Rating tournament of Genc Istedadlar Chess Club, 2026, N2
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34 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 26 Jun 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1730, and top seed was Zaur Balayev (🇦🇿 AZE, 1910).
Farid Babazade (🇦🇿 AZE, 1660) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Zaur Balayev (7.0) and Kanan Najafli (6.0). Babazade shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Aziz Mamedov (1548) beat Zaur Balayev (1910), a +362-point gap.
Location
🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates
20 Jun 2026 → 26 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×30
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE24 Jun
Zaur Balayev takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Babazade takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Farid Babazade lost to Zaur Balayev (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Farid Babazade | * | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Zaur Balayev | 1 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Kanan Najafli | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Oktay Jafarov | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babazade, Farid | 1660 | AZE | +34N | +12B | +11N | +6B | =5N | −2B | +14N | =3B | +4B | 7.0 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 32.50 | 1880 | +98.8 |
| 2 | Balayev, Zaur | 1910 | AZE | −11B | +33N | +19B | +23N | +6B | +1N | +3B | −4N | +7B | 7.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 31.50 | 1851 | -8.4 |
| 3 | Najafli, Kanan | 1747 | AZE | +31N | +25B | −6N | +10B | +8N | +5B | −2N | =1N | =9B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 28.25 | 1757 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Jafarov, Oktay | 1654 | AZE | +17B | =19N | =23B | +12N | =11B | =7B | +5N | +2B | −1N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 31.50 | 1755 | +47.2 |
| 5 | Hasanov, Tunar | 1550 | AZE | +30N | +8B | +13N | =7B | =1B | −3N | −4B | +11N | +23B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 27.25 | 1771 | +92.8 |
| 6 | Eyvazov, Hasan Khagani | 1652 | AZE | +26N | +24B | +3B | −1N | −2N | F | +16B | =7B | +13N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 24.75 | 1790 | +52.8 |
| 7 | Tahirova, SevilWCM | 1805 | AZE | =20B | =14N | +18B | =5N | +25B | =4N | +11B | =6N | −2N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 25.75 | 1728 | -14.8 |
| 8 | Rahimov, Murad | 1642 | AZE | +29B | −5N | +20B | +24N | −3B | −16N | +21B | =9N | +25B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 19.75 | 1668 | +11.6 |
| 9 | Khudayev, Farid | 1589 | AZE | +28N | −13B | =27N | −11B | +30N | +18N | +25B | =8B | =3N | 5.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 19.00 | 1597 | +2.8 |
| 10 | Gafarov, Mirjalal | 1617 | AZE | +33B | −11N | +31B | −3N | +20B | −14N | +22B | =23N | +16B | 5.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 16.25 | 1584 | -14.0 |
| 11 | Mamedov, Aziz | 1548 | AZE | +2N | +10B | −1B | +9N | =4N | +13B | −7N | −5B | =15N | 5.0 | 47.5 | 52.5 | 28.50 | 1709 | +72.4 |
| 12 | Hasanov, Ramin | 1555 | AZE | +22B | −1N | +17B | −4B | +31N | F | =15N | +19B | =14N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 19.50 | 1648 | +16.8 |
| 13 | Huseynli, Salahaddin | 1713 | AZE | +15B | +9N | −5B | =25N | +23B | −11N | +19B | =16N | −6B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 21.75 | 1618 | -38.4 |
| 14 | Talibov, Telman | 1879 | AZE | −18N | =7B | +30N | +27B | =16N | +10B | −1B | =25N | =12B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 19.00 | 1604 | -44.6 |
| 15 | Garyayev, Bulat | 1494 | AZE | −13N | +28B | −25N | +21B | +24B | −19N | =12B | +17N | =11B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 19.50 | 1512 | +5.6 |
| 16 | Valizada, Ramal | 0 | AZE | −24N | =26B | +34N | +19N | =14B | +8B | −6N | =13B | −10N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 16.00 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Shahmaliyev, Faig | 1441 | AZE | −4N | +21B | −12N | +22B | =26N | F | +18B | −15B | +24N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 17.50 | 1481 | +11.2 |
| 18 | Rahmanov, Rauf | 1541 | AZE | +14B | −23N | −7N | =26B | +29N | −9B | −17N | +28B | +21N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 15.50 | 1500 | -21.2 |
| 19 | Aliyev, Omar Rafig | 1560 | AZE | +21N | =4B | −2N | −16B | +27N | +15B | −13N | −12N | =20B | 4.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 16.50 | 1561 | -4.4 |
| 20 | Babashov, Miryusif | 1529 | AZE | =7N | =27B | −8N | +29B | −10N | +26B | −23N | =24B | =19N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 13.25 | 1523 | -4.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 13488112 | 0 | — | −19B | −17N | +33B | −15N | +32N | +24B | −8N | +30B | −18B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 7.00 | 1265 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 13499530 | 0 | — | −12N | +34B | −24N | −17N | +28B | =30B | −10N | +32B | =26N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.50 | 1313 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Nasirova, Khana | 1641 | AZE | =27N | +18B | =4N | −2B | −13N | F | +20B | =10B | −5N | 3.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 15.50 | 1574 | -30.8 |
| 24 | Orujov, Amirkhan | 1549 | AZE | +16B | −6N | +22B | −8B | −15N | −21N | +27B | =20N | −17B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 13.00 | 1337 | -66.4 |
| 25 | Khalilzade, Omar | 1569 | AZE | +32B | −3N | +15B | =13B | −7N | F | −9N | =14B | −8N | 3.0 | 42.0 | 43.5 | 11.50 | 1538 | -15.6 |
| 26 | Guliyev, Toghrul | 1432 | AZE | −6B | =16N | =29B | =18N | =17B | −20N | =32N | F | =22B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 10.75 | 1369 | -17.2 |
| 27 | Jafarsoy, Ali | 1420 | AZE | =23B | =20N | =9B | −14N | −19B | =28N | −24N | F | =29B | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.00 | 1430 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Janagayev, Zamir | 0 | AZE | −9B | −15N | +32B | −31N | −22N | =27B | +33B | −18N | F | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 2.75 | 1143 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Alkhasov, Shair | 1429 | AZE | −8N | =30B | =26N | −20N | −18B | −32B | F | +33N | =27N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 3.75 | 1273 | -38.0 |
| 30 | Sideifzada, Saida | 0 | AZE | −5B | =29N | −14B | +33N | −9B | =22N | F | −21N | F | 2.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 3.25 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Asadov, B.Javid | 1501 | AZE | −3B | +32N | −10N | +28B | −12B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 4.00 | 840 | -38.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 581000243 | 0 | — | −25N | −31B | −28N | F | −21B | +29N | =26B | −22N | F | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 581001754 | 0 | — | −10N | −2B | −21N | −30B | F | F | −28N | −29B | F | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Osmanli, Yusif | 1443 | AZE | −1B | −22N | −16B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 860 | -8.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Babazade, FaridAZE+98.87.0 pts · #1
- 2Hasanov, TunarAZE+92.86.0 pts · #6
- 3Mamedov, AzizAZE+72.45.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Orujov, AmirkhanAZE-66.43.5 pts · #27
- 2Talibov, TelmanAZE-44.65.0 pts · #16
- 3Huseynli, SalahaddinAZE-38.45.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R1+362 Elo gap
- R1+338 Elo gap
- R8+256 Elo gap