Baku Open - 2026, Group A

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100 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Apr 2026 to 06 May 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 99 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2571, and top seed was Daniil Dubov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2654).

Sina Movahed (🇮🇷 IRI, GM, 2575) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (6.5) and Mayank Chakraborty (6.5). Movahed shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Varvara Poliakova (WFM, 2108) beat Gediz Avsar (FM, 2422), a +314-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan

Dates

28 Apr 2026 → 06 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺GMDaniil Dubov2654

Avg top 10

2,571

Participants

100

Titled players · 99

GM×12

IM×23

FM×41

CM×6

WGM×3

WIM×7

WFM×5

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×26

FIDE (no federation)×19

🇮🇳India×19

🇷🇺Russia×13

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×8

🇮🇷Iran×4

🇹🇷Turkiye×3

🇹🇯Tajikistan×2

Top 3

🥇
GMSina Movahed
🇮🇷IRI·2575
8.0pts·2819perf+22.4
🥈
IMAjay Santhosh Parvathareddy
🇮🇳IND·2473
6.5pts·2631perf+19.6
🥉
IMMayank Chakraborty
🇮🇳IND·2508
6.5pts·2584perf+9.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Sina Movahed led from R8; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Movahed8Parvathareddy6.5Sanal6.5Chakraborty6.5Ponomariov6.5Dubov6.5— ex-leaders:Babazadaled R3, #8Abdisalimovled R5, #20

R5 · LEADER CHANGE02 May

GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Sina Movahed drew with IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (White).

