Azerbaijan Chess Championship 2026
Azerbaijan Chess Championship 2026 – Men Round 1 was a classical knockout in Baku, Azerbaijan, 8–10 Feb 2026. Last updated .
- Dates
- Place
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Format
- 30-player Elimination Knockout
- Time control
- 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move
Matches
- Safarli, EltajGM 26442–0Isbatov, Kanan2144
- Ibrahimli, Suat21660–2Suleymanli, AydinGM 2628
- Abasov, NijatGM 25932½–1½Garakhanov, Shamsi2272
Classical 1–1 · Tiebreaks 1½–½
- Ughuzov, RavanFM 2272½–1½Muradli, MahammadGM 2581
- Iskandarov, MisratdinGM 25282–4Alizada, Pasham2281
Classical 1–1 · Tiebreaks 1–3
- Orujov, FaridFM 22830–2Rasulov, VugarGM 2525
- Ahmadzada, AhmadGM 25211½–½Hamidov, AllahverdiFM 2287
- Garayev, KananIM 2324½–1½Samadov, ReadIM 2510
- Babazada, KhazarIM 25001–3Aliyev, RavanIM 2353
Classical 1–1 · Tiebreaks 0–2
- Aslanov, UmidFM 23621½–2½Ahmad, KhaganIM 2472
Classical 1–1 · Tiebreaks ½–1½
- Gasimov, RahimIM 24535–3Zulfugarli, MagomedIM 2426
Classical 1–1 · Tiebreaks 4–2
- Aghasiyev, KamalIM 24263–1Tahirov, FarhadGM 2452
Classical 1–1 · Tiebreaks 2–0
- Mirzoev, AzerGM 24480–2Talibov, ShiroghlanIM 2431
- Ibrahimli, MuradIM 24381½–½Manafov, VugarIM 2441
The winner is shown in bold once the match is over; in Armageddon a draw counts as a win for Black.
Results
Game 2
- 1Isbatov, Kanan21440–1Safarli, EltajGM 2644
- 2Suleymanli, AydinGM 26281–0Ibrahimli, Suat2166
- 3Garakhanov, Shamsi22720–1Abasov, NijatGM 2593
- 4Muradli, MahammadGM 2581½–½Ughuzov, RavanFM 2272
- 5Alizada, Pasham22811–0Iskandarov, MisratdinGM 2528
- 6Rasulov, VugarGM 25251–0Orujov, FaridFM 2283
- 7Hamidov, AllahverdiFM 2287½–½Ahmadzada, AhmadGM 2521
- 8Samadov, ReadIM 2510½–½Garayev, KananIM 2324
- 9Aliyev, RavanIM 23531–0Babazada, KhazarIM 2500
- 10Ahmad, KhaganIM 2472½–½Aslanov, UmidFM 2362
- 11Zulfugarli, MagomedIM 24261–0Gasimov, RahimIM 2453
- 12Tahirov, FarhadGM 2452½–½Aghasiyev, KamalIM 2426
- 13Talibov, ShiroghlanIM 24311–0Mirzoev, AzerGM 2448
- 14Manafov, VugarIM 24410–1Ibrahimli, MuradIM 2438