Azerbaijan Chess Championship-2026, U14

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41 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 1971, and top seed was Shamsi Garakhanov (🇦🇿 AZE, FM, 2302).

Shamsi Garakhanov (🇦🇿 AZE, FM, 2302) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Suat Ibrahimli (6.5) and Yashar Shirinov (6.5). Garakhanov won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Tunjay Rustamov (1770) beat Ahmed Huseynov (2164), a +394-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

🇦🇿FMShamsi Garakhanov2302

Avg top 10

1,971

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×36

Top 3

🥇
FMShamsi Garakhanov
🇦🇿AZE·2302
8.5pts·2409perf+14.2
🥈
Suat Ibrahimli
🇦🇿AZE·2160
6.5pts·2046perf-30.8
🥉
Yashar Shirinov
🇦🇿AZE·1925
6.5pts·2069perf+72.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Shamsi Garakhanov led from R5; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Garakhanov8.5Ibrahimli6.5Shirinov6.5Huseynov6Mirzayev6Guliyev6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Shamsi Garakhanov never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Shamsi Garakhanov beat Suat Ibrahimli (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Shamsi Garakhanov 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Suat Ibrahimli 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMShamsi Garakhanov	*	1	½	1
2Suat Ibrahimli	0	*	0	—
3Yashar Shirinov	½	1	*	½
4Ahmed Huseynov	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Garakhanov, ShamsiFM	2302	AZE	+18N	+5B	+10N	+9B	+7N	=3B	+4N	+2B	+8B	8.5	47.0	52.0	48.75	2409	+14.2
2	Ibrahimli, Suat	2160	AZE	+28N	+6B	=12N	−3B	+11N	+8B	+7N	−1N	+5B	6.5	49.0	53.0	35.25	2046	-30.8
3	Shirinov, Yashar	1925	AZE	=25B	+22N	=4B	+2N	+16B	=1N	=15B	=8N	+7B	6.5	46.5	50.5	36.00	2069	+72.4
4	Huseynov, Ahmed	2164	AZE	+22B	−11N	=3N	+21B	+18N	+6B	−1B	=9N	+15B	6.0	46.5	51.0	31.00	1978	-59.6
5	Guliyev, Rza	1773	AZE	+36B	−1N	+27B	=17N	+19B	=9N	+10B	+15N	−2N	6.0	44.5	47.0	26.75	1917	+53.6
6	Mirzayev, Ughur	1764	AZE	+38B	−2N	+30B	=19N	+20B	−4N	+25B	=10N	+16B	6.0	40.0	42.0	24.50	1892	+48.0
7	Zeynalli, Alisafa	1917	AZE	+21N	+20B	+13N	+16B	−1B	=15N	−2B	+12N	−3N	5.5	47.0	51.5	27.50	1949	+16.0
8	Ahmadli, Nihad	1911	AZE	+27B	−15N	+25B	+12B	+10N	−2N	+13B	=3B	−1N	5.5	47.0	51.0	27.75	1919	+8.8
9	Khanalizade, Elgun	1859	AZE	+30N	+17B	+11N	−1N	−15B	=5B	+19N	=4B	=14N	5.5	46.0	50.0	27.75	1887	+12.4
10	Mursalzade, Javad	1826	AZE	+31N	+19B	−1B	+20N	−8B	+14N	−5N	=6B	+21N	5.5	45.0	49.0	26.00	1836	+6.4
11	Rustamov, Tunjay	1770	AZE	+24N	+4B	−9B	+26N	−2B	=16N	=18N	+17B	=13B	5.5	43.0	47.0	27.25	1880	+40.4
12	Isgandarli, Ali	1800	AZE	+29B	+26N	=2B	−8N	=14B	+17N	=16B	−7B	+24N	5.5	41.5	45.5	26.00	1837	+17.2
13	Musasoy, Yusif	1769	AZE	+37N	+33B	−7B	=14N	=17B	+26N	−8N	+18B	=11N	5.5	39.0	41.0	22.00	1747	-7.6
14	Mahmud, Natig	1738	AZE	+41N	−16B	+37N	=13B	=12N	−10B	+28N	+19B	=9B	5.5	37.5	38.0	19.25	1750	+4.8
15	Alasgarov, Umid	1748	AZE	+23N	+8B	−16N	+28B	+9N	=7B	=3N	−5B	−4N	5.0	44.5	48.5	25.50	1864	+44.8
16	Mirzayev, Akbar	1844	AZE	+32B	+14N	+15B	−7N	−3N	=11B	=12N	+20B	−6N	5.0	44.0	47.5	24.00	1811	-13.6
