Fuby Academy Norm Chess Tournament - Series 3 - Cat-A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 20 May 2026 in Istanbul - Kumburgaz, Turkey. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2388, and top seed was Sanan Sjugirov (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2565).
Rahman Mohammad Fahad (🇧🇩 BAN, IM, 2424) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Arshia Mohammadian sechani (6.5) and Sanan Sjugirov (6.5). Mohammad Fahad shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Gaioz Nigalidze (IM, 2351) beat Sanan Sjugirov (GM, 2565), a +214-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Rahman Mohammad Fahad led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad drew with FM Arshia Mohammadian sechani (Black).
FM Arshia Mohammadian sechani won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇧🇩IMMohammad Fahad, Rahman | 2424 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 28.00 | 38.0 | +20.3 | 2604 |
| 2 | 🇮🇷FMMohammadian sechani, Arshia | 2337 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 25.50 | 38.5 | +53.2 | 2560 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺GMSjugirov, Sanan | 2565 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.00 | 38.5 | -2.1 | 2534 |
| 4 | 🇬🇪GMQuparadze, Giga | 2495 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.50 | 39.5 | -3.9 | 2456 |
| 6 | 🇬🇪IMNigalidze, Gaioz | 2351 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.00 | 40.0 | +9.7 | 2435 |
| 5 | 🇮🇷IMPour Agha Bala, Amirreza | 2453 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.25 | 40.0 | -3.6 | 2424 |
| 7 | 🇬🇪GMShanava, Konstantine | 2446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 10.50 | 42.0 | -22.6 | 2256 |
| 8 | 🇵🇱IMChylewski, Patryk | 2304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 8.25 | 42.0 | -4.0 | 2272 |
| 9 | 🇵🇱FMKokoszczynski, Jan | 2245 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0 | 9.00 | 43.0 | -13.8 | 2184 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷CMAkkara, Omer | 2259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 5.00 | 43.5 | -35.1 | 2129 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mohammadian sechani, ArshiaFMIRI+53.26.5 pts · #2
- 2Mohammad Fahad, RahmanIMBAN+20.37.0 pts · #1
- 3Nigalidze, GaiozIMGEO+9.75.0 pts · #6
- 1Akkara, OmerCMTUR-35.11.5 pts · #10
- 2Shanava, KonstantineGMGEO-22.63.0 pts · #7
- 3Kokoszczynski, JanFMPOL-13.82.0 pts · #9
- R5+214 Elo gap
- R4+142 Elo gap
- R3+109 Elo gap