Sheki Open - 2026, Group A

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65 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jun 2026 to 25 Jun 2026 in Sheki, Azerbaijan. 20 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2395, and top seed was Sanan Sjugirov (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2556).

Vugar Rasulov (🇦🇿 AZE, GM, 2533) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Murad Ibrahimli (7.0) and Rustam Rustamov (6.5). Rasulov shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Islam Hajialiyev (CM, 2092) beat Mayank Chakraborty (IM, 2505), a +413-point gap.

Location

🇦🇿Sheki, Azerbaijan

Dates

18 Jun 2026 → 25 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇺GMSanan Sjugirov2556

Avg top 10

2,395

Participants

Titled players · 20

GM×3

IM×4

FM×5

CM×3

WIM×2

WFM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×42

🇮🇳India×9

🇮🇷Iran×4

FIDE (no federation)×3

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×2

🇷🇺Russia×2

🇨🇳China×1

🇭🇺Hungary×1

Top 3

🥇
GMVugar Rasulov
🇦🇿AZE·2533
7.0pts·2556perf+4.8
🥈
IMMurad Ibrahimli
🇦🇿AZE·2461
7.0pts·2466perf+4.0
🥉
FMRustam Rustamov
🇦🇿AZE·2332
6.5pts·2405perf+20.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Rasulov7Ibrahimli7Talibov6.5Hajialiyev6.5Rustamov6.5Baghirov6.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE23 Jun

GM Vugar Rasulov takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Rasulov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Vugar Rasulov beat IM Murad Ibrahimli (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMVugar Rasulov	*	1	½	—
2IMMurad Ibrahimli	0	*	½	1
3IMShiroghlan Talibov	½	½	*	—
4CMIslam Hajialiyev	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rasulov, VugarGM	2533	AZE	+50B	=21N	+4B	+25N	+3B	+2N	=8B	=7N	=6B	7.0	48.5	52.0	40.00	2556	+4.8
2	Ibrahimli, MuradIM	2461	AZE	+35N	+18B	+20N	+15B	=8N	−1B	+5B	=6N	+9B	7.0	47.0	51.5	38.25	2466	+4.0
3	Rustamov, RustamFM	2332	AZE	+33B	+42N	=9B	+26B	−1N	+18B	+4N	=8N	=7B	6.5	46.0	50.0	33.75	2405	+20.2
4	Baghirov, Mahammad	2061	AZE	+45N	+51B	−1N	+17B	=16B	+10N	−3B	+19N	+22B	6.5	43.5	46.5	30.50	2383	+149.2
5	Hajialiyev, IslamCM	2092	AZE	+37B	−25N	+62B	=10N	+29B	+11B	−2N	+16N	+8B	6.5	43.5	45.5	31.00	2375	+128.4
6	Talibov, ShiroghlanIM	2477	AZE	+43B	=28N	+60B	−9N	+30B	+16N	+15B	=2B	=1N	6.5	43.0	45.5	30.25	2371	-6.7
7	Sjugirov, SananGM	2556	HUN	=31N	+39B	=38N	=18B	+26N	+21B	+19N	=1B	=3N	6.5	41.5	45.5	32.00	2398	-11.6
8	Mayank ChakrabortyIM	2505	IND	+41N	=17B	+36N	+21B	=2B	+9N	=1N	=3B	−5N	6.0	47.5	51.5	32.25	2360	-11.7
9	Adhiraj Mitra	2172	IND	+65N	+47B	=3N	+6B	=11N	−8B	+27B	+22N	−2N	6.0	45.0	45.0	25.75	2366	+79.6
10	Kotsyuba, VictorCM	2220	FID	+54N	−15B	+47N	=5B	+31N	−4B	+17N	+20B	=11N	6.0	42.0	45.0	27.25	2219	+1.5
11	Hamidov, AllahverdiFM	2302	AZE	−47N	+63B	+53N	+38B	=9B	−5N	+29B	+15N	=10B	6.0	38.5	40.5	24.50	2201	-19.2
12	Aghaverdiyeva, MaryamWFM	2077	AZE	=48N	=44B	+64N	+20B	−19N	=17B	=21N	+38B	=32N	5.5	36.0	37.5	21.50	2131	+25.6
13	Ahmadli, Nihad	1915	AZE	−42B	+33N	−23B	−14N	=47N	+64B	+53N	+26B	+29B	5.5	34.5	36.0	19.75	2106	+92.4
14	Gurbanov, Amin Novruz	2048	AZE	=63N	−48B	=57N	+13B	+56N	+38B	−20N	+34B	=25B	5.5	33.0	35.0	21.75	2094	+23.6
15	Ilkhanipour, Ramtin	2070	IRI	+56B	+10N	+16B	−2N	+23B	=19B	−6N	−11B	=21N	5.0	45.5	48.5	24.00	2272	+86.4
16	Darshan GCM	2191	IND	+53N	+24B	−15N	+34B	=4N	−6B	+18N	−5B	=28B	5.0	43.5	46.5	23.00	2161	-16.0
17	Voroshilov, Roman	2138	FID	+27B	=8N	=28B	−4N	+32B	=12N	−10B	+50N	=19B	5.0	42.5	46.0	23.00	2176	+14.0
18	Shaurya Chaudhary	2123	IND	+52B	−2N	+39B	=7N	+25B	−3N	−16B	=33N	+27B	5.0	42.5	45.5	21.50	2217	+33.1
19	Serikbay, AsselWIM	2274	KAZ	+30B	−26N	+49B	+28N	+12B	=15N	−7B	−4B	=17N	5.0	42.0	45.5	23.00	2159	-25.4
20	Guliev, SarhanGM	2184	AZE	+32B	+62N	−2B	−12N	=40B	+35N	+14B	−10N	=23B	5.0	42.0	44.0	21.00	2124	-7.1
21	Golshaani, Taha	2166	IRI	+55B	=1B	+48N	−8N	+60B	−7N	=12B	=27N	=15B	5.0	41.0	43.5	20.00	2227	+20.0