R6–R9 · WIN STREAK

GM Sina Movahed won 4 in a row (R6–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMSina Movahed	*	½	—	1
2IMAjay Santhosh Parvathareddy	½	*	½	½
3GMVahap Sanal	—	½	*	—
4IMMayank Chakraborty	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Movahed, SinaGM	2575	IRI	+64B	+67N	=43B	+10N	=2B	+17N	+16B	+3B	+9N	8.0	44.5	48.5	43.00	2819	+22.4
2	Ajay Santhosh ParvathareddyIM	2473	IND	+99N	+47B	=9N	+27B	=1N	+4B	=6N	=5B	=3N	6.5	49.5	50.0	33.25	2631	+19.6
3	Mayank ChakrabortyIM	2508	IND	=49N	+42B	+65N	+20B	=28N	+18B	+9B	−1N	=2B	6.5	45.5	49.5	33.50	2584	+9.5
4	Babazada, KhazarIM	2480	AZE	+24B	+69N	+15B	−9N	+43B	−2N	=10B	+26N	+19B	6.5	45.0	49.0	33.50	2603	+14.8
5	Sanal, VahapGM	2551	TUR	=63B	+45N	+36B	=43N	=15B	+30N	+17B	=2N	=6B	6.5	43.0	47.0	33.50	2597	+6.0
6	Ponomariov, RuslanGM	2636	UKR	=79N	+76B	=12N	=73B	+46N	+23B	=2B	+16N	=5N	6.5	41.5	45.0	32.00	2565	-5.5
7	Dubov, DaniilGM	2654	RUS	=45B	+63N	=30B	=12B	+73N	=31B	+41N	=8N	+22B	6.5	41.0	44.5	31.00	2594	-4.9
8	Ilamparthi A RGM	2525	IND	=42N	+79B	=73N	+34B	−41N	+20B	+27N	=7B	+18N	6.5	40.0	43.5	31.75	2572	+6.2
9	Pranav AnandGM	2596	IND	+35B	+51N	=2B	+4B	=18N	+41B	−3N	+15N	−1B	6.0	48.0	52.5	32.00	2570	-2.5
10	Stribuk, ArtiomIM	2458	FID	+21N	+77B	=22N	−1B	=74N	+32B	=4N	=29B	+33N	6.0	44.0	47.5	29.25	2533	+9.4
11	Ibrahimli, MuradIM	2445	AZE	+38B	+62N	=19B	−17N	=32B	=42N	+45B	=13B	+29N	6.0	41.0	45.0	29.00	2530	+10.2
12	Ayush SharmaIM	2415	IND	+83N	=27B	=6B	=7N	−29N	+86B	=21N	+42B	+41N	6.0	41.0	44.0	27.25	2526	+13.1
13	Talibov, ShiroghlanIM	2482	AZE	+90B	−28N	+64B	=32N	=61B	+34N	=15B	=11N	+37B	6.0	39.5	42.0	26.75	2470	-1.2
14	Aradhya, GargIM	2429	IND	=68B	=97N	+24B	+59N	−16B	=74B	+48N	=17N	+31B	6.0	38.0	40.0	27.00	2455	+3.9
15	Davudov, TunarFM	2349	AZE	+96B	+16N	−4N	+33B	=5N	+29B	=13N	−9B	=20N	5.5	46.0	48.5	27.00	2539	+46.4
16	Ahmad, KhaganIM	2483	AZE	+56N	−15B	+47N	+75B	+14N	+28B	−1N	−6B	=21N	5.5	45.5	49.0	26.25	2479	0.0
17	Abdisalimov, AbdimalikGM	2553	UZB	+91N	+75B	=61N	+11B	+23N	−1B	−5N	=14B	=24N	5.5	45.0	47.5	25.25	2498	-5.6
18	Kaufman, DavidIM	2475	FID	+46B	+53N	=28B	+61N	=9B	−3N	+25B	=19N	−8B	5.5	44.0	48.0	26.75	2522	+6.1
19	Abasov, NijatGM	2586	AZE	+48N	+34B	=11N	=41B	=31N	=27B	+28N	=18B	−4N	5.5	42.5	47.0	27.50	2481	-10.9
20	Apoorv KambleIM	2431	IND	+50B	=37N	+39B	−3N	+35B	−8N	=42B	+64N	=15B	5.5	42.5	46.5	26.00	2430	+0.4
21	Advik Amit AgrawalFM	2274	IND	−10B	=71N	+58B	+51N	=25B	=61N	=12B	+36N	=16B	5.5	41.0	45.0	26.50	2486	+51.8
22	Iskandarov, MisratdinGM	2522	AZE	+55B	+32N	=10B	−23N	−30B	+63N	+61B	+43N	−7N	5.5	41.0	45.0	25.00	2500	-2.1
23	Manafov, VugarIM	2432	AZE	=80N	+86B	+49N	+22B	−17B	−6N	=35B	=50N	+55B	5.5	39.5	42.5	24.00	2464	+3.9
24	Hamidov, AllahverdiFM	2289	AZE	−4N	+98B	−14N	+92B	=33N	+69B	+30B	=31N	=17B	5.5	39.5	41.5	21.25	2459	+41.2
25	Shogdzhiev, RomanIM	2431	FID	=66N	+80B	−27N	+86B	=21N	+44B	−18N	=28B	+48N	5.5	37.5	40.5	22.75	2387	-4.9
