Tournament dedicated to Salvation day
71 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2026 to 13 Jun 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Top 10 Elo average was 1546, and top seed was Rustam Khanmatov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1601).
Jamil Baghirzade (🇦🇿 AZE, 1537) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mehin Mastiyeva (7.0) and Yasin Samadli (7.0). Baghirzade shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Vugar Alizada (1419) beat Rustam Khanmatov (1601), a +182-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsJamil Baghirzade led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Mehin Mastiyeva takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
Jamil Baghirzade drew with Yasin Samadli (White).
Yasin Samadli 3 wins (R1–R3)Mehin Mastiyeva 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jamil Baghirzade | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Yasin Samadli | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Mehin Mastiyeva | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Fateh Gasimzada | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baghirzade, Jamil | 1537 | AZE | +47B | =30N | +11B | +20N | =2N | +21B | =3B | +15N | +9B | 7.5 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 40.25 | 1731 | +47.2 |
| 2 | Mastiyeva, Mehin | 1554 | AZE | +40B | +10N | +31B | =21N | =1B | +12N | +9B | =3N | =4B | 7.0 | 49.0 | 53.0 | 39.75 | 1650 | +36.8 |
| 3 | Samadli, Yasin | 1552 | AZE | +27N | +24B | +37N | =13B | +14N | =4B | =1N | =2B | +16N | 7.0 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 38.50 | 1663 | +42.4 |
| 4 | Gasimzada, Fateh | 1558 | AZE | +68N | =20B | +52N | =5B | +30N | =3N | +8B | +6B | =2N | 7.0 | 46.5 | 47.5 | 34.50 | 1630 | +26.8 |
| 5 | Shahmaliyev, Faig | 1441 | AZE | +18B | =35B | +22N | =4N | +28B | −9N | +29B | +12N | +10B | 7.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 37.00 | 1586 | +40.0 |
| 6 | Gafarov, Rafael | 1455 | AZE | =14N | =48B | =46N | +63B | +22N | +7B | +10B | −4N | +23B | 6.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 30.75 | 1663 | +43.2 |
| 7 | Ahmadov, Omar | 1401 | AZE | +67N | +50B | =23B | −28N | +29B | −6N | +18B | +36N | +15B | 6.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 26.00 | 1509 | +29.6 |
| 8 | Huseynli, Shahri | 1444 | AZE | +70N | =22B | +63N | =35B | =45N | +46B | −4N | +20B | +13N | 6.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 22.25 | 1635 | +40.8 |
| 9 | Garalova, Aylin | 1460 | AZE | +71N | +55B | −13N | +24B | +26N | +5B | −2N | +14B | −1N | 6.0 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 25.50 | 1428 | -8.8 |
| 10 | Alizada, Vugar | 1419 | AZE | +66N | −2B | +19N | +51B | +35N | +13B | −6N | +25B | −5N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 45.0 | 24.50 | 1452 | +8.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 581000103 | 0 | — | =39N | +32B | −1N | −50B | +52N | +61B | =37N | +24B | +54N | 6.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 22.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mammadsoy, Mahammad | 0 | AZE | +?N | +36B | −35N | +?B | +?N | −2B | +21N | −5B | +28N | 6.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 13.50 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ojagli, Farid | 1567 | AZE | +15B | +17N | +9B | =3N | =21B | −10N | =20B | +22N | −8B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 51.5 | 30.50 | 1458 | -41.6 |
| 14 | Khasizade, Nurana | 0 | AZE | =6B | +53N | +42B | +23N | −3B | =20N | +51B | −9N | =17B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 23.50 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ahmadov, Farid | 0 | AZE | −13N | =41B | +32N | +?N | +38B | +16B | +35N | −1B | −7N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 20.00 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Osmanli, Yusif | 1443 | AZE | −29B | =38N | +69B | +47N | +60B | −15N | +45B | +28N | −3B | 5.5 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 16.50 | 1629 | +29.6 |
| 17 | Babazada, Nofal | 1438 | AZE | +41N | −13B | +54N | −45B | −51N | +66B | +48N | +38B | =14N | 5.5 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 18.75 | 767 | -13.2 |
| 18 | FIDE 13497286 | 0 | — | −5N | +68B | −?N | +?B | +24N | =37B | −7N | +47B | +32N | 5.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 16.00 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 13499548 | 0 | — | +64B | −23N | −10B | =67N | +42B | +60N | −28B | +?N | +33B | 5.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 13.50 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Talehli, Ughur | 1433 | AZE | +56B | =4N | +25B | −1B | +57N | =14B | =13N | −8N | =22B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 22.50 | 1334 | -19.6 |
