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Turkic Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2026

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28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan. 22 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2384, and top seed was Khagan Ahmad (🇦🇿 AZE, IM, 2472).

Khagan Ahmad (🇦🇿 AZE, IM, 2472) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Edgar Mamedov (5.0) and Mariya Kholyavko (5.0). Ahmad won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Ruslan Momunaliev (CM, 2030) beat Timur Yonal (FM, 2346), a +316-point gap.

Location
🇰🇿Astana, Kazakhstan
Dates
14 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1 Fast Standard
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇦🇿IMKhagan Ahmad2472
Avg top 10
2,384
Participants
28
Titled players · 22
GM×1
IM×2
FM×11
CM×3
WFM×3
WCM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×8
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×4
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×4
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×4
🇹🇷Turkiye×4
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Khagan Ahmad led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
3
2
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Ahmad6Nurgaliyev5Mamedov5Kholyavko5Alizada4.5Imomkuzieva4.5
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Khagan Ahmad never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Khagan Ahmad beat IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Khagan Ahmad 6 wins (R1–R7)IM Sauat Nurgaliyev 5 wins (R2–R7)GM Edgar Mamedov 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMKhagan Ahmad*
1
——
2IMSauat Nurgaliyev
0
*——
3GMEdgar Mamedov——*—
4WFMMariya Kholyavko———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ahmad, KhaganIM2472AZE+4N+14B+25N+20B+17NF+26B6.015.015.015.003088+17.4
2Mamedov, EdgarGM2470KAZ=15N+10BF=7N+24B+23N+18B5.016.016.012.502495+2.5
3Kholyavko, MariyaWFM2202KAZ+19N−5BF+21N+13B+28N+12B5.016.016.011.502302+28.1
4Nurgaliyev, SauatIM2464KAZ−1B+26NF+14B+25N+20B+17N5.016.016.010.002563+8.1
5Imomkuzieva, NilufarkhonWFM2235UZBF+3N+21B+13N+28B−12N=19B4.516.516.511.752221+0.4
6Alizada, Pasham2252AZE+16N=11B+27N+9B+22NF−8B4.516.516.510.752385+44.0
7Zhauynbay AldiyarFM2243KAZ=18N=15B=10N=2BF+24N+23B4.017.017.09.752371+21.0
8Bozorov, JavohirFM2237UZBF+16B−11N+27B−9N+22B+6N4.017.017.09.502320+14.6
9Momunaliev, RuslanCM2030KGZ+27NF+22B−6N+8B=16N=11B4.017.017.09.252354+98.0
10Azizov, SadulloFM2291UZBF−2N=7B+24N+23B=18N+15B4.017.017.08.752363+24.8
11Kabinazar, NurmukhammedFM2322KAZ−22B=6N+8B=16NF+27B=9N3.517.517.59.752238-10.0
12Aydogan, AryaWCM1931TUR=21B−13N+28BF+19N+5B−3N3.517.517.58.002131+62.4
13Hupbyyeva, DilberWCM2049TKM+28N+12B+19N−5B−3N=21BF3.517.517.57.002112+22.0
14Talgatov, NazarFM2331KAZ+17B−1N+26B−4NF+25B=20N3.517.517.55.252369+8.2
15Garakhanov, ShamsiFM2316AZE=2B=7N=24B+23N=18BF−10N3.018.018.07.752234-11.6
16Tulendinov, DinmukhammedFM2283KAZ−6B−8NF=11B+27N=9B+22N3.018.018.05.752187-13.2
17Avsar, GedizFM2422TUR−14N+25B+20NF−1B+26N−4B3.018.018.03.502297-8.6
18Oktem, Ege TunaFM2340TUR=7B=24N=23BF=15N=10B−2N2.518.518.56.752173-25.4
19Huseynova, LalaWFM2149AZE−3B+21N−13B+28N−12BF=5N2.518.518.54.251981-52.4
20Sharshenbekov, EmirCM2077KGZ+25NF−17B−1N+26B−4N=14B2.518.518.52.752297+54.8
21Assylkhan, Asiya1999KAZ=12N−19B−5N−3BF=13N+28B2.019.019.03.501938-18.0
22Yonal, TimurFM2346TUR+11N+27B−9NF−6B−8N−16B2.019.019.03.502053-43.8
23Keneshbekov, ElimCM1998KGZ+24BF=18N−15B−10N−2B−7N1.519.519.52.252082+16.0
24Rustemov, Gurbanmyrat2059TKM−23N=18B=15N−10B−2N−7BF1.020.020.02.752002-18.8
25Ahmedov, Ali2075TKM−20B−17N−1B=26N−4B−14NF0.520.520.50.251953-25.2
26Botiraliev, AbdumajidFM2360UZBF−4B−14N=25B−20N−17B−1N0.520.520.50.251906-56.8
27Artykov, Ahmet1936TKM−9B−22N−6B−8N−16B−11NF0.021.021.00.001443-37.2
28Berdibaeva, Edisa1812KGZ−13BF−12N−19B−5N−3B−21N0.021.021.00.001290-43.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets