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Sheki Open - 2026, Group B

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138 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jun 2026 to 25 Jun 2026 in Sheki, Azerbaijan. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1831, and top seed was Anar Baghishov (🇦🇿 AZE, 1880).

Emin Ganjaliyev (🇦🇿 AZE, 1774) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Mukhammed Ali Valiyev (7.5) and Serhii Shvets (7.0). Ganjaliyev shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Orhan Jafarov (1439) beat Ali Mammadov (1798), a +359-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
🇦🇿Anar Baghishov1880
Avg top 10
1,831
Participants
138
Federations · 6 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×93
🇮🇱Israel×2
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇨🇳China×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Emin Ganjaliyev led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
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23
10
3
5
1
3
2
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Ganjaliyev takes lead
Ganjaliyev8Valiyev7.5Zakiyev7Ahmadov7Shvets7Shiraliyev6.5— ex-leaders:Shvetsled R6, #11
R9 · LEADER CHANGE25 Jun

Emin Ganjaliyev takes the sole lead (8.0/9).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Emin Ganjaliyev drew with Mukhammed Ali Valiyev (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Emin Ganjaliyev 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)Mukhammed Ali Valiyev 3 wins (R7–R9)Ayyub Zakiyev 4 wins (R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Emin Ganjaliyev*
½
2Mukhammed Ali Valiyev
½
*
3Ayyub Zakiyev*
4Vusal Ahmadov*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ganjaliyev, Emin1774AZE+70N+79B+31N+19B=12N=2B+6N+18B+3N8.049.053.046.252060+112.4
2Valiyev, Mukhammed Ali1820KAZ+76B+82N26B+41N+45B=1N+25B+8N+7B7.546.050.040.501963+31.0
3Shvets, Serhii1756UKR+101B+61N+6N+8B=10N+14B=9N+12B1B7.051.054.540.001967+44.6
4Ahmadov, Vusal1810AZE+57N+131B19N+79B+44N6B+16N+48B+17B7.043.545.533.001886+17.8
5Zakiyev, Ayyub1819AZE+111N=16B=13N=34B=47N+79B+52N+53B+12N7.042.545.534.251819+5.2
6Shirinov, Kanan1867AZE+75B+37N3B+32N+21B+4N1B=15N+14B6.551.055.037.001873+7.6
7Kazimzade, Mahammad1839AZE24N+91B+57N+16B+33N=8B+27N+9B2N6.548.052.035.751818-1.6
8Bakhshizada, Asnad1802AZE+97B+41N+63B3N+28B=7N+15B2B+31N6.547.551.033.251843+24.8
9Shiraliyev, Muslim1818AZE+123B=32N+38B=28N+26B+17N=3B7N+24B6.547.049.534.001826+11.2
10Dunyamaliyev, Farid1833AZE+77B+52N+93B=15N=3B11N+41B=20N+25B6.545.048.532.501841+8.0
