Rating tournament of Mamedyarov's Chess Club, 2026, N1
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Apr 2026 to 23 Apr 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1729, and top seed was Aytaj Mammadova (🇦🇿 AZE, 1837).
Javad Mursalzade (🇦🇿 AZE, 1795) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Sanan Aliyev (5.0) and Ali Mammadov (5.0). Mursalzade took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Anar Abasov (1550) beat Ayyub Zakiyev (1826), a +276-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJavad Mursalzade led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Javad Mursalzade takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
Javad Mursalzade drew with Ali Mammadov (Black).
CM Sanan Aliyev won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Javad Mursalzade | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Ali Mammadov | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3CMSanan Aliyev | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Aytaj Mammadova | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mursalzade, Javad | 1795 | AZE | =7B | +13N | +4B | =3N | =5N | +2B | +6B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 22.00 | 2012 | +63.2 |
| 2 | Aliyev, SananCM | 1778 | AZE | +9N | +12B | +6N | −5B | +8N | −1N | +7B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.00 | 1751 | -2.4 |
| 3 | Mammadov, Ali | 1803 | AZE | +10N | −8B | +12N | =1B | =6N | +9B | +5N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 16.75 | 1751 | -5.0 |
| 4 | Mammadova, Aytaj | 1837 | AZE | −8N | +9B | −1N | +12B | =11N | +13B | +14N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.25 | 1698 | -17.4 |
| 5 | Tahirova, SevilWCM | 1834 | AZE | F | +11B | +8N | +2N | =1B | =7N | −3B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 15.25 | 1932 | +13.0 |
| 6 | Abasov, Anar | 1550 | AZE | =15B | +7N | −2B | +14N | =3B | +8B | −1N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 12.25 | 1746 | +24.0 |
| 7 | Baghirov, Nizami | 0 | AZE | =1N | −6B | +15N | +11B | +13N | =5B | −2N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 10.75 | 1717 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Zakiyev, Ayyub | 1826 | AZE | +4B | +3N | −5B | +13N | −2B | −6N | F | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1739 | -20.2 |
| 9 | Gafarov, Joshgun | 0 | AZE | −2B | −4N | +16B | +10B | F | −3N | +11B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 13491466 | 0 | — | −3B | +15N | −13B | −9N | −14B | +16N | +12B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Aliyev, Isa | 1712 | AZE | F | −5N | +14B | −7N | =4B | +12B | −9N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.25 | 1733 | +4.0 |
| 12 | Rafiyev, Rafi | 0 | AZE | +14B | −2N | −3B | −4N | +16B | −11N | −10N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 2.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ismayilov, Aliakbar | 1632 | AZE | +16N | −1B | +10N | −8B | −7B | −4N | F | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 1019 | -30.8 |
| 14 | Hasanov, Ramin | 1527 | AZE | −12N | +16B | −11N | −6B | +10N | F | −4B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 900 | -17.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 13486268 | 0 | — | =6N | −10B | −7B | +16N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mammadov, Raul | 0 | AZE | −13B | −14N | −9N | −15B | −12N | −10B | F | 0.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mursalzade, JavadAZE+63.25.5 pts · #1
- 2Abasov, AnarAZE+24.04.0 pts · #5
- 3Tahirova, SevilWCMAZE+13.04.0 pts · #2
- 1Ismayilov, AliakbarAZE-30.82.0 pts · #13
- 2Zakiyev, AyyubAZE-20.23.0 pts · #3
- 3Mammadova, AytajAZE-17.44.5 pts · #6
- R6+276 Elo gap