Azerbaijan Chess Championship-2026, G12

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34 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 1577, and top seed was Sadagul Afandi (🇦🇿 AZE, 1777).

Mehriban Ahmadli (🇦🇿 AZE, WCM, 1760) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Khanimzar Humbatli (7.0) and Sadagul Afandi (6.5). Ahmadli won solo starting round 4.

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

🇦🇿Sadagul Afandi1777

Avg top 10

1,577

Participants

Titled players · 1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×23

Top 3

🥇
WCMMehriban Ahmadli
🇦🇿AZE·1760
8.5pts·1961perf+56.4
🥈
Khanimzar Humbatli
🇦🇿AZE·1613
7.0pts·1722perf+42.0
🥉
Sadagul Afandi
🇦🇿AZE·1777
6.5pts·1729perf-12.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WCM Mehriban Ahmadli led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Ahmadli8.5Humbatli7Afandi6.5Bakhishova6Jafarova5.5Mastiyeva5.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

WCM Mehriban Ahmadli never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Mehriban Ahmadli beat Khanimzar Humbatli (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WCM Mehriban Ahmadli 7 wins (R1–R7)Khanimzar Humbatli 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WCMMehriban Ahmadli	*	1	1	—
2Khanimzar Humbatli	0	*	0	1
3Sadagul Afandi	0	1	*	—
4Esra Bakhishova	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ahmadli, MehribanWCM	1760	AZE	+18B	+13N	+17B	+2N	+6B	+5N	+3B	=7N	+9B	8.5	45.0	49.5	46.75	1961	+56.4
2	Humbatli, Khanimzar	1613	AZE	+29B	+21N	+4B	−1B	+10N	−3N	+5B	+11B	+8N	7.0	47.0	50.0	35.00	1722	+42.0
3	Afandi, Sadagul	1777	AZE	+24N	=16B	+11N	=10B	+12N	+2B	−1N	=8B	+7N	6.5	47.0	51.0	34.75	1729	-12.0
4	Bakhishova, Esra	1520	AZE	+25N	+15B	−2N	+24B	−5N	=9N	+16B	=14N	+13B	6.0	41.5	45.5	27.75	1538	+8.0
5	Aliyeva, Fatima	1438	AZE	−8N	+25B	+15N	+17N	+4B	−1B	−2N	+21B	=11N	5.5	46.0	50.0	26.25	1606	+53.2
6	Mastiyeva, Mehin	1519	AZE	+31N	=11B	+16N	+7B	−1N	+10B	−8N	−9B	+14B	5.5	45.5	48.0	25.75	1630	+42.0
7	Mammadova, Maryam	1522	AZE	+33N	−9B	+20B	−6N	+18B	+12N	+10N	=1B	−3B	5.5	45.0	46.0	24.25	1558	+11.6
8	Suleymanli, Naiba	0	AZE	+5B	−14N	−12B	+25N	+19B	+13N	+6B	=3N	−2B	5.5	44.0	48.0	27.75	1545	0.0
9	Karimli, Angelina	1426	AZE	+19B	+7N	−10N	−16B	+20N	=4B	+23B	+6N	−1N	5.5	44.0	48.0	26.50	1550	0.0
10	Jafarova, Bahar	1525	AZE	+22B	+12N	+9B	=3N	−2B	−6N	−7B	+23N	+17B	5.5	43.5	47.5	26.25	1579	+22.8
11	Mehtiyeva, Alsu	1427	AZE	+26B	=6N	−3B	+23N	+13B	+17N	=14B	−2N	=5B	5.5	43.0	47.0	25.50	1578	+63.6
