2014perf+50.8
🥈
Kamran Babayev
🇦🇿AZE·1861
7.0pts·1900perf+20.0
🥉
Attila Orman
🇦🇿AZE·1828
6.5pts·1981perf+75.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Babayev7Hummatov7Orman6.5Azizli6.5Shiraliyev6Azimov6

R7 · LEADER CHANGE28 Mar

CM Yasin Azimov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Hummatov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Attila Orman won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kamran Babayev	*	—	½	—
2Safa Hummatov	—	*	½	½
3Attila Orman	½	½	*	½
4Nurlan Azizli	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hummatov, Safa	1906	AZE	+36B	+16N	=11B	=6N	+13B	=3B	=4N	+7B	+5N	7.0	46.5	50.0	37.75	2014	+50.8
2	Babayev, Kamran	1861	AZE	+21N	=18B	=24N	+20B	=10N	+11B	=3N	+14B	+6B	7.0	44.0	48.5	37.50	1900	+20.0
3	Orman, Attila	1828	AZE	+25B	+13N	+7B	+8N	=5B	=1N	=2B	=6N	=4N	6.5	49.5	54.0	37.75	1981	+75.6
4	Azizli, Nurlan	2009	AZE	−23B	=39N	+28B	+17N	+16B	+10N	=1B	+5N	=3B	6.5	44.5	48.0	35.00	1967	-6.0
5	Azimov, YasinCM	2085	AZE	+20N	=6B	+12N	+11B	=3N	+7B	+8N	−4B	−1B	6.0	49.0	54.0	34.25	1940	-53.6
6	Aghajanov, Eldar	1764	AZE	+45N	=5N	+17B	=1B	+15N	=8B	+9N	=3B	−2N	6.0	48.5	50.5	30.75	1948	+87.6
7	Shiraliyev, Muslim	1780	AZE	+33B	+29N	−3N	+23B	+9B	−5N	+18B	−1N	+11B	6.0	45.0	49.0	29.50	1879	+51.2
8	Gadirov, Yusif	1795	AZE	+28B	+14N	+15B	−3B	+19N	=6N	−5B	=17N	+18B	6.0	43.5	48.0	30.00	1856	+30.4
9	Mammadov, Jamal	1954	AZE	+32N	=12B	+18N	=10B	−7N	+13B	−6B	+21N	+16B	6.0	43.5	47.5	29.75	1814	-52.8
10	Kazimzade, Mahammad	1782	AZE	+40N	=30B	+44N	=9N	=2B	−4B	=24N	+19B	+14N	6.0	41.0	43.5	26.25	1849	+34.8
11	Jabbarli, Atilla	1813	AZE	+41N	+31B	=1N	−5N	+30B	−2N	+23B	+12B	−7N	5.5	44.0	47.0	24.50	1809	+4.4
12	Mammadli, Ismayil	1757	AZE	+35B	=9N	−5B	−30N	+39B	+22N	+36B	−11N	+17B	5.5	39.0	42.5	24.00	1730	-10.8
13	Huseynli, Salahaddin	1623	AZE	+48N	−3B	+21N	+26B	−1N	−9N	+22B	=30B	=15N	5.0	43.0	43.0	19.00	1704	+29.2
14	Guliyev, Yusif	1591	AZE	+34N	−8B	−26N	+33B	+21N	+19B	+16B	−2N	−10B	5.0	42.5	46.5	23.00	1658	+26.8
15	Zakiyev, Ayyub	1826	AZE	+26N	+19B	−8N	+24B	−6B	=18N	−17B	+29N	=13B	5.0	41.0	45.5	23.50	1694	-46.5
16	Ahadzade, Yusif	1707	AZE	+43N	−1B	+30N	+32B	−4N	+31B	−14N	+24B	−9N	5.0	41.0	44.0	19.50	1714	-0.4
17	Sadigzade, Farid	1663	AZE	+27N	=44B	−6N	−4B	+26N	+41B	+15N	=8B	−12N	5.0	41.0	43.5	21.25	1753	+41.2
18	Yusifzada, Yusif	1683	AZE	+47B	=2N	−9B	+37N	+44N	=15B	−7N	+20B	−8N	5.0	41.0	42.5	18.50	1748	+21.2
19	Nasibli, Amin	1658	AZE	+38B	−15N	+36B	+25N	−8B	−14N	+32B	−10N	+27N	5.0	38.5	42.0	20.00	1621	-15.2
20	Gozal, Sardar	1543	AZE	−5B	+45N	+42B	−2N	−22B	+40N	+25B	−18N	+33B	5.0	37.5	39.5	16.50	1607	+20.0
21	Jarchili, Hidayat	1532	AZE	−2B	+47N	−13B	+42N	−14B	+38N	+31N	−9B	+30N	5.0	37.5	39.0	16.00	1573	+6.0
22	Abasli, Abbas	1490	AZE	−44N	−27B	+43N	+34B	+20N	−12B	−13N	+38B	+31N	5.0	34.5	37.0	19.50	1507	+1.2
23	Ganbarov, Yusif	1540	AZE	+4N	−24B	+27N	−7N	=25B	+44B	−11N	=33B	=28N	4.5	40.0	42.5	20.00	1643	+40.4
24	Huseynli, Kenan	1583	AZE	=39B	+23N	=2B	−15N	=36B	+37N	=10B	−16N	=25B	4.5	39.0	42.5	20.25	1631	+13.6
25	Aliyev, Murad	1516	AZE	−3N	+48B	+31N	−19B	=23N	=30B	−20N	+34B	=24N	4.5	37.5	37.5	14.50	1517	-3.2
26	Iskandarov, Elkhan	1521	AZE	−15B	+38N	+14B	−13N	−17B	+35N	=30N	−27B	+41N	4.5	36.0	39.0	17.50	1493	-14.0
27	Khalilzade, Nihat	1433	AZE	−17B	+22N	−23B	=38N	+29B	−36N	+37B	+26N	−19B	4.5	35.5	39.0	19.25	1517	+29.6
28	Mahmudov, Vidadi	1484	AZE	−8N	=34B	−4N	=40B	−41N	+43B	+35N	+32N	=23B	4.5	35.0	38.0	16.75	1479	-8.0
29	Ismayilov, Tarkhan	1566	AZE	+46N	−7B	=33N	−44B	−27N	+45B	+41N	−15B	+36N	4.5	30.5	32.0	12.00	1551	-11.6
30	Mirzazada, Ismayil	1571	AZE	+37B	=10N	−16B	+12B	−11N	=25N	=26B	=13N	−21B	4.0	41.0	44.5	19.00	1569	-5.6
31	Mustafazade, Mahammad	1608	AZE	+42B	−11N	−25B	+35N	+32B	−16N	−21B	+36N	−22B	4.0	36.5	39.5	14.50	1425	-70.0
32	Bayramov, Arif	1491	AZE	−9B	+35N	+39B	−16N	−31N	+34B	−19N	−28B	+40N	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.50	1362	-38.8
33	Salimli, Nijat	1410	AZE	−7N	+46B	=29B	−14N	−37B	+42N	+39B	=23N	−20N	4.0	35.0	36.5	12.50	1364	-11.6
34	Movsumzade, Ilham	0	AZE	−14B	=28N	=37B	−22N	+47B	−32N	+40B	−25N	+46B	4.0	31.0	32.5	10.00	1312	0.0
35	FIDE 13483722	0	—	−12N	−32B	+46N	−31B	+43N	−26B	−28B	+48N	+42B	4.0	30.0	30.0	7.50	772	0.0
36	Aliyev, Habil	1533	AZE	−1N	+43B	−19N	+45B	=24N	+27B	−12N	−31B	−29B	3.5	38.0	40.0	11.75	1484	-25.2
37	Tapdigov, Omar	0	AZE	−30N	+40B	=34N	−18B	+33N	−24B	−27N	=41B	=38N	3.5	32.5	35.5	12.25	1412	0.0
38	Mammadov, Kanan	0	AZE	−19N	−26B	=40N	=27B	+45N	−21B	+46N	−22N	=37B	3.5	32.5	34.0	9.00	1354	0.0
39	Rustamli, Umid	0	AZE	=24N	=4B	−32N	=41B	−12N	+46B	−33N	−40B	+48B	3.5	32.0	32.0	8.50	1365	0.0
40	Amirli, Omar	1460	AZE	−10B	−37N	=38B	=28N	+42B	−20B	−34N	+39N	−32B	3.0	34.0	37.0	10.50	1253	-38.0
41	Taghizade, Emil	1455	AZE	−11B	−42N	+47B	=39N	+28B	−17N	−29B	=37N	−26B	3.0	34.0	35.5	9.50	1369	-22.0
42	Mikayilov, Umid	0	AZE	−31N	+41B	−20N	−21B	−40N	−33B	+45N	+43B	−35N	3.0	31.0	33.0	8.00	1342	0.0
43	Bakirov, Farhad	0	AZE	−16B	−36N	−22B	+48N	−35B	−28N	+47B	−42N	+45N	3.0	28.5	28.5	3.50	1301	0.0
44	Garayev, Tunar	1828	AZE	+22B	=17N	−10B	+29N	−18B	−23N	F	F	F	2.5	30.0	30.0	12.00	1564	-80.4
45	Huseynov, Sanan	1489	AZE	−6B	−20B	+48N	−36N	−38B	−29N	−42B	+47N	−43B	2.0	30.0	30.0	1.50	802	-56.8
46	FIDE 13466364	0	—	−29B	−33N	−35B	=47N	+48B	−39N	−38B	F	−34N	1.5	25.0	25.0	0.75	688	0.0
47	FIDE 13496174	0	—	−18N	−21B	−41N	=46B	−34N	+48B	−43N	−45B	F	1.5	23.5	23.5	0.75	740	0.0
48	FIDE 13496794	0	—	−13B	−25N	−45B	−43B	−46N	−47N	F	−35B	−39N	0.0	25.0	25.0	0.00	743	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aghajanov, EldarAZE
+87.6
6.0 pts · #9
2Orman, AttilaAZE
+75.6
6.5 pts · #3
3Shiraliyev, MuslimAZE
+51.2
6.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Garayev, TunarAZE
-80.4
2.5 pts · #29
2Mustafazade, MahammadAZE
-70.0
4.0 pts · #35
3Huseynov, SananAZE
-56.8
2.0 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R1+469 Elo gap
Ganbarov, Yusif1540 beat Azizli, Nurlan2009
R6+288 Elo gap
Ganbarov, Yusif1540 beat Garayev, Tunar1828
R7+190 Elo gap
Aghajanov, Eldar1764 beat Mammadov, Jamal1954