17	Alakbarli, Deniz	1695	AZE	+34B	−9N	+23B	=5B	=13N	−12B	+30N	−11N	+25B	5.0	40.5	43.0	20.75	1662	-13.2
18	Ismayilov, Yusif Umid	1556	AZE	−1B	=25N	+38B	+27N	−4B	+34N	=11B	−13N	+26B	5.0	40.0	42.0	17.25	1679	+34.0
19	Alizada, Said Orkhan	1620	AZE	+40B	−10N	+34B	=6B	−5N	+23N	−9B	−14N	+35B	4.5	38.0	39.0	13.50	1426	-35.6
20	Guliyev, Faramaz	1754	AZE	+39B	−7N	+29B	−10B	−6N	+37N	+26B	−16N	=22B	4.5	36.5	38.5	14.25	1612	-52.4
21	Valizada, Ali	1510	AZE	−7B	=38N	+32B	−4N	=23B	=24N	+34B	+27N	−10B	4.5	36.0	38.0	15.50	1655	+26.8
22	Javadzada, Yusif	1558	AZE	−4N	−3B	+24N	+37B	=29N	=28B	−23N	+38B	=20N	4.5	36.0	38.0	14.75	1573	-5.2
23	Mammadhasanov, Ahlibeyt	0	AZE	−15B	+32N	−17N	+31B	=21N	−19B	+22B	=25N	=27B	4.5	35.5	39.0	18.25	1571	0.0
24	Hajizada, Hasan	0	AZE	−11B	−27N	−22B	+32N	+40N	=21B	+39N	+28B	−12B	4.5	33.5	34.5	12.75	1492	0.0
25	Ali, Ilyas	1514	AZE	=3N	=18B	−8N	=35B	+31N	+29B	−6N	=23B	−17N	4.0	40.5	43.0	17.25	1634	+33.6
26	Alipashali, Fateh	1645	AZE	+35N	−12B	+33N	−11B	+30N	−13B	−20N	+31B	−18N	4.0	37.0	39.5	13.50	1506	-52.4
27	Jafarli, Busat	1494	AZE	−8N	+24B	−5N	−18B	=39N	+35B	+29N	−21B	=23N	4.0	36.5	38.5	14.25	1395	-28.0
28	Aliyev, Yusif Vagif	1531	AZE	−2B	+36N	+35B	−15N	=34B	=22N	−14B	−24N	+37N	4.0	33.5	35.5	10.50	1422	-19.6
29	Guluzada, Murad	1441	AZE	−12N	+41B	−20N	+33B	=22B	−25N	−27B	+34N	=30N	4.0	32.0	32.5	10.25	1330	-33.2
30	Isazade, Ramin	1496	AZE	−9B	+39N	−6N	+40B	−26B	+38N	−17B	=35N	=29B	4.0	31.0	32.0	8.25	1315	-35.6
31	Abdullayev, Ahmad	1504	AZE	−10B	−34N	+39B	−23N	−25B	+33N	+37B	−26N	+38N	4.0	27.5	29.5	9.00	862	-37.2
32	Ahmadov, Farman	1495	AZE	−16N	−23B	−21N	−24B	+36N	+40B	−35N	=39B	+41B	3.5	26.5	27.0	5.00	877	-23.6
33	Safarli, Elmir	0	AZE	F	−13N	−26B	−29N	−37B	−31B	+36N	+41N	+40B	3.0	23.5	23.5	4.00	790	0.0
34	Nasibov, Huseyn	0	AZE	−17N	+31B	−19N	+36B	=28N	−18B	−21N	−29B	F	2.5	33.5	33.5	8.50	1321	0.0
35	Rahmanov, Anar	0	AZE	−26B	F	−28N	=25N	=38B	−27N	+32B	=30B	−19N	2.5	30.0	30.0	8.50	1384	0.0
36	FIDE 13495968	0	—	−5N	−28B	=41N	−34N	−32B	F	−33B	+40N	+39N	2.5	22.5	22.5	3.25	800	0.0
37	FIDE 13495852	0	—	−13B	+40N	−14B	−22N	+33N	−20B	−31N	F	−28B	2.0	32.0	32.0	4.00	842	0.0
38	FIDE 13496921	0	—	−6N	=21B	−18N	+41B	=35N	−30B	F	−22N	−31B	2.0	31.0	31.0	4.00	1164	0.0
39	Mammadov, Mehran	0	AZE	−20N	−30B	−31N	F	=27B	+41N	−24B	=32N	−36B	2.0	27.5	27.5	4.25	1309	0.0
40	FIDE 13495690	0	—	−19N	−37B	F	−30N	−24B	−32N	+41B	−36B	−33N	1.0	24.5	24.5	0.50	737	0.0
41	FIDE 13474510	0	—	−14B	−29N	=36B	−38N	F	−39B	−40N	−33B	−32N	0.5	23.5	23.5	1.25	758	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Shirinov, YasharAZE
+72.4
6.5 pts · #3
2Guliyev, RzaAZE
+53.6
6.0 pts · #10
3Mirzayev, UghurAZE
+48.0
6.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Huseynov, AhmedAZE
-59.6
6.0 pts · #4
2Alipashali, FatehAZE
-52.4
4.0 pts · #25
3Guliyev, FaramazAZE
-52.4
4.5 pts · #21

Biggest upsets

R2+394 Elo gap
Rustamov, Tunjay1770 beat Huseynov, Ahmed2164
R4+235 Elo gap
Shirinov, Yashar1925 beat Ibrahimli, Suat2160
R2+163 Elo gap
Alasgarov, Umid1748 beat Ahmadli, Nihad1911