| 21 | Mehdiyev, Mayil | 1458 | AZE | +38B | +59N | +28B | =2B | =13N | −1N | −12B | −26N | +51B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 20.25 | 1548 | +19.6 |
| 22 | Sadigli, Nuray | 0 | AZE | +60B | =8N | −5B | +44N | −6B | +53N | +46N | −13B | =20N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 18.75 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Aghakishiyev, Ramiz | 1502 | AZE | +43N | +19B | =7N | −14B | −46N | +48B | =38N | +30B | −6N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 22.75 | 1235 | -28.4 |
| 24 | Muradli, Kemale | 1402 | AZE | +51B | −3N | +59B | −9N | −18B | +56N | +57B | −11N | +36B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 15.50 | 1382 | -2.8 |
| 25 | FIDE 13480626 | 0 | — | F | =?B | −20N | +53N | =36B | +31N | +43B | −10N | +26B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 18.50 | 1447 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kazimli, Nihat | 0 | AZE | −?N | +?B | +50N | +31N | −9B | −35B | +39N | +21B | −25N | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 16.50 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 581000065 | 0 | — | −3B | −56N | −66B | +?B | +62N | +67N | +50B | +29N | F | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 11.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rajabov, Heydar | 1534 | AZE | +54N | +46B | −21N | +7B | −5N | =30B | +19N | −16B | −12B | 4.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 20.75 | 1243 | -61.2 |
| 29 | FIDE 13498142 | 0 | — | +16N | −37B | +36N | +39B | −7N | +50B | −5N | −27B | =40N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 18.50 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 13460501 | 0 | — | +?N | =1B | =?N | +37B | −4B | =28N | =36B | −23N | =31B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.25 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Nurmammadli, Rahima | 1457 | AZE | +62N | +45B | −2N | −26B | +54N | −25B | =59N | =41B | =30N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 14.50 | 754 | -14.8 |
| 32 | Mikayilli, Nihad | 1463 | AZE | =69B | −11N | −15B | +59N | =67B | =47N | +53B | +51N | −18B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 11.00 | 2204 | +16.8 |
| 33 | FIDE 13488970 | 0 | — | −50N | +67B | −51N | +55B | =?N | −36N | +42B | +59B | −19N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 10.50 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Rahimli, Suad | 1450 | AZE | −55N | −43B | +70N | +71B | −48N | −54B | =40N | +52B | +64N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 2255 | +40.4 |
| 35 | Khanmatov, Rustam | 1601 | AZE | +58B | =5N | +12B | =8N | −10B | +26N | −15B | F | F | 4.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 20.75 | 1310 | -46.4 |
| 36 | Hajizada, Said | 1509 | AZE | +65B | −12N | −29B | +49N | =25N | +33B | =30N | −7B | −24N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 14.75 | 602 | -52.0 |
| 37 | Valiyev, Rashid | 1477 | AZE | +49B | +29N | −3B | −30N | +40B | =18N | =11B | F | F | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 17.75 | 752 | -16.0 |
| 38 | Imanov, Parviz | 0 | AZE | −21N | =16B | +61N | +52B | −15N | F | =23B | −17N | +44B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 14.75 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Nasirli, Emil | 1452 | AZE | =11B | =57N | +56B | −29N | −43B | +65N | −26B | −44N | +63B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 11.50 | 642 | -20.4 |
| 40 | FIDE 13499440 | 0 | — | −2N | +66B | −45N | +62B | −37N | −59B | =34B | +53N | =29B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 11.50 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 13480090 | 0 | — | −17B | =15N | −53B | =64N | +49B | +58N | =44B | =31N | −?B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 14.50 | 1252 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Zamanov, Fateh | 1472 | AZE | =63N | +61B | −14N | −46B | −19N | =52B | −33N | +55B | +58N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 11.00 | 1422 | -2.8 |
| 43 | Guliyev, Farrukh | 0 | AZE | −23B | +34N | −60B | +66N | +39N | +45B | −25N | F | F | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 13.50 | 1457 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Mammadov, Ismayil Zaur | 1442 | AZE | −45N | +71B | =47N | −22B | −61N | +64B | =41N | +39B | −38N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 9.75 | 2270 | +42.8 |