26	Poormosavi, Seyed KianIM	2378	IRI	−27N	+83B	=44N	−46B	+72N	+62B	+74N	−4B	+56N	5.5	36.5	40.0	21.75	2374	-0.4
27	Mescheryakov, ArtemCM	2239	RUS	+26B	=12N	+25B	−2N	+70B	=19N	−8B	=30N	=40B	5.0	45.5	49.5	25.75	2493	+114.4
28	Suleymanli, SuleymanFM	2348	AZE	+94N	+13B	=18N	+29B	=3B	−16N	−19B	=25N	=38B	5.0	44.5	47.0	24.75	2473	+29.6
29	Shuvalova, PolinaIM	2502	FID	+100B	=36N	+40B	−28N	+12B	−15N	+67B	=10N	−11B	5.0	42.5	43.0	21.00	2416	-10.4
30	Lu, MiaoyiIM	2429	CHN	=65N	+66B	=7N	=74B	+22N	−5B	−24N	=27B	+64N	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.00	2414	-2.0
31	Anuj ShrivatriIM	2478	IND	−44N	+78B	+48N	+69B	=19B	=7N	=43B	=24B	−14N	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.00	2430	-5.1
32	Sek, KonstantinIM	2353	RUS	+87B	−22B	+77N	=13B	=11N	−10N	=46B	+52N	=35B	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.75	2392	+4.4
33	Novozhilov, SemenIM	2473	RUS	−62B	+85N	+55B	−15N	=24B	+49N	+39B	=37N	−10B	5.0	40.0	43.5	22.75	2358	-13.6
34	Ilkhomi, JaloliddinIM	2373	TJK	+93B	−19N	+50B	−8N	+68B	−13B	=56N	=46N	+63B	5.0	39.5	42.0	19.50	2403	+3.1
35	Gadzhiev, RuslanFM	2311	FID	−9N	=95B	+54N	+78B	−20N	+76B	=23N	=41B	=32N	5.0	38.0	40.5	20.25	2366	+12.2
36	Goltseva, EkaterinaFM	2349	RUS	+88N	=29B	−5N	=62B	−44N	+81B	+68N	−21B	+50B	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.50	2354	+0.4
37	Sharifov, MekhriddinFM	2259	TJK	+89N	=20B	−41N	=42B	=69N	+47B	+73N	=33B	−13N	5.0	37.5	40.0	20.00	2446	+43.8
38	Kudrin, IvanFM	2272	FID	−11N	=89B	=79N	=47B	−48N	+58B	+69N	+75B	=28N	5.0	35.5	38.0	19.75	2400	+30.6
39	Temirbekov, TaimazFM	2326	FID	+92N	=41B	−20N	=65B	=66N	+77B	−33N	=44B	+62N	5.0	35.0	37.5	18.50	2356	+6.6
40	Suslov, DmitriiFM	2328	FID	=78N	+54B	−29N	=66B	=62N	=65B	=44N	+74B	=27N	5.0	34.5	38.0	20.50	2310	-4.8
41	Nigmatov, OrtikGM	2463	UZB	+85B	=39N	+37B	=19N	+8B	−9N	−7B	=35N	−12B	4.5	45.5	49.0	22.75	2439	-2.6
42	Kishiev, FamilFM	2303	FID	=8B	−3N	+57B	=37N	+59B	=11B	=20N	−12N	=51B	4.5	44.5	49.0	22.75	2365	+14.4
43	Mousavi, Seyed KhalilGM	2472	IRI	+72N	+44B	=1N	=5B	−4N	+75B	=31N	−22B	F	4.5	43.5	43.5	21.75	2485	+2.0
44	Talgatov, NazarFM	2286	KAZ	+31B	−43N	=26B	=70N	+36B	−25N	=40B	=39N	=45B	4.5	40.0	44.0	22.00	2395	+26.2
45	Aarav SinhaFM	2315	IND	=7N	−5B	−52N	+88B	+78N	+54B	−11N	=62B	=44N	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.50	2325	+0.8
46	Bozorov, JavohirFM	2283	UZB	−18N	=92B	+88N	+26N	−6B	=53B	=32N	=34B	=47N	4.5	39.5	42.0	19.25	2347	+13.8
47	Rustamov, RustamFM	2320	AZE	+59B	−2N	−16B	=38N	+97B	−37N	+77B	=57N	=46B	4.5	39.0	41.0	17.00	2287	-8.0
48	Jaiveer MahendruFM	2311	IND	−19B	+93N	−31B	=82N	+38B	+52N	−14B	+76N	−25B	4.5	38.5	41.0	17.25	2319	+1.2
49	Kleimenov, NikolayFM	2301	FID	=3B	+70N	−23B	=52N	=67B	−33B	−78N	+77N	+76B	4.5	36.5	40.0	18.50	2328	+6.6
50	Allahverdiyeva, AyanWIM	2267	AZE	−20N	+84B	−34N	+79B	−75N	+89B	+53N	=23B	−36N	4.5	36.0	38.5	16.75	2380	+27.4
51	Krishnan, RitvikFM	2375	IND	+95N	−9B	=62N	−21B	=81N	=57B	=66N	+78B	=42N	4.5	35.5	38.0	16.25	2279	-23.0
