Azerbaijan Chess Championship-2026, G14

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36 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 1714, and top seed was Zahra Allahverdi (🇦🇿 AZE, 1962).

Zahra Allahverdi (🇦🇿 AZE, 1962) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Asnad Bakhshizada (6.5) and Leyla Mirzaliyeva (6.5). Allahverdi won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Nihal Heydarli (1538) beat Leyla Mirzaliyeva (WCM, 1762), a +224-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

🇦🇿Zahra Allahverdi1962

Avg top 10

1,714

Participants

Titled players · 1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×26

Top 3

🥇
Zahra Allahverdi
🇦🇿AZE·1962
8.5pts·2089perf+34.8
🥈
Asnad Bakhshizada
🇦🇿AZE·1870
6.5pts·1791perf-18.4
🥉
WCMLeyla Mirzaliyeva
🇦🇿AZE·1762
6.5pts·1775perf+13.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Zahra Allahverdi led from R7; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Allahverdi8.5Mirzaliyeva6.5Bakhshizada6.5Mirzaliyeva6.5Hasanli6Rahmanova5.5

R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

Zahra Allahverdi never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Zahra Allahverdi beat Fatima Eldar Mirzaliyeva (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Zahra Allahverdi 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Fatima Eldar Mirzaliyeva 3 wins (R1–R3)Asnad Bakhshizada 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Zahra Allahverdi	*	1	½	1
2Fatima Eldar Mirzaliyeva	0	*	0	—
3Asnad Bakhshizada	½	1	*	0
4WCMLeyla Mirzaliyeva	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Allahverdi, Zahra	1962	AZE	+8N	+12B	+3N	=2B	+18N	+6B	+4N	+5B	+7N	8.5	47.0	51.5	48.25	2089	+34.8
2	Bakhshizada, Asnad	1870	AZE	+28B	+15N	+13B	=1N	+4B	+8N	=7B	=6N	−3B	6.5	48.0	51.5	35.25	1791	-18.4
3	Mirzaliyeva, LeylaWCM	1762	AZE	+14B	+5N	−1B	−6N	+13B	+22N	+10B	=7N	+2N	6.5	47.5	51.5	34.75	1775	+13.6
4	Mirzaliyeva, Fatima Eldar	1794	AZE	+25N	+10B	+11N	=9B	−2N	+18B	−1B	+22N	+6B	6.5	45.5	49.0	31.25	1815	+18.0
5	Hasanli, Narmin	1485	AZE	+33N	−3B	+23N	−16B	+20N	+25B	+9B	−1N	+14B	6.0	42.5	44.5	24.50	1633	+40.8
6	Heydarli, Nihal	1538	AZE	+23N	−11B	+29N	+3B	+16N	−1N	+15B	=2B	−4N	5.5	47.5	50.5	26.75	1747	+69.2
7	Maharramli, Nargiz	1540	AZE	=17B	+27N	−22B	+21N	+26B	+9N	=2N	=3B	−1B	5.5	44.0	47.5	26.00	1752	+72.8
8	Hasanbayova, Amina	1472	AZE	−1B	+30N	+24B	+12N	+11N	−2B	−18N	=9B	+21N	5.5	44.0	47.0	24.75	1644	+43.2
9	Humbatli, Leyla	1707	AZE	+19N	=18B	+26N	=4N	+10B	−7B	−5N	=8N	+15B	5.5	43.0	46.5	26.75	1595	-43.6
10	Baghirova, Duyghu	1542	AZE	+32B	−4N	+20B	+15N	−9N	+16B	−3N	=12B	+19N	5.5	42.5	45.5	24.50	1613	+19.6
11	Rahmanova, Nargiz	1674	AZE	+34B	+6N	−4B	+13N	−8B	−15N	=14B	+25N	+18B	5.5	40.5	42.5	23.00	1574	-38.8
12	Aliyeva, Ayla	1566	AZE	+30B	−1N	=14B	−8B	+21N	+26N	=22B	=10N	=13B	5.0	41.5	44.5	20.75	1521	-22.8
