Tournament dedicated to the 103rd anniversary of Heydar Aliyev
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53 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 May 2026 to 19 May 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1339, and top seed was Mahammad Elshan Safarli (🇦🇿 AZE, 1651).
Mahammad Elshan Safarli (🇦🇿 AZE, 1651) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Yashar Hasanov (7.5) and Yunus Safarov (7.0). Safarli took the lead from round 7.
Location
🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
13 May 2026 → 19 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMahammad Elshan Safarli led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE17 May
Mahammad Elshan Safarli takes the sole lead (6.5/7).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mahammad Elshan Safarli beat Yashar Hasanov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Mahammad Elshan Safarli 5 wins (R4–R8)Yashar Hasanov 6 wins (R1–R6)Yunus Safarov 5 wins (R5–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mahammad Elshan Safarli | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Yashar Hasanov | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Yunus Safarov | — | — | * | — |
| 4Said Hajizada | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Safarli, Mahammad Elshan | 1651 | AZE | +13N | +12B | =9N | +20B | +5N | +11N | +2B | +8B | =6N | 8.0 | 50.0 | 55.0 | 48.75 | 2326 | +40.0 |
| 2 | Hasanov, Yashar | 1548 | AZE | +52N | +29B | +39N | +23B | +8N | +9B | −1N | +4B | =7N | 7.5 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 33.75 | 1637 | +14.0 |
| 3 | Safarov, Yunus | 0 | AZE | −?B | +?N | +29N | −11B | +?N | +?B | +14N | +12B | +8N | 7.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 21.50 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sharifov, Uzeyir | 0 | AZE | +41B | −9N | +7B | +14B | =12N | +18N | +13B | −2N | +15N | 6.5 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 34.50 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ojagli, Farid | 1570 | AZE | =7B | +33N | +49B | +15N | −1B | −24N | +19B | +18N | +16N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 29.75 | 1541 | -3.2 |
| 6 | Gasimov, Mikayil | 0 | AZE | +?B | −8N | +33B | +45N | =28N | +39B | =9N | +11B | =1B | 6.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 24.50 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Hajizada, Said | 0 | AZE | =5N | =?B | −4N | +?B | +25N | +?B | +28N | +9B | =2B | 6.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 21.50 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Alizada, Vugar | 1459 | AZE | +51N | +6B | +11N | +40B | −2B | +13N | +24B | −1N | −3B | 6.0 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 26.00 | 800 | -25.2 |
| 9 | FIDE 13478540 | 0 | — | +42N | +4B | =1B | +?N | +30B | −2N | =6B | −7N | +21B | 6.0 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 25.75 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 13494066 | 0 | — | −33B | +25N | =36B | +27N | +15B | −21N | =?B | +19N | +22B | 6.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 26.50 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Gasimzada, Aykhan | 0 | AZE | +?N | +?B | −8B | +3N | +23N | −1B | +36B | −6N | +?B | 6.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 15.50 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Behbudov, Huseyn | 0 | AZE | +?B | −1N | +48B | +38N | =4B | +?N | =21B | −3N | +?N | 6.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 11.25 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Gulusoy, Vadar | 0 | AZE | −1B | +?N | +19B | +44N | +40N | −8B | −4N | =20B | +23B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 18.50 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gulalizade, Mehman | 0 | AZE | +19B | −23N | +22B | −4N | +44B | +30N | −3B | =?N | +26B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 21.50 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 13497065 | 0 | — | +?N | =28B | +?N | −5B | −10N | +17B | +39N | +24N | −4B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 15.50 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Imanov, Parviz | 1430 | AZE | =43N | −20B | =34N | +48B | =35N | +27B | +31N | +21N | −5B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 20.50 | 770 | -12.4 |
| 17 | FIDE 13457594 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −40B | =?N | −18B | −15N | +43N | +31B | +28N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 13494929 | 0 | — | +35N | −44B | =42N | +34B | +17N | −4B | +?N | −5B | =20N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 17.50 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Khasizade, Nurana | 0 | AZE | −14N | +51B | −13N | +46B | +37N | +40B | −5N | −10B | +32N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 13.50 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Mehdiyev, Ughur | 0 | AZE | =30B | +16N | +?B | −1N | −?B | +34N | =23B | =13N | =18B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 19.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mehdiyev, Mayil | 0 | AZE | −28N | +?B | +?N | +?B | =39N | +10B | =12N | −16B | −9N | 5.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 10.75 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Dadashova, Zarina | 0 | AZE | −24N | +52B | −14N | =29B | +?N | =42B | +?N | +28B | −10N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.50 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Budayev, Alikhan | 1425 | AZE | +37N | +14B | +44N | −2N | −11B | =31B | =20N | =29B | −13N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 19.00 | 748 | -13.2 |
