Rating Tournament Dedicated to June 15 National Salvation Day

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86 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Jun 2026 to 20 Jun 2026 in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1786, and top seed was Yasin Azimov (🇦🇿 AZE, CM, 2031).

Mirsaleh Seyidli (🇦🇿 AZE, CM, 1899) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Nasrin Babayeva (7.0) and Yasin Azimov (7.0). Seyidli won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Sarkhan Muradov (1449) beat Latif Muradli (1751), a +302-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan

Dates

16 Jun 2026 → 20 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇿CMYasin Azimov2031

Avg top 10

1,786

Participants

Titled players · 3

CM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×62

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
CMMirsaleh Seyidli
🇦🇿AZE·1899
8.0pts·2058perf+60.0
🥈
WFMNasrin Babayeva
🇦🇿AZE·1896
7.0pts·1904perf+6.2
🥉
CMYasin Azimov
🇦🇿AZE·2031
7.0pts·2059perf+10.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Mirsaleh Seyidli led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Seyidli8Azimov7Babayeva7Gasimli7Katanov6.5Sevdimaliyev6.5

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

CM Mirsaleh Seyidli never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Mirsaleh Seyidli drew with CM Yasin Azimov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Mirsaleh Seyidli 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Yasin Azimov 5 wins (R1–R6)WFM Nasrin Babayeva 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMMirsaleh Seyidli	*	½	½	—
2CMYasin Azimov	½	*	1	½
3WFMNasrin Babayeva	½	0	*	—
4Rail Gasimli	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Seyidli, MirsalehCM	1899	AZE	+27N	+51B	+13N	+9B	=2N	+5B	=3B	+7N	+8B	8.0	49.5	53.5	46.50	2058	+60.0
2	Babayeva, NasrinWFM	1896	AZE	+45B	+18N	+10B	=6N	=1B	+15N	+8B	−3N	+9B	7.0	50.5	54.5	40.25	1904	+6.2
3	Azimov, YasinCM	2031	AZE	+65B	+50N	+14B	F	+5N	+6B	=1N	+2B	=4N	7.0	47.5	50.5	40.00	2059	+10.4
4	Gasimli, Rail	1668	AZE	=64N	+39B	−31N	+33B	+43N	+32B	+18N	+6B	=3B	7.0	40.5	43.5	34.00	1794	+49.6
5	Sevdimaliyev, Adil	1741	AZE	+34B	+75N	+8B	+31N	−3B	−1N	=15B	+33N	+14B	6.5	45.5	47.5	29.75	1797	+15.0
6	Katanov, Hatam	1690	AZE	+49N	+55B	+32N	=2B	+63B	−3N	+10B	−4N	+15B	6.5	44.5	48.0	30.50	1825	+31.6
7	Muradli, Latif	1751	AZE	−31N	+80B	+65N	+22B	+19N	=18B	+13N	−1B	+12N	6.5	42.5	44.0	28.75	1727	-4.8
8	Ganbarov, Yusif	1580	AZE	+85N	+25B	−5N	+72B	+11N	+9B	−2N	+12B	−1N	6.0	46.5	46.5	25.00	1757	+52.4
9	Tasdemir, Ibrahim	1713	TUR	+37B	+24N	+38B	−1N	+21B	−8N	+23B	+30N	−2N	6.0	45.5	49.5	28.50	1739	+7.4
10	Mahmudov, Ilham	1605	AZE	+82N	+76B	−2N	=64B	+16N	+11B	−6N	=22B	+24N	6.0	40.0	41.5	24.00	1657	+19.2
