Fuad Jafarov Memorial - 2026, Master B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 May 2026 to 12 May 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2319, and top seed was Konstantine Shanava (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2446).
Taimaz Temirbekov ( FID, FM, 2326) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Konstantine Shanava (6.5) and Tunar Davudov (6.0). Temirbekov won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Allahverdi Hamidov (FM, 2239) beat Maxim Novik (GM, 2375), a +136-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Taimaz Temirbekov led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Taimaz Temirbekov never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
FM Taimaz Temirbekov opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Konstantine Shanava); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Taimaz Temirbekov drew with GM Konstantine Shanava (Black).
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 | FMTemirbekov, Taimaz | 2326 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 31.50 | 37.0 | +68.2 | 2669 |
| 2 | 🇬🇪GMShanava, Konstantine | 2446 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.75 | 38.5 | +3.2 | 2471 |
| 3 | 🇦🇿FMDavudov, Tunar | 2379 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.50 | 39.0 | +13.8 | 2438 |
| 4 | FMGadzhiev, Ruslan | 2312 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.75 | 40.5 | +2.0 | 2320 |
| 5 | 🇦🇿FMHamidov, Allahverdi | 2239 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 15.75 | 40.5 | +21.6 | 2328 |
| 7 | 🇦🇿FMUghuzov, Ravan | 2276 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 15.50 | 41.0 | +1.8 | 2281 |
| 6 | 🇱🇹GMNovik, Maxim | 2375 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 41.0 | -12.6 | 2270 |
| 8 | 🇦🇿FMGarakhanov, Shamsi | 2316 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 13.25 | 41.5 | -19.4 | 2240 |
| 9 | FMKishiev, Famil | 2303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 10.50 | 42.0 | -25.8 | 2196 |
| 10 | 🇦🇿GMGuliev, Sarhan | 2220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 3.50 | 44.0 | -21.7 | 1979 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Temirbekov, TaimazFMFID+68.28.0 pts · #1
- 2Hamidov, AllahverdiFMAZE+21.64.5 pts · #5
- 3Davudov, TunarFMAZE+13.86.0 pts · #3
- 1Kishiev, FamilFMFID-25.83.0 pts · #9
- 2Guliev, SarhanGMAZE-21.71.0 pts · #10
- 3Garakhanov, ShamsiFMAZE-19.43.5 pts · #8
- R3+136 Elo gap
- R6+130 Elo gap