11Mammadov, Ali1798AZE13N+124B+81N+40B+48N+10B12N=39B+35N6.543.045.531.001729-9.4
12Guliyev, Rza1779AZE+80B+78N+39B+26N=1B=15N+11B3N5B6.049.053.032.001805+17.2
13Jafarov, Orhan1439AZE+11B+20N=5B21N+82B22N+54B=49B+48N6.046.550.532.501816+169.2
14Yusifzada, Yusif1777AZE+81N+34B+50N=18B+27N3N=20B+40B6N6.046.550.531.001800+14.0
15Moshenberg, David1772ISR+104N+40B+47N=10B+18N=12B8N=6B=39N6.046.550.031.501802+10.0
16Gunes, Poyraz1610TUR+117B=5N=25B7N+77B+23N4B+46N+42B6.046.049.029.251745+42.0
17Baghishov, Anar1880AZE+35N+54B=27N=44B+50N9B+34N+29B4N6.045.550.531.751814-12.4
18Babayev, Araz1766AZE+73B+106N+71B=14N15B+54N+24B1N=20B6.045.549.029.001721-7.0
19Yagublu, Azad1740AZE+137B+58N+4B1N=24BF=74N+56B+40N6.044.545.027.251773+15.2
20Huseynov, Murad1626AZE+87N13B+104N+64B=29N+35B=14N=10B=18N6.044.047.529.501693+26.8
21Ismayilov, Aliakbar1744AZE+59N=74B+56N+13B6N=30B40N+66B+43N6.042.546.530.251594-45.2
22Sun, Qingquan1710CHN=23B+100N46B=75N+69B+13B=30N=38N+41B6.041.545.029.501730+6.4
23Aliyev, Jeyhun0AZE=22N+?B29N+62B=31N16B+44N+93B+49N6.041.541.524.2517000.0
24Aghayeva, Guldana1480AZE+7B=28N=45B+93N=19N+49B18N+33B9N5.546.049.528.751800+145.2
25Misirkhanov, Talib1764AZE+130N=56B=16N+51B+52N=29B2N+34B10N5.546.048.025.751717-17.2
26Salimli, Rufat1659AZE+84N+72B+2N12B9N=74B+62N=27B=30N5.544.548.528.501710+11.4
27Mirzayev, Akbar1763AZE+89B+65N=17B+46N14B+37N7B=26N=32B5.544.548.527.501705-21.2
28Erdogan, Ali Can1633TUR+113N=24B+30N=9B8N=47B35N+97B+66N5.542.545.525.001591-16.4
29Zeynalov, Alakbar1777AZE+85B63N+23B+65N=20B=25N+78B17N=38B5.542.046.027.001673-19.2
30Mehdiyev, Shamsaddin1554AZE+121B=45N28B+94N+36B=21N=22B=42N=26B5.542.045.025.751717+59.6
31Rahmanova, Nargiz1653AZE+124B+132N1B=39N=23B=65N+95B+36N8B5.541.543.020.751623-9.2
32Alipashali, Fateh1607AZE+64N=9B=53N6B=76N+96B=43N+74B=27N5.541.044.525.001708+30.4
33Alakbarli, Deniz1661AZE46B+95N+77B+58N7B=51B+47N24N+67B5.540.544.024.501669+4.4
34Mammadli, Asmar1595AZE+90B14N+101B=5N+98B+42N17B25N+95B5.540.544.023.001650+11.6
35Alistanov, Ilham1502AZE17B+119N+115B+99N=42B20N+28B+55N11B5.540.543.522.501728+77.2
36Eyvazov, Rasim1822AZE=60N+43B44N+68B30N+80B+51N31B+63N5.540.044.025.501557-44.2
37Heydarli, Nihal1617AZE+114N6B+59N+43B=53N27B66N+124B+64N5.539.041.522.501528-11.2
38Aliyev, Rasul1620AZE=91N+125B9N+88B+66N53B+97N=22B=29N5.539.041.522.251632+1.0
39Ismayilov, Faraj1520AZE+83N+49B12N=31B+55BF=53N=11N=15B5.045.049.025.501788+96.4
40Mahmudov, Oruj1576AZE+98B15N+86B11N+85B+45N+21B14N19B5.043.547.022.501657+27.6
41Hasanbayova, Amina1597AZE+108N8B+84N2B+81N+64B10N+76B22N5.043.046.520.001553-16.0