52	Guliev, LogmanIM	2238	AZE	−61N	=60N	+45B	=49B	=53N	−48B	+90N	−32B	+73N	4.5	35.0	37.5	17.25	2333	+11.8
53	Kuderinov, KirillIM	2327	KAZ	+82B	−18B	=76N	=68N	=52B	=46N	−50B	+87N	=57B	4.5	34.5	37.5	17.00	2234	-10.8
54	Maletina, TatianaWIM	2196	RUS	=58B	−40N	−35B	+100N	+60B	−45N	=63B	=73B	+75N	4.5	34.5	35.0	14.50	2333	+33.0
55	Garakhanov, ShamsiFM	2302	AZE	−22N	+87B	−33N	+94B	=77N	=73B	=75N	+61B	−23N	4.5	33.5	36.0	14.75	2345	+10.2
56	Vasilkov, NikolayFM	2300	FID	−16B	=96N	=82B	=97N	=57B	+87N	=34B	+67N	−26B	4.5	33.5	35.5	15.75	2275	-6.0
57	Lyutsinger, IrenFM	2216	FID	−75N	=91B	−42N	+99B	=56N	=51N	+60B	=47B	=53N	4.5	33.0	33.5	15.25	2321	+25.8
58	Omonova, UmidaWGM	2358	UZB	=54N	−65B	−21N	=83N	=82B	−38N	+94B	+86B	+74N	4.5	32.5	35.0	14.75	2227	-31.2
59	Poliakova, VarvaraWFM	2108	FID	−47N	+72B	+89N	−14B	−42N	−84N	+91B	+79B	=70N	4.5	32.5	35.0	14.50	2363	+55.0
60	Umarov, BekhruzFM	2317	UZB	−76N	=52B	−66N	+93B	−54N	+97B	−57N	+81B	+78N	4.5	30.5	32.5	13.75	2201	-27.6
61	Sahib SinghIM	2376	IND	+52B	+74N	=17B	−18B	=13N	=21B	−22N	−55N	=68B	4.0	41.0	44.5	18.50	2330	-5.4
62	Melnikov, FedorFM	2278	FID	+33N	−11B	=51B	=36N	=40B	−26N	+70B	=45N	−39B	4.0	40.5	44.5	18.50	2343	+15.8
63	Orujov, FaridFM	2304	AZE	=5N	−7B	+95N	=76B	=65N	−22B	=54N	+66B	−34N	4.0	39.5	42.0	15.75	2306	-1.2
64	Aarit KapilFM	2304	IND	−1N	+81B	−13N	−77B	+80N	+82B	+65N	−20B	−30B	4.0	39.0	42.5	14.50	2294	-2.8
65	Petukhov, DmitriyCM	2262	RUS	=30B	+58N	−3B	=39N	=63B	=40N	−64B	=84N	=67B	4.0	38.0	41.5	17.75	2328	+32.0
66	Karimova, GuldonaWIM	2267	UZB	=25B	−30N	+60B	=40N	=39B	−67N	=51B	−63N	+90N	4.0	37.5	40.0	17.00	2310	+10.8
67	Aslanov, UmidFM	2368	AZE	+81N	−1B	−74N	+80B	=49N	+66B	−29N	−56B	=65N	4.0	37.0	40.5	15.25	2284	-20.2
68	Fedosov, AlexanderFM	2263	FID	=14N	−73B	+91N	=53B	−34N	+71N	−36B	=72B	=61N	4.0	36.0	38.5	15.75	2318	+13.8
69	Plotnikov, BorisFM	2330	RUS	+98B	−4B	+94N	−31N	=37B	−24N	−38B	=83N	+87B	4.0	36.0	38.0	11.75	2229	-24.0
70	Guliyev, NamigGM	2481	AZE	=86N	−49B	+99N	=44B	−27N	=90B	−62N	+80B	=59B	4.0	31.5	32.0	11.25	2218	-29.7
71	Valiyev, ShahinFM	2408	AZE	−77N	=21B	=80N	=81B	=76N	−68B	=82N	+90B	=72N	4.0	31.0	33.5	14.25	2185	-25.6
72	Zeynalli, RashadFM	2278	AZE	−43B	−59N	=93B	+96N	−26B	+98N	=84B	=68N	=71B	4.0	31.0	33.0	11.50	2238	-9.0
73	Kornienko, KonstantinFM	2403	RUS	=97B	+68N	=8B	=6N	−7B	=55N	−37B	=54N	−52B	3.5	42.0	44.0	16.00	2288	-14.6
74	Baturin-Vinogradov, MiroslavCM	2249	FID	+84N	−61B	+67B	=30N	=10B	=14N	−26B	−40N	−58B	3.5	40.0	43.5	16.00	2313	+27.4
75	Lisenkov, SvyatoslavFM	2363	FID	+57B	−17N	+97B	−16N	+50B	−43N	=55B	−38N	−54B	3.5	38.5	40.5	13.25	2253	-27.2
76	Shubenkova, VeronikaWFM	2085	FID	+60B	−6N	=53B	=63N	=71B	−35N	+86N	−48B	−49N	3.5	37.5	40.5	13.75	2260	+35.8
77	Tarasenka, AliaksandraWIM	2245	BLR	+71B	−10N	−32B	+64N	=55B	−39N	−47N	−49B	+94N	3.5	37.5	40.0	12.75	2242	-1.4
78	Ismayil, MalakWIM	2122	AZE	=40B	−31N	+100B	−35N	−45B	+85N	+49B	−51N	−60B	3.5	36.5	37.0	11.00	2253	+27.6