13	Hajizada, Hurrijan	1501	AZE	+35N	+16B	−2N	−11B	−3N	+29B	=19N	+20B	=12N	5.0	40.5	42.5	19.25	1546	+7.2
14	Karimova, Aynishan	1424	AZE	−3N	+33B	=12N	+19B	−22B	+27N	=11N	+16B	−5N	5.0	40.0	42.0	20.25	1557	+44.4
15	Mammadli, Nuray	1588	AZE	+36N	−2B	+25N	−10B	+28N	+11B	−6N	+18B	−9N	5.0	40.0	42.0	19.00	1589	-1.2
16	Alizada, Rugayya	1604	AZE	+20B	−13N	+28B	+5N	−6B	−10N	+27B	−14N	+22B	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.50	1512	-40.0
17	FIDE 13484087	0	—	=7N	+29B	−18N	−26B	=19N	−20B	+24N	+23B	+27N	5.0	34.0	37.0	19.50	1432	0.0
18	Farziyeva, Yasaman	1516	AZE	+21B	=9N	+17B	+22N	−1B	−4N	+8B	−15N	−11N	4.5	46.0	50.0	21.75	1579	+15.6
19	Abusheva, Daniz	0	AZE	−9B	=21N	+34B	−14N	=17B	+24N	=13B	+30N	−10B	4.5	37.5	39.5	16.25	1222	0.0
20	Asgarli, Nuray	0	AZE	−16N	+35B	−10N	+29B	−5B	+17N	=28B	−13N	+25B	4.5	36.5	38.5	15.25	1307	0.0
21	Novruzlu, Daniz	0	AZE	−18N	=19B	+31N	−7B	−12B	+23N	+36B	+28N	−8B	4.5	35.5	37.5	14.75	1268	0.0
22	Zamanli, Ayla	1616	AZE	+31N	=26B	+7N	−18B	+14N	−3B	=12N	−4B	−16N	4.0	41.5	44.5	17.75	1499	-53.2
23	Mehnatli, Madina	0	AZE	−6B	+34N	−5B	−27N	+30B	−21B	+29N	−17N	+31B	4.0	33.5	35.5	11.00	721	0.0
24	FIDE 13495801	0	—	−26N	+31B	−8N	−25B	+33N	−19B	−17B	+36N	+30B	4.0	30.0	32.0	10.00	656	0.0
25	Musayeva, Guljan	1417	AZE	−4B	+32N	−15B	+24N	=27B	−5N	+26B	−11B	−20N	3.5	38.5	41.5	12.25	1401	-7.6
26	Mammadli, Jamila	1479	AZE	+24B	=22N	−9B	+17N	−7N	−12B	−25N	−27B	+34B	3.5	36.0	38.0	13.00	1164	-73.2
27	Bakirli, Sevda	1541	AZE	−29N	−7B	+33N	+23B	=25N	−14B	−16N	+26N	−17B	3.5	34.5	36.5	11.25	1344	-53.2
28	Rustamli, Inji	1448	AZE	−2N	+36B	−16N	F	−15B	+32B	=20N	−21B	+29N	3.5	33.5	35.5	10.25	880	-27.2
29	FIDE 13495569	0	—	+27B	−17N	−6B	−20N	+35B	−13N	−23B	+34N	−28B	3.0	33.0	35.0	7.50	1314	0.0
30	FIDE 13496239	0	—	−12N	−8B	−35N	+31B	−23N	+33B	+32N	−19B	−24N	3.0	31.0	33.0	8.00	719	0.0
31	FIDE 13495909	0	—	−22B	−24N	−21B	−30N	−36B	+34N	+35N	+32B	−23N	3.0	26.5	28.5	7.00	816	0.0
32	FIDE 13487302	0	—	−10N	−25B	+36N	−33B	+34B	−28N	−30B	−31N	+35B	3.0	24.5	26.5	6.00	669	0.0
33	FIDE 13491970	0	—	−5B	−14N	−27B	+32N	−24B	−30N	−34B	−35N	+36B	2.0	28.5	30.5	5.00	683	0.0
34	FIDE 13461320	0	—	−11N	−23B	−19N	+36B	−32N	−31B	+33N	−29B	−26N	2.0	28.5	30.5	4.00	777	0.0
35	FIDE 13496182	0	—	−13B	−20N	+30B	F	−29N	−36N	−31B	+33B	−32N	2.0	27.0	29.0	5.00	701	0.0
36	FIDE 13495526	0	—	−15B	−28N	−32B	−34N	+31N	+35B	−21N	−24B	−33N	2.0	27.0	29.0	5.00	718	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Maharramli, NargizAZE
+72.8
5.5 pts · #8
2Heydarli, NihalAZE
+69.2
5.5 pts · #10
3Karimova, AynishanAZE
+44.4
5.0 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Mammadli, JamilaAZE
-73.2
3.5 pts · #26
2Zamanli, AylaAZE
-53.2
4.0 pts · #14
3Bakirli, SevdaAZE
-53.2
3.5 pts · #22

Biggest upsets

R4+224 Elo gap
Heydarli, Nihal1538 beat WCMMirzaliyeva, Leyla1762
R7+222 Elo gap
Hasanli, Narmin1485 beat Humbatli, Leyla1707
R5+202 Elo gap
Hasanbayova, Amina1472 beat Rahmanova, Nargiz1674