42Malikov, Elgun1757AZE=68N+60B=51N+74B=35N34B+65N=30B16N5.041.545.523.751597-62.8
43FIDE 5810004800+69B36N+67B37N=58B+60N=32B+78N21B5.041.545.523.2516230.0
44Alakbarli, Inji1629AZE+95B=46N+36B=17N4B67N23B+100N+76B5.041.545.022.001700+17.6
45Konovalov, Daniel1694AZE+88N=30B=24N+72B2N40B+123N=64B=47N5.041.544.021.251564-47.2
46Eminli, Mahammad0AZE+33N=44B+22N27B54N=76B+79N16B+74N5.041.045.024.0016420.0
47Huseynov, Kemaleddin1539AZE+116B+99N15B=55N=5B=28N33B+94N=45B5.041.044.021.251662+42.8
48Garayev, Rahman1621AZE+112B71N+76B+69N11B+75N+67B4N13B5.041.044.020.001629+3.6
49Hasanov, Elman1668AZE+94B39N=75B+60N+80B24N+58B=13N23B5.040.544.022.501535-23.4
50Sadigov, Kamil1688AZE+86B+67N14B+61N17B78N+94B=75N=57B5.038.542.021.501561-48.4
51Valizada, Ali1571AZE+115N=53B=42B25N+124B=33N36B=60N+89B5.038.541.019.751584+2.0
52Karimov, Natig1616AZE+107B10B+126N+71N25B+111N5B=67N=75B5.038.541.017.751526-15.0
53Bakirli, Matin1773AZE+138B=51N=32B+63N=37B+38N=39B5NF5.038.038.020.501689-31.2
54Abbassoy, Javad1617AZE+119B17N+111B=98N+46B18B13N=77N+80B5.037.540.518.751520-34.0
55Ibadli, Akbar1723AZE=125N+68B=74N=47B39N+104B+61N35B=62N5.037.540.021.251513-74.4
56Maharramov, Zakir1568AZE+118B=25N21B80N=71B+117N+90B19N+86B5.037.040.019.001349-38.8
57Mammadov, Faraj1460AZE4B+117N7B=95N+110B=98N=93N+65B=50N5.037.040.018.751640+39.6
58Hidayatzade, Ali1537AZE+105N19B+102N33B=43N+129B49N=59B+112N5.036.538.517.00890-35.6
59FIDE 13485113021B+118N37B+102N78B=69N+99B=58N+77B5.036.039.018.7515440.0
60Abdullayev, Ahmad1477AZE=36B42N+134N49B+114N43B+96N=51B+83N5.036.037.517.251512+4.4
61Muttalibov, Rashad1544AZE+127N3B+103N50B=96N+105B55B=80N+90B5.035.538.017.251329-38.4
62Ismayilov, Jamil1522AZE+129B93N=94B23N+112B+101N26B+73N=55B5.034.536.517.251526-1.2
63Salmanli, Fateh1579AZE+92N+29B8N53B64N=68B+87N+105B36B4.539.543.019.251601+3.6
64Mahmudzade, Yavuz0AZE32B+123N+78B20N+63B41N+111B=45N37B4.538.541.016.5015810.0
65Humbatov, Yusif1559AZE+103N27B+96N29B+83N=31B42B57N+94B4.537.541.017.251316-24.2
66Bayramov, Nihad0AZE93B+116N=82B+106N38B+99N+37B21N28B4.537.040.017.5015990.0
67Jafarli, Subhan1525AZE+128N50B43N+126B+103N+44B48N=52B33N4.536.539.016.001494-8.4
68Abusheva, Daniz0AZE=42B55N+110B36N=100B=63N=71B=102N+93N4.535.038.517.5016370.0
69Aliyev, Yusif Vagif1511AZE43N+113B+105N48B22N=59B=112N=84B+124N4.534.537.015.00866-23.6
70Kazimzade, Nuray1424AZE1B+90N99B115N+107B=100N=102B=98N+105B4.533.036.016.25928-11.6
71FIDE 134613460+?N+48B18N52B=56N97B=68N+88B=?N4.533.033.013.7515280.0
72Ismayilov, Emil1518AZE+102B26N+112B45N=99B94N+109B95N+98B4.531.534.515.251405-14.4