22	Bayramov, ElvinFM	2208	AZE	=46B	−49N	+55B	=40N	+50B	+23N	+28B	−9B	−4N	5.0	37.0	40.0	20.00	2077	-29.8
23	Rzayev, Askar Aliakbar	2086	TUR	=44N	=58B	+13N	+51B	−15N	−22B	=41N	+48B	=20N	5.0	35.0	37.5	19.75	2084	-0.4
24	Salimov, Shovkat	2046	AZE	+64B	−16N	=59B	=49N	+37B	−28N	+40B	−25N	+46B	5.0	32.5	34.0	17.00	2046	-0.2
25	Ughuzov, RavanFM	2258	AZE	F	+5B	=26N	−1B	−18N	=41B	+48N	+24B	=14N	4.5	41.0	41.0	22.00	2151	-20.2
26	Hasanov, Rashad	2099	AZE	+57N	+19B	=25B	−3N	−7B	=30N	=33B	−13N	+49B	4.5	40.5	43.5	18.25	2121	+2.4
27	Abdulbaghiyev, Rufat	1943	AZE	−17N	+43N	=29B	=36B	+34N	+51B	−9N	=21B	−18N	4.5	38.5	41.5	18.50	2126	+42.2
28	Ibrahimli, Suat	2133	AZE	F	=6B	=17N	−19B	+58N	+24B	−22N	+31B	=16N	4.5	38.5	38.5	20.25	2204	+29.6
29	Gurbanov, Huseyn	2141	AZE	−39N	+32B	=27N	+58B	−5N	+54B	−11N	+41B	−13N	4.5	38.0	40.5	16.25	2007	-62.8
30	Arul Prakash N	1985	IND	−19N	=57B	+45N	+48B	−6N	=26B	−34N	+54B	=31N	4.5	35.5	38.5	16.50	2061	+29.3
31	Azizli, Nurlan	2037	AZE	=7B	−60N	+46B	+52N	−10B	=55N	+39B	−28N	=30B	4.5	35.5	38.0	18.00	2076	+14.0
32	Orujov, Hazrat	1955	AZE	−20N	−29N	+43B	+64B	−17N	+37N	F	+36B	=12B	4.5	35.5	37.0	17.25	2081	+27.4
33	Lovakov, Egor Vladimirovich	1991	RUS	−3N	−13B	+65N	−56B	+57N	+52B	=26N	=18B	=36N	4.5	35.0	35.0	13.00	2022	+12.4
34	Kaldarova, AyaulymWIM	2085	KAZ	=61B	=59N	+44B	−16N	−27B	+49N	+30B	−14N	=35B	4.5	34.0	36.5	16.75	1974	-26.2
35	Salimzade, Ali	1996	AZE	−2B	=52N	=37B	+59N	=51N	−20B	=54N	+56B	=34N	4.5	33.0	35.5	14.50	2052	+20.4
36	Cera DagariyaWFM	2059	IND	=59B	+61N	−8B	=27N	=49B	=40N	+55B	−32N	=33B	4.5	32.5	35.0	15.00	1996	-17.4
37	Sameer Choudhary	1909	IND	−5N	=54B	=35N	+53B	−24N	−32B	=58N	+59B	+47N	4.5	32.5	35.0	14.00	1978	+16.6
38	Kakavand, RamtinFM	2131	IRI	=49B	+46N	=7B	−11N	+39B	−14N	=50B	−12N	=40N	4.0	39.0	42.5	16.75	2047	-44.0
39	Ismayilov, Emin	1947	AZE	+29B	−7N	−18N	+47B	−38N	+56B	−31N	+58B	−43N	4.0	35.0	37.5	13.50	2021	+30.8
40	Soltanov, Teymur	1976	AZE	−51N	=45B	+63N	=22B	=20N	=36B	−24N	=42N	=38B	4.0	34.5	36.5	15.25	2037	+27.6
41	Nasibov, Rufat	2017	AZE	−8B	=55N	−52B	+44N	+61B	=25N	=23B	−29N	=42B	4.0	34.0	36.5	14.75	2034	+1.8
42	Shakaraliyev, Elchin	2109	AZE	+13N	−3B	−58N	=62B	−48N	+45B	=47N	=40B	=41N	4.0	33.5	35.5	16.25	1939	-80.4
43	Nikhil T L	1998	IND	−6N	−27B	−32N	F	=52B	=44N	+57B	+55N	+39B	4.0	32.5	32.5	13.50	1991	-8.0
44	Krithik Muthukumar	1908	IND	=23B	=12N	−34N	−41B	=53N	=43B	=52N	=62B	+54N	4.0	32.0	34.0	14.25	1961	+25.6
45	Khanalizade, Elgun	1881	AZE	−4B	=40N	−30B	=46N	=63B	−42N	+64N	=52B	+62N	4.0	30.0	31.5	10.00	1911	+14.8
46	Valiyeva, Asnad	1973	AZE	=22N	−38B	−31N	=45B	=64N	=62B	+63N	+51B	−24N	4.0	29.5	31.0	11.25	1970	-4.0