| 24 | FIDE 13497154 | 0 | — | +22B | =?N | −30B | +?N | +26N | +5B | −8N | −15B | F | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 16.00 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 13492438 | 0 | — | −32N | −10B | +?N | +41N | −7B | +?B | =40N | +39B | F | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 8.75 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Mahmudova, Narmin | 1425 | AZE | =49B | +50N | −?B | +43N | −24B | −35N | +42N | +27B | −14N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.75 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 13494546 | 0 | — | −39N | =?B | +46N | −10B | +43B | −16N | +?B | −26N | +?B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.00 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rustamzade, Yusif | 1446 | AZE | +21B | =15N | +45B | =30N | =6B | =36N | −7B | −22N | −17B | 4.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 17.00 | 1440 | -0.4 |
| 29 | FIDE 13498398 | 0 | — | +34N | −2N | −3B | =22N | =?B | F | +30B | =23N | =35B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 14.75 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Yusifli, Nazim | 1440 | AZE | =20N | +43B | +24N | =28B | −9N | −14B | −29N | +42B | F | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 15.00 | 1446 | +0.4 |
| 31 | Nasirli, Emil | 0 | AZE | −40B | +?B | +32N | −39B | +?N | =23N | −16B | −17N | =43B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.75 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Babayev, Mursal | 0 | AZE | +25B | −45N | −31B | −?N | =33B | +48N | =34B | +?N | −19B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1434 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 13487566 | 0 | — | +10N | −5B | −6N | −?B | =32N | +?N | =?B | =?B | =46N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 13484699 | 0 | — | −29B | +53N | =16B | −18N | +49B | −20B | =32N | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.25 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Sadigov, Mahammad Senan | 0 | AZE | −18B | =?N | =47B | +?N | =16B | +26B | −?N | F | =29N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 10.25 | 1239 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Mammadov, Ismayil Zaur | 0 | AZE | =?N | =?B | =10N | +42B | +?N | =28B | −11N | −?B | F | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1344 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 13497286 | 0 | — | −23B | +?N | −?N | +?B | −19B | =?N | +?N | =?B | F | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1299 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Rajabov, Heydar | 0 | AZE | +?B | −40N | +?B | −12B | −?N | −41N | −?B | +51N | +?B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 624 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Ahmadov, Samir | 0 | AZE | +27B | +48N | −2B | +31N | =21B | −6N | −15B | −25N | F | 3.5 | 41.5 | 43.0 | 12.50 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 13491814 | 0 | — | +31N | +38B | +17N | −8N | −13B | −19N | =25B | F | F | 3.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 15.75 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 13498738 | 0 | — | −4N | −42B | +51N | −25B | F | +38B | −?N | +44B | =?N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 13437950 | 0 | — | −9B | +41N | =18B | −36N | +?B | =22N | −26B | −30N | F | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 8.50 | 640 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Mislimov, Haji | 0 | AZE | =16B | −30N | +?B | −26B | −27N | +?N | −17B | F | =31N | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 4.75 | 1242 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 13497235 | 0 | — | +?B | +18N | −23B | −13B | −14N | −?N | +47B | −41N | F | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.00 | 625 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 13485350 | 0 | — | +?N | +32B | −28N | −6B | −?B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 13477536 | 0 | — | −?B | =?N | −27B | −19N | −?B | F | +51N | F | =33B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 13493205 | 0 | — | =?N | −?B | =35N | −?N | +?B | −?B | −44N | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1182 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 13498401 | 0 | — | +?N | −39B | −12N | −16N | =?B | −32B | −?N | F | F | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 13469932 | 0 | — | =26N | +?B | −5N | −?B | −34N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 13477048 | 0 | — | =?N | −26B | −?N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 13497138 | 0 | — | −8B | −19N | −41B | −?N | F | −?N | −46B | −38B | F | 0.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Ibrahimov, Alihuseyn | 0 | AZE | −2B | −22N | −?B | F | −?N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 13494902 | 0 | — | −?N | −34B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Safarli, Mahammad ElshanAZE+40.08.0 pts · #2
- 2Hasanov, YasharAZE+14.07.5 pts · #8
- 3Yusifli, NazimAZE+0.44.0 pts · #31
Top rating losers
- 1Alizada, VugarAZE-25.26.0 pts · #40
- 2Budayev, AlikhanAZE-13.24.5 pts · #36
- 3Imanov, ParvizAZE-12.45.5 pts · #43