11	Jafarli, Bakhtiyar	1630	AZE	−58B	+53N	+45B	+74N	−8B	−10N	+64B	+42N	+23B	6.0	35.5	37.5	22.00	1594	-15.2
12	Akhundzade, Asim	1662	AZE	+29B	=33N	+28B	−21N	+42B	+17N	+31B	−8N	−7B	5.5	42.0	46.0	26.25	1631	-10.4
13	Hatamov, Bahaddin	1613	AZE	+66B	+74N	−1B	+38N	+23B	=31N	−7B	+21N	F	5.5	41.5	43.5	21.25	1709	+18.0
14	Huseynli, Huseyn	1631	AZE	+78N	+20B	−3N	−16B	+64N	+38B	=22N	+32B	−5N	5.5	41.0	43.0	21.50	1636	0.0
15	Mustafayev, Habib	1606	AZE	+80B	−38N	+47B	+56N	+46N	−2B	=5N	+31B	−6N	5.5	40.0	41.5	20.75	1551	-10.2
16	Ganbarli, Ali	1612	AZE	+54N	−26B	+25N	+14N	−10B	=19B	−32N	+49B	+56N	5.5	39.5	43.0	24.75	1505	-36.0
17	Shafiyev, Orkhan	1703	AZE	+52N	+44B	−19N	+67B	=32N	−12B	+34N	+18B	F	5.5	39.0	42.0	23.25	1670	-10.8
18	Baylarli, Mustafa	1539	AZE	+77B	−2B	+76N	+35N	+40B	=7N	−4B	−17N	+72B	5.5	39.0	41.0	18.25	1571	+4.4
19	Jalilova, Roya	1574	AZE	+53B	+58N	+17B	−63N	−7B	=16N	+61B	+35N	−21B	5.5	38.0	41.5	23.75	1612	+7.0
20	Mammadli, Idris	1453	AZE	+35B	−14N	+73B	−40N	−41B	+47N	=72B	+39N	+33B	5.5	33.0	35.5	20.75	1532	+16.4
21	Gahramanov, Nikbin	1662	AZE	F	=48B	+43N	+12B	−9N	=22B	+24N	−13B	+19N	5.0	40.5	40.5	24.50	1681	+7.6
22	Ganbarli, Nigar	1498	AZE	+41B	=63B	+48N	−7N	+28B	=21N	=14B	=10N	F	5.0	40.0	43.5	23.00	1652	+57.6
23	Gurbanov, Hasan	1558	AZE	=39N	=64B	+58N	+36B	−13N	+46B	−9N	+34B	−11N	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.00	1480	-26.4
24	Aliyev, Farid	1512	AZE	+57N	−9B	F	+66N	+47B	+41N	−21B	+29N	−10B	5.0	36.5	39.0	19.50	1489	-3.6
25	FIDE 13471767	0	—	+42B	−8N	−16B	−61N	+62B	+74N	+27N	+44B	F	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.50	1530	0.0
26	Bayramov, Aladdin	1608	AZE	+62B	+16N	−71B	+29N	−31B	+72N	−30B	+45N	F	5.0	35.5	38.0	20.50	1532	-11.8
27	Jafarli, Ayla	1450	AZE	−1B	+77N	−40B	+68N	−30B	+73N	−25B	+50N	+41B	5.0	35.5	37.5	15.50	1435	-6.0
28	Mammadov, Hasan Elshan	1403	AZE	=43N	+70B	−12N	+50B	−22N	+55B	−33B	=38N	+45B	5.0	34.5	37.5	18.50	1567	+76.8
29	Zamanov, Zaman	1408	AZE	−12N	+79B	+51N	−26B	−44N	+65B	+48N	−24B	+69N	5.0	33.5	35.5	16.00	1524	+48.4
30	Aliyev, Zulfugar	1540	AZE	−76N	+85B	+78N	−46B	+27N	+36B	+26N	−9B	F	5.0	33.0	33.0	16.50	1715	+28.0
31	Muradov, Sarkhan	1449	AZE	+7B	+40N	+4B	−5B	+26N	=13B	−12N	−15N	F	4.5	46.0	50.0	25.25	1697	+102.8
32	Asgarli, Nagi	1542	AZE	+59B	+46N	−6B	+41N	=17B	−4N	+16B	−14N	F	4.5	43.0	46.5	19.75	1512	-8.0
33	Rza, Mahammad	1497	AZE	+60N	=12B	−63N	−4N	+53B	+39B	+28N	−5B	−20N	4.5	41.0	44.5	19.25	1412	-27.2
34	Ismayilov, Murad	1448	AZE	−5N	−56B	+84N	+57B	+75B	+40N	−17B	−23N	=36B	4.5	34.5	34.5	11.75	1552	+24.4
35	FIDE 581001452	0	—	−20N	+82B	+55N	−18B	+65N	=44B	+75N	−19B	F	4.5	33.5	35.0	12.00	1504	0.0
36	FIDE 13490885	0	—	−38B	+62N	+69B	−23N	+74B	−30N	−42B	+65B	=34N	4.5	32.0	34.0	13.75	1442	0.0