79	Fedorov, Artem AlekFM	2315	RUS	=6B	−8N	=38B	−50N	−87B	+93N	+95B	−59N	=83B	3.5	36.0	38.5	12.50	2217	-25.8
80	Biyiksiz, Ali BatuhanCM	2268	TUR	=23B	−25N	=71B	−67N	−64B	=94N	+93B	−70N	+96B	3.5	32.0	34.5	11.00	2244	-12.2
81	Mamedjarova, TurkanWGM	2222	AZE	−67B	−64N	+90B	=71N	=51B	−36N	=85B	−60N	+89N	3.5	32.0	34.5	11.00	2266	+9.8
82	Goriachkina, Oksana	2122	FID	−53N	=99B	=56N	=48B	=58N	−64N	=71B	=89B	=85N	3.5	32.0	32.5	12.00	2252	+55.6
83	Delavari, BehnoodCM	2250	IRI	−12B	−26N	=98N	=58B	−89N	=92B	+97N	=69B	=79N	3.5	30.5	32.5	10.25	2220	-15.6
84	Bardyk, ArtemFM	2411	RUS	−74B	−50N	=92N	+95B	−86N	+59B	=72N	=65B	F	3.5	28.5	28.5	12.25	2182	-23.8
85	Ughuzov, RavanFM	2276	AZE	−41N	−33B	=87N	=89B	=91N	−78B	=81N	+95N	=82B	3.5	28.0	30.5	10.00	2200	-19.8
86	Levchenko, LeonidFM	2292	RUS	=70B	−23N	+96B	−25N	+84B	−12N	−76B	−58N	=88N	3.0	35.5	38.0	9.50	2198	-22.4
87	Abdinova, NarminWIM	2159	AZE	−32N	−55N	=85B	=91B	+79N	−56B	+89N	−53B	−69N	3.0	32.0	34.5	9.00	2200	+18.4
88	Sherali PattnaikFM	2153	IND	−36B	=100N	−46B	−45N	−98N	=96B	+92N	=91N	=86B	3.0	26.5	27.0	6.75	2122	-7.6
89	Avsar, GedizFM	2422	TUR	−37B	=38N	−59B	=85N	+83B	−50N	−87B	=82N	−81B	2.5	33.0	36.0	9.50	2049	-43.5
90	Arshiya DasFM	2296	IND	−13N	−94B	−81N	+98B	+92N	=70N	−52B	−71N	−66B	2.5	31.0	33.0	6.50	2108	-45.4
91	Arnav AgrawalFM	2304	IND	−17B	=57N	−68B	=87N	=85B	=95N	−59N	=88B	F	2.5	30.5	30.5	8.25	2104	-43.0
92	Malikova, MarjonaWIM	2110	UZB	−39B	=46N	=84B	−24N	−90B	=83N	−88B	=93N	=95B	2.5	30.0	32.5	8.25	2108	-1.8
93	Khalilova, MadinabonuWCM	2226	UZB	−34N	−48B	=72N	−60N	+96B	−79B	−80N	=92B	=98B	2.5	30.0	32.0	6.75	2083	-34.4
94	Huseynova, LalaWFM	2130	AZE	−28B	+90N	−69B	−55N	−95B	=80B	−58N	+98N	−77B	2.5	30.0	32.0	6.25	2113	-9.2
95	Sneha HalderWFM	2232	IND	−51B	=35N	−63B	−84N	+94N	=91B	−79N	−85B	=92N	2.5	29.0	31.5	7.50	2116	-56.4
96	Aghaverdiyeva, MaryamWFM	2137	AZE	−15N	=56B	−86N	−72B	−93N	=88N	+98B	=97B	−80N	2.5	28.0	30.0	6.75	2082	-26.4
97	Javadov, HabilCM	2240	AZE	=73N	=14B	−75N	=56B	−47N	−60N	−83B	=96N	F	2.0	32.5	32.5	8.25	2122	-23.8
98	Anishka VikramWCM	2129	IND	−69N	−24N	=83B	−90N	+88B	−72B	−96N	−94B	=93N	2.0	27.5	30.0	6.00	2012	-25.6
99	Kazmin, SemenFM	2281	RUS	−2B	=82N	−70B	−57N	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	18.5	18.5	1.75	2001	-25.8
100	Xu, YuanyuanWGM	2300	CHN	−29N	=88B	−78N	−54B	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	16.0	16.0	1.50	1921	-18.1

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mescheryakov, ArtemCMRUS
+114.4
5.0 pts · #32
2Goriachkina, OksanaFID
+55.6
3.5 pts · #84
3Poliakova, VarvaraWFMFID
+55.0
4.5 pts · #49

Top rating losers

1Sneha HalderWFMIND
-56.4
2.5 pts · #94
2Arshiya DasFMIND
-45.4
2.5 pts · #90
3Avsar, GedizFMTUR
-43.5
2.5 pts · #96

Biggest upsets

R3+314 Elo gap
WFMPoliakova, Varvara2108 beat FMAvsar, Gediz2422
R7+263 Elo gap
WIMAbdinova, Narmin2159 beat FMAvsar, Gediz2422
R5+242 Elo gap
CMMescheryakov, Artem2239 beat GMGuliyev, Namig2481