| 45 | FIDE 13446185 | 0 | — | +44B | −31N | +40B | +17N | =8B | −43N | −16N | F | F | 3.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 16.75 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Behbudov, Huseyn | 0 | AZE | +?B | −28N | =6B | +42N | +23B | −8N | −22B | F | F | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 12.25 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 13457594 | 0 | — | −1N | +?N | =44B | −16B | =?N | =32B | F | −18N | +49B | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 7.75 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 13497235 | 0 | — | =53B | =6N | −?B | +65N | +34B | −23N | −17B | F | =?N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 11.25 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Hasanov, Ammar | 0 | AZE | −37N | −?B | +68N | −36B | −41N | +55B | =52N | +66B | −47N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.00 | 1141 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Guliyev, Nihat Eldeniz | 1546 | AZE | +33B | −7N | −26B | +11N | +58B | −29N | −27N | F | F | 3.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 13.50 | 601 | -27.6 |
| 51 | FIDE 13480294 | 0 | — | −24N | F | +33B | −10N | +17B | +?B | −14N | −32B | −21N | 3.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 10.00 | 1320 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Muradli, Yaghmur | 1422 | AZE | =57B | +69N | −4B | −38N | −11B | =42N | =49B | −34N | =53B | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 7.25 | 1278 | -29.6 |
| 53 | Hasanov, Murad | 1404 | AZE | =48N | −14B | +41N | −25B | +63N | −22B | −32N | −40B | =52N | 3.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 9.25 | 1250 | -15.6 |
| 54 | FIDE 13477463 | 0 | — | −28B | +64N | −17B | +56N | −31B | +34N | F | F | −11B | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 9.50 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 581000090 | 0 | — | +34B | −9N | −58B | −33N | −65B | −49N | +62B | −42N | +70B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 7.00 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 13475568 | 0 | — | −20N | +27B | −39N | −54B | +?N | −24B | +?N | F | F | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1357 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 13485350 | 0 | — | =52N | =39B | +?N | =60N | −20B | =?B | −24N | −?B | F | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 13493078 | 0 | — | −35N | +70B | +55N | −?B | −50N | −41B | +66N | −?B | −42B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 13492438 | 0 | — | +?N | −21B | −24N | −32B | F | +40N | =31B | −33N | −?B | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.25 | 1271 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Zeynalli, Aylin | 1425 | AZE | −22N | +62B | +43N | =57B | −16N | −19B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.00 | 643 | -18.8 |
| 61 | FIDE 13488643 | 0 | — | =?B | −42N | −38B | +69N | +44B | −11N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.50 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 13498134 | 0 | — | −31B | −60N | +64B | −40N | −27B | −?B | −55N | +70N | =66B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.75 | 1252 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 13497022 | 0 | — | =42B | +?N | −8B | −6N | −53B | −?N | F | =64B | −39N | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.00 | 1276 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Mislimov, Haji | 1487 | AZE | −19N | −54B | −62N | =41B | F | −44N | +70B | =63N | −34B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 3.00 | 646 | -44.4 |
| 65 | FIDE 13497154 | 0 | — | −36N | −?B | +?N | −48B | +55N | −39B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1272 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 13491440 | 0 | — | −10B | −40N | +27N | −43B | F | −17N | −58B | −49N | =62N | 1.5 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 6.25 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Zeynalli, Shahin | 0 | AZE | −7B | −33N | F | =19B | =32N | −27B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.00 | 1239 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 13477340 | 0 | — | −4B | −18N | −49B | +70N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 13494694 | 0 | — | =32N | −52B | −16N | −61B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.25 | 1170 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 581000464 | 0 | — | −8B | −58N | −34B | −68B | −?N | F | −64N | −62B | −55N | 0.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Ibrahimov, Alihuseyn | 0 | AZE | −9B | −44N | F | −34N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Baghirzade, JamilAZE+47.27.5 pts · #9
- 2Gafarov, RafaelAZE+43.26.5 pts · #19
- 3Mammadov, Ismayil ZaurAZE+42.84.0 pts · #38
- 1Rajabov, HeydarAZE-61.24.5 pts · #46
- 2Hajizada, SaidAZE-52.04.0 pts · #71
- 3Khanmatov, RustamAZE-46.44.0 pts · #45
- R5+182 Elo gap
- R6+148 Elo gap
- R2+145 Elo gap