37	Hamzayev, Nail	1428	AZE	−9N	−57B	+83N	=60B	−39N	+68N	+43B	−72N	+55B	4.5	30.0	30.5	12.75	1737	+47.6
38	Hasan, Sani	1455	AZE	+36N	+15B	−9N	−13B	+76N	−14N	=56B	=28B	F	4.0	39.5	41.5	16.25	1444	-4.4
39	FIDE 13495771	0	—	=23B	−4N	−42B	+80N	+37B	−33N	+55N	−20B	=51N	4.0	38.0	39.5	14.00	1428	0.0
40	Ismayilli, Huseyn	1580	AZE	F	−31B	+27N	+20B	−18N	−34B	+57N	+52B	F	4.0	37.5	37.5	18.00	1461	-39.2
41	FIDE 13493981	0	—	−22N	+52B	+44N	−32B	+20N	−24B	=49N	=51B	−27N	4.0	37.0	41.0	17.50	1439	0.0
42	Musayev, Murat	1503	AZE	−25N	=59B	+39N	+48B	−12N	=64B	+36N	−11B	F	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.75	1453	-12.4
43	Gasimli, Raul	1654	AZE	=28B	+81N	−21B	+59N	−4B	−61N	−37N	+60B	=49N	4.0	36.0	37.5	13.00	1230	-125.6
44	Huseynzade, Hasan	1506	AZE	+72B	−17N	−41B	+77N	+29B	=35N	=52B	−25N	F	4.0	34.5	36.5	13.75	1512	+0.4
45	Farzaliyeva, Ayan	1449	AZE	−2N	+83B	−11N	−76B	+82N	+51B	+46N	−26B	−28N	4.0	34.5	35.0	10.00	1366	-22.4
46	FIDE 581000693	0	—	+69B	−32B	+70N	+30N	−15B	−23N	−45B	+74N	F	4.0	34.0	36.0	13.00	1514	0.0
47	Alakbarli, Alakbar	1419	AZE	−63N	+60B	−15N	+51B	−24N	−20B	+68N	+75B	F	4.0	34.0	36.0	12.50	1434	+3.6
48	Mammadov, Emil	1459	AZE	+68B	=21N	−22B	−42N	+59B	=56N	−29B	+57N	F	4.0	32.5	35.5	14.25	1196	-48.0
49	Rza, Sahib	1414	AZE	−6B	−73N	−77B	+54N	+79B	+50N	=41B	−16N	=43B	4.0	32.5	34.5	14.00	1538	+22.4
50	Ganbarli, Huseyn	1542	AZE	+84N	−3B	−64N	−28N	+77B	−49B	+59N	−27B	+66N	4.0	32.5	32.5	8.50	723	-110.0
51	Karimov, Hasan	1541	AZE	+86B	−1N	−29B	−47N	+83B	−45N	+66B	=41N	=39B	4.0	32.5	32.5	7.50	744	-41.6
52	Pirizade, Yagub	1426	AZE	−17B	−41N	=53B	+81N	+60B	+67B	=44N	−40N	F	4.0	32.0	33.5	12.00	1494	+12.0
53	FIDE 581000677	0	—	−19N	−11B	=52N	+70B	−33N	+81B	=67N	−69B	+75N	4.0	31.0	32.5	10.00	1431	0.0
54	FIDE 581000669	0	—	−16B	−66N	=80N	−49B	=70N	=62B	+81N	=58B	+65N	4.0	27.0	28.5	10.25	1404	0.0
55	Seyidli, Mirmajid	1468	AZE	+73B	−6N	−35B	+79N	=56B	−28N	−39B	+59N	−37N	3.5	34.0	36.0	9.75	707	-54.8
56	Hasanova, Khatira	0	AZE	−67N	+34N	+75B	−15B	=55N	=48B	=38N	F	−16B	3.5	33.5	35.5	12.25	1472	0.0
57	FIDE 581000707	0	—	−24B	+37N	−74B	−34N	+66B	+69N	−40B	−48B	=58N	3.5	31.5	33.5	12.25	1329	0.0
58	Gasimov, Tunjay	1412	AZE	+11N	−19B	−23B	−75N	−68B	+83N	=73B	=54N	=57B	3.5	31.5	32.0	11.50	1382	-5.6
59	Gahramanova, Gulsum	0	AZE	−32N	=42N	+81B	−43B	−48N	+60N	−50B	−55B	+78N	3.5	29.5	31.0	9.00	1127	0.0
60	FIDE 581001495	0	—	−33B	−47N	+62B	=37N	−52N	−59B	+80N	−43N	+81B	3.5	29.5	31.0	8.75	1119	0.0
61	Abishov, Fariz	1443	AZE	−71B	F	+86N	+25B	=67N	+43B	−19N	F	F	3.5	29.0	29.0	10.50	1537	+8.2
62	Alakbarli, Mahammad	0	AZE	−26N	−36B	−60N	+84B	−25N	=54N	−70B	+82B	+80N	3.5	28.0	28.0	5.00	751	0.0
63	Guliyev, Faramaz	1702	AZE	+47B	=22N	+33B	+19B	−6N	F	F	F	F	3.5	25.5	25.5	16.50	1685	-2.0
