Team Tournament Dedicated to Independence Day
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8 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 May 2026 to 30 May 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2092, and top seed was Pasham Alizada (🇦🇿 AZE, 2252).
Suat Ibrahimli (🇦🇿 AZE, 2129) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Mahammad Baghirov (5.0) and Ahmed Huseynov (3.5). Ibrahimli won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Mahammad Baghirov (2057) beat Pasham Alizada (2252), a +195-point gap.
Location
🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
26 May 2026 → 30 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Team · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
WGM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×7
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ibrahimli, Suat | 🇦🇿AZE | 2129 | 5.5 | 2091 | 2492 | +87.6 |
| 2 | Baghirov, Mahammad | 🇦🇿AZE | 2057 | 5.0 | 2091 | 2364 | +90.8 |
| 3 | Huseynov, Ahmed | 🇦🇿AZE | 2104 | 3.5 | 2094 | 2151 | +16.0 |
| 4 | Gurbanov, Amin Novruz | 🇦🇿AZE | 2067 | 3.0 | 2094 | 2094 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Isbatov, Kanan | 🇦🇿AZE | 2114 | 2.5 | 2061 | 2004 | -37.6 |
| 6 | Alizada, Pasham | 🇦🇿AZE | 2252 | 2.0 | 2061 | 1936 | -98.8 |
| 7 | Shirinov, Yashar | 🇦🇿AZE | 1997 | 1.5 | 2121 | 1928 | -20.8 |
| 8 | WGMRouda Essa, Alserkal | 🇦🇪UAE | 2013 | 1.0 | 2121 | 1848 | -45.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Baghirov, MahammadAZE+90.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Ibrahimli, SuatAZE+87.65.5 pts · #1
- 3Huseynov, AhmedAZE+16.03.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Alizada, PashamAZE-98.82.0 pts · #6
- 2Rouda Essa, AlserkalWGMUAE-45.61.0 pts · #8
- 3Isbatov, KananAZE-37.62.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R4+195 Elo gap
- R2+185 Elo gap
- R5+148 Elo gap