73Abdurahman, Mahammad1404AZE18N96B+109N103B=113N+108B+129N62B+107N4.531.533.514.00844-17.6
74Yusifli, Rauf1560AZE+120B=21N=55B42N+115B=26N=19B32N46B4.041.044.017.251580+6.4
75Salahli, Vahid1502AZE6N+87B=49N=22BF48B+81N=50B=52N4.040.544.018.501608+34.4
76Samadov, Ibrahim1465AZE2N+109B48N+113B=32B=46N+98B41N44N4.040.043.015.251289-32.4
77Suleymanli, Jeyhun1479AZE10N+114B33N+84B16N+88B=124N=54B59N4.039.041.514.751358-20.0
78Ahmadov, Elshan1589AZE+133N12B64N+108B+59N+50B29N43BF4.038.540.015.001623+5.2
79Salamov, Namig1580AZE+136B1N+132B4N+123B5N46B86N+119B4.038.039.08.001523-12.8
80Mammadzada, Ali1437AZE12N+133B=131N+56B49N36N+120B=61B54N4.036.538.013.001500+14.8
81Ahmadov, Tunar1436AZE14B+135N11B+90N41B+115N75B+92NF4.036.537.512.00869-36.8
82Bakikhanov, Fail1614AZE+109N2B=66N+125B13NFF+96B=84N4.035.035.013.75830-19.4
83Safarli, Elmir0AZE39B94N+119B+86N65B=85N=89B+101N60B4.033.536.514.5011730.0
84Eyvazov, Javanshir0AZE26B+129N41B77N=102B=92N+115B=69N=82B4.033.535.513.0013320.0
85Hamidov, Elshan1424AZE29N=92B+91N=131B40N=83B105N+129B=87N4.032.034.013.001380-6.8
86FIDE 581001517050N+128B40N83B+135N93B+114N+79B56N4.032.033.010.5013750.0
87FIDE 13491482020B75N+121B111N=89B+116N63B+120N=85B4.031.534.513.0011530.0
88FIDE 13492934045B=120N+100B38N=122B77N+117B71N+116B4.031.534.512.507980.0
89FIDE 13459198027N103B+133N96B=87N+127B=83N+110B51N4.031.533.011.508670.0
90FIDE 13454544034N70B+130N81B+126N+?B56N+123B61N4.031.031.07.0013470.0
91FIDE 134970810=38B7N85B100N?N+134B=127N+121B+122N4.029.529.511.5012810.0
92Mammadtaghiyev, Kanan0AZE63B=85N123B122N+134N=84B+?N81B+113N4.026.526.58.5013320.0
93Asadov, Igbal1664AZE+66N+62B10N24BF+86N=57B23N68B3.541.045.016.001487-19.4
94Bakirov, Nuran0AZE49N+83B=62N30B+127N+72B50N47B65N3.538.541.013.5013480.0
95FIDE 13499548044N33B+128N=57B+106BF31N+72B34N3.538.541.013.0014800.0
96Mirzayev, Kamran0AZE106B+73N65B+89N=61B32N60B82N+125B3.536.038.513.5013080.0
97Gulusoy, Vadar1440AZE8N108BF=112N+120B+71N38B28N+100B3.535.538.512.50885-24.4
98FIDE 525046918040N+130B+?N=54B34N=57B76N=70B72N3.535.535.59.2513820.0
99Nasrullayeva, Ulduz1681AZE+126N47B+70N35B=72N66B59N107B+133N3.535.036.510.751409-58.4
100Rustamov, Bayram0AZE=?N22B88N+91B=68N=70B+104N44B97N3.535.035.012.0013980.0
101FIDE 1346803003N+127B34N=105B+108N62B=?N83B=103N3.534.534.59.5012790.0
102FIDE 13459279072NF58B59B=84N+130B=70N=68B+104N3.533.033.012.0013850.0
103Moshenberg, Roi0ISR65B+89N61B+73N67BF=113N=106N=101B3.532.535.013.5013690.0
104Abdullazade, Hafsa1407AZE15B+136N20B=129N+116B55N100B+109N102B3.532.533.58.50907-18.0