64	Najafli, Karim	1408	AZE	=4B	=23N	+50B	=10N	−14B	=42N	−11N	F	F	3.0	41.5	44.5	15.00	1541	+45.6
65	Hamzayeva, Ayla	1450	AZE	−3N	+86B	−7B	+73N	−35B	−29N	+79B	−36N	−54B	3.0	36.0	36.0	4.50	870	-31.6
66	Abbasov, Ilham	0	AZE	−13N	+54B	−67N	−24B	−57N	+82B	−51N	+78B	−50B	3.0	31.0	32.5	7.50	748	0.0
67	Zalov, Abulfaz	1533	AZE	+56B	−71N	+66B	−17N	=61B	−52N	=53B	F	F	3.0	29.5	31.5	10.25	1254	-51.6
68	FIDE 13482432	0	—	−48N	−78B	+85N	−27B	+58N	−37B	−47B	+70N	F	3.0	28.0	28.0	6.50	1319	0.0
69	Guliyeva, Firuza	1451	AZE	−46N	+84B	−36N	+78B	−72N	−57B	F	+53N	−29B	3.0	27.5	27.5	6.00	608	-22.4
70	Huseynli, Elvin Elmar	1494	AZE	=81B	−28N	−46B	−53N	=54B	−77N	+62N	−68B	+83B	3.0	27.0	27.5	6.75	603	-24.8
71	Mammadov, Suleyman	1733	AZE	+61N	+67B	+26N	F	F	F	F	F	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	11.50	2328	+14.6
72	FIDE 581000510	0	—	−44N	F	F	−8N	+69B	−26B	=20N	+37B	−18N	2.5	39.0	42.0	10.25	1407	0.0
73	Mirzazade, Amin	0	AZE	−55N	+49B	−20N	−65B	+78N	−27B	=58N	F	F	2.5	30.0	32.0	7.75	1248	0.0
74	Safarov, Umud	1473	AZE	+79N	−13B	+57N	−11B	−36N	−25B	F	−46B	F	2.0	33.5	35.5	5.50	822	-24.0
75	Ganbarov, Yagub	1537	AZE	+83N	−5B	−56N	+58B	−34N	F	−35B	−47N	−53B	2.0	32.5	33.0	4.00	1312	-47.6
76	FIDE 13493329	0	—	+30B	−10N	−18B	+45N	−38B	F	F	F	F	2.0	31.0	33.0	9.00	1446	0.0
77	FIDE 13457357	0	—	−18N	−27B	+49N	−44B	−50N	+70B	F	F	F	2.0	30.5	32.5	7.00	1366	0.0
78	FIDE 13491083	0	—	−14B	+68N	−30B	−69N	−73B	−79N	+84B	−66N	−59B	2.0	27.5	27.5	3.00	741	0.0
79	FIDE 581000685	0	—	−74B	−29N	+82N	−55B	−49N	+78B	−65N	F	F	2.0	24.5	26.0	3.50	643	0.0
80	FIDE 13484982	0	—	−15N	−7N	=54B	−39B	−81N	F	−60B	+83N	−62B	1.5	29.0	29.0	2.50	879	0.0
81	FIDE 581001142	0	—	=70N	−43B	−59N	−52B	+80B	−53N	−54B	F	−60N	1.5	27.5	27.5	3.00	1252	0.0
82	FIDE 581000650	0	—	−10B	−35N	−79B	+86N	−45B	−66N	=83B	−62N	F	1.5	23.5	23.5	0.25	727	0.0
83	FIDE 581000820	0	—	−75B	−45N	−37B	F	−51N	−58B	=82N	−80B	−70N	0.5	24.0	24.0	0.75	677	0.0
84	FIDE 13485016	0	—	−50B	−69N	−34B	−62N	F	F	−78N	F	F	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	680	0.0
85	FIDE 581001509	0	—	−8B	−30N	−68B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	760	0.0
86	FIDE 13483420	0	—	−51N	−65N	−61B	−82B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	678	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Muradov, SarkhanAZE
+102.8
4.5 pts · #16
2Mammadov, Hasan ElshanAZE
+76.8
5.0 pts · #11
3Seyidli, MirsalehCMAZE
+60.0
8.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Gasimli, RaulAZE
-125.6
4.0 pts · #60
2Ganbarli, HuseynAZE
-110.0
4.0 pts · #70
3Seyidli, MirmajidAZE
-54.8
3.5 pts · #75

Biggest upsets

R1+302 Elo gap
Muradov, Sarkhan1449 beat Muradli, Latif1751
R7+226 Elo gap
Hamzayev, Nail1428 beat Gasimli, Raul1654
R3+219 Elo gap
Muradov, Sarkhan1449 beat Gasimli, Rail1668