47	Shirinov, Yashar	1986	AZE	+11B	−9N	−10B	−39N	=13B	+61N	=42B	=49N	−37B	3.5	39.5	42.0	15.00	1965	-15.2
48	Mursalzade, Javad	1903	AZE	=12B	+14N	−21B	−30N	+42B	+60N	−25B	−23N	F	3.5	37.5	40.0	14.75	2064	+60.8
49	Konyaev, Kirill Andr	1925	FID	=38N	+22B	−19N	=24B	=36N	−34B	=51N	=47B	−26N	3.5	36.0	39.0	15.00	2046	+48.8
50	Khelghatdoust, Amirali	2029	IRI	−1N	+65B	−51N	+57B	−22N	+58B	=38N	−17B	F	3.5	33.0	33.0	7.50	2074	+12.4
51	Guliev, LogmanIM	2250	AZE	+40B	−4N	+50B	−23N	=35B	−27N	=49B	−46N	F	3.0	35.5	38.5	11.50	1912	-34.5
52	Mammadov, Fuad	1916	AZE	−18N	=35B	+41N	−31B	=43N	−33N	=44B	=45N	F	3.0	34.5	37.5	12.25	1907	-6.8
53	Zeynalli, Alisafa	1972	AZE	−16B	+56N	−11B	−37N	=44B	=59N	−13B	=64N	=57B	3.0	33.5	35.0	8.50	1840	-67.2
54	Nazarov, Umid	1975	AZE	−10B	=37N	+61B	−60N	+59B	−29N	=35B	−30N	−44B	3.0	33.0	35.5	9.50	1880	-23.6
55	Rzazade, Hamza	1950	AZE	−21N	=41B	−22N	+63B	+62N	=31B	−36N	−43B	−56N	3.0	32.0	34.0	8.25	1891	-29.6
56	Imranli, Kenan	1894	AZE	−15N	−53B	F	+33N	−14B	−39N	+61B	−35N	+55B	3.0	32.0	32.0	10.00	1898	-0.4
57	Babayev, Kamran	1909	AZE	−26B	=30N	=14B	−50N	−33B	+65N	−43N	=63B	=53N	3.0	31.5	31.5	7.50	1867	-20.0
58	Mammadzada, Mammad	1918	AZE	=60B	=23N	+42B	−29N	−28B	−50N	=37B	−39N	−61N	2.5	32.5	35.0	10.00	1877	-22.4
59	Musasoy, Yusif	1860	AZE	=36N	=34B	=24N	−35B	−54N	=53B	=62N	−37N	F	2.5	31.0	31.0	9.50	1853	-3.6
60	Hu, JianiWFM	2123	CHN	=58N	+31B	−6N	+54B	−21N	−48B	F	F	F	2.5	29.5	29.5	8.75	2022	-18.2
61	Sattarov, Ruslan	1906	RUS	=34N	−36B	−54N	+65B	−41N	−47B	−56N	F	+58B	2.5	25.0	25.0	4.75	1845	-25.6
62	Rustamov, Tunjay	1911	AZE	F	−20B	−5N	=42N	−55B	=46N	=59B	=44N	−45B	2.0	33.0	33.0	7.25	1802	-45.6
63	Jabbarli, Atilla	1851	AZE	=14B	−11N	−40B	−55N	=45N	F	−46B	=57N	=64B	2.0	31.0	31.0	7.00	1781	-32.0
64	Babasoy, Kanan	1800	AZE	−24N	F	−12B	−32N	=46B	−13N	−45B	=53B	=63N	1.5	33.5	33.5	4.50	1708	-34.0
65	Zuqanov, Ali	1955	AZE	−9B	−50N	−33B	−61N	F	−57B	F	F	F	0.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	1201	-44.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Baghirov, MahammadAZE
+149.2
6.5 pts · #6
2Hajialiyev, IslamCMAZE
+128.4
6.5 pts · #4
3Ahmadli, NihadAZE
+92.4
5.5 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Shakaraliyev, ElchinAZE
-80.4
4.0 pts · #42
2Zeynalli, AlisafaAZE
-67.2
3.0 pts · #56
3Gurbanov, HuseynAZE
-62.8
4.5 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R9+413 Elo gap
CMHajialiyev, Islam2092 beat IMMayank Chakraborty2505
R1+316 Elo gap
Shirinov, Yashar1986 beat FMHamidov, Allahverdi2302
R6+307 Elo gap
Abdulbaghiyev, Rufat1943 beat IMGuliev, Logman2250