105FIDE 13499157058B+137N69B=101N+132B61N+85B63N70N3.532.533.07.7512300.0
106Amirov, Renad1560AZE+96N18B=108N66B95N=114B=107N=103B=110N3.531.534.512.00966-9.6
107FIDE 13481371052NFF+118B70N+128B=106B+99N73B3.530.533.010.7513880.0
108FIDE 13434497041B+97N=106B78N101B73N=125B+?B=123N3.529.029.07.7514580.0
109FIDE 581000170082B76N73B=121N+133B+132N72N104B+127N3.527.529.07.006820.0
110FIDE 134996450F=134B68N+?B57N=113B+126N89N=106B3.524.024.06.5015160.0
111Mammadov, Mehran1462AZE5BF54N+87B+131N52B64N112B+114N3.035.037.09.0014720.0
112FIDE 13471520048N+?B72N=97B62NF=69B+111N58B3.033.033.07.0014270.0
113FIDE 13475703028B69N+118B76N=73B=110N=103B=116N92B3.032.535.510.2511810.0
114FIDE 13465333037B77N=116B+137N60B=106N86B+118N111B3.031.031.56.7511530.0
115Mehnatli, Madina0AZE51BF35N+70B74N81B84N+130B+?N3.029.029.06.5012590.0
116FIDE 13499246047N66B=114N+?B104N87B+135N=113B88N3.028.028.04.006730.0
117FIDE 13499670016N57B?N+128B+130N56B88N=?B=129N3.026.526.55.507360.0
118FIDE 13499351056N59B113N107N+137B=126B=?N114B+130N3.024.524.53.757680.0
119Ibrahimov, Murad Azad0AZE54N35B83N+133B?N+135B+122N?B79N3.024.024.05.507460.0
120FIDE 581000138074N=88B125N+134B97N+?B80N87B=?N3.023.523.53.5011630.0
121FIDE 13482637030N126B87N=109B?N+136B=132B91N+135N3.023.023.04.507540.0
122FIDE 134986220FF=?N+92B=88N?B119B+132N91B3.016.516.57.507290.0
123Samadli, Vugar1462AZE9N64B+92N+135B79NF45B90N=108B2.535.036.06.75897-26.4
124Gardashov, Kenan0AZE31N11N+136B+?B51NF=77B37N69B2.534.034.03.0013600.0
125FIDE 5810015920=55B38N+120B82N129BF=108N=127B96N2.530.032.08.5013790.0
126FIDE 13499432099B+121N52B67N90B=118N110B=128N=132B2.529.030.56.508070.0
127FIDE 13457144061B101N+137B=132N94B89N=91B=125N109B2.527.528.04.507440.0
128FIDE 13499033067B86N95B117N+136B107N130N=126B+134N2.524.525.53.757250.0
129Sadiyev, Subhu0AZE62N84BF=104B+125N58N73B85N=117B2.031.531.55.7510930.0
130FIDE 13499050025B98N90B+136N117B102N+128B115N118B2.028.029.03.509640.0
131Aliyev, Javid Ulfat1607AZE+135B4N=80B=85N111BFFFF2.021.521.55.001340-55.6
132FIDE 134993860F31B79N=127B105N109B=121N122B=126N1.527.527.54.008170.0
133FIDE 13499831078B80N89B119N109N=137BF+134N99B1.524.525.01.757690.0
134FIDE 134996610F=110N60B120N92B91N+137N133B128B1.524.024.02.256770.0
135FIDE 134993430131N81BF123N86B119N116B+137N121B1.022.022.00.507020.0
136FIDE 13429620079N104B124N130B128N121NFF+137B1.019.519.50.506940.0
137FIDE 13499947019N105B127N114B118N=133N134B135B136N0.522.023.00.759400.0
138Ahmadli, Omar1417AZE53NFFFFFFFF0.09.09.00.00973-4.4

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