12	Guliyeva, Seljan	1484	AZE	+27N	−10B	+8N	+14N	−3B	−7B	+22N	−13N	+16B	5.0	41.5	45.5	23.00	1430	-18.4
13	Zulfugarli, Sakina	1473	AZE	+30N	−1B	+29N	+22B	−11N	−8B	+20N	+12B	−4N	5.0	41.5	44.5	19.00	1355	-25.2
14	Piriyeva, Narin	1511	AZE	−20N	+8B	+18N	−12B	+16N	+21B	=11N	=4B	−6N	5.0	40.5	44.5	24.25	1535	+9.6
15	Rzayeva, Khanim	0	AZE	+23B	−4N	−5B	+28N	−21N	−20B	+30N	+24N	+22B	5.0	35.0	38.0	18.50	1402	0.0
16	Seyidli, Khadija	1524	AZE	+34B	=3N	−6B	+9N	−14B	+22N	−4N	+18B	−12N	4.5	42.0	43.0	18.25	1420	-42.8
17	Nuriyeva, Maryam	1471	AZE	+28B	+20N	−1N	−5B	+29N	−11B	=18N	+19B	−10N	4.5	41.5	44.5	17.25	1147	-70.8
18	Sadigli, Nuray	1417	AZE	−1N	+30B	−14B	+27N	−7N	+29B	=17B	−16N	+28B	4.5	38.5	41.5	15.75	1192	-44.8
19	FIDE 13458485	0	—	−9N	+33B	=28N	−21B	−8N	+31B	+29N	−17N	+20B	4.5	32.5	33.5	12.25	667	0.0
20	Abdullayeva, Banu	0	AZE	+14B	−17B	−7N	+30N	−9B	+15N	−13B	+28N	−19N	4.0	38.5	41.5	16.50	1241	0.0
21	Hajizade, Cansu	1503	AZE	+32B	−2B	−22N	+19N	+15B	−14N	=28B	−5N	=23B	4.0	38.5	41.0	15.75	1188	-58.8
22	Bayramli, Aliya	0	AZE	−10N	+27B	+21B	−13N	+24N	−16B	−12B	+26N	−15N	4.0	37.0	41.0	16.00	1365	0.0
23	Aghayeva, Melekhanim	1477	AZE	−15N	=28B	+31N	−11B	+25N	+24B	−9N	−10B	=21N	4.0	37.0	39.5	14.25	1313	-44.0
24	Gahramanova, Gulsum	1430	AZE	−3B	+34N	+26B	−4N	−22B	−23N	+27N	−15B	+31B	4.0	36.0	37.0	11.50	791	-36.8
25	FIDE 13464418	0	—	−4B	−5N	+32N	−8B	−23B	+34N	−26B	+31N	+30B	4.0	33.0	34.0	9.00	678	0.0
26	FIDE 13496069	0	—	−11N	+31B	−24N	−29B	−28B	+33N	+25N	−22B	+32B	4.0	29.0	30.0	10.00	629	0.0
27	FIDE 13480901	0	—	−12B	−22N	+34B	−18B	+30N	−28N	−24B	+32N	+33B	4.0	27.5	28.5	7.50	644	0.0
28	FIDE 13447939	0	—	−17N	=23N	=19B	−15B	+26N	+27B	=21N	−20B	−18N	3.5	34.5	38.5	14.25	1274	0.0
29	FIDE 13487884	0	—	−2N	+32B	−13B	+26N	−17B	−18N	−19B	−33N	+34B	3.0	33.0	34.0	7.50	694	0.0
30	FIDE 13495321	0	—	−13B	−18N	+33N	−20B	−27B	+32N	−15B	+34B	−25N	3.0	30.0	31.0	4.50	645	0.0
31	FIDE 13495682	0	—	−6B	−26N	−23B	+34N	=32B	−19N	+33B	−25B	−24N	2.5	29.5	30.5	3.25	675	0.0
32	FIDE 13495534	0	—	−21N	−29N	−25B	+33B	=31N	−30B	+34N	−27B	−26N	2.5	25.5	26.5	3.25	703	0.0
33	FIDE 13496336	0	—	−7B	−19N	−30B	−32N	−34B	−26B	−31N	+29B	−27N	1.0	29.0	30.0	3.00	722	0.0
34	FIDE 13496042	0	—	−16N	−24B	−27N	−31B	+33N	−25B	−32B	−30N	−29N	1.0	27.5	28.5	1.00	677	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mehtiyeva, AlsuAZE
+63.6
5.5 pts · #6
2Ahmadli, MehribanWCMAZE
+56.4
8.5 pts · #1
3Aliyeva, FatimaAZE
+53.2
5.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Nuriyeva, MaryamAZE
-70.8
4.5 pts · #22
2Hajizade, CansuAZE
-58.8
4.0 pts · #21
3Sadigli, NurayAZE
-44.8
4.5 pts · #23