Azerbaijan Chess Championship 2026
Azerbaijan Chess Championship 2026 – Men Round of 16 was a classical knockout in Baku, Azerbaijan, 11–13 Feb 2026. Last updated .
- Dates
- Place
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Format
- 32-player Elimination Knockout
- Time control
- 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move
Matches
- Ibrahimli, MuradIM 2438½–1½Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGM 2727
- Mamedov, RaufGM 26452½–1½Talibov, ShiroghlanIM 2431
Classical 1–1 · Tiebreaks 1½–½
- Aghasiyev, KamalIM 24260–2Safarli, EltajGM 2644
- Suleymanli, AydinGM 26282–0Gasimov, RahimIM 2453
- Ahmad, KhaganIM 24721–3Abasov, NijatGM 2593
Classical 1–1 · Tiebreaks 0–2
- Muradli, MahammadGM 25811½–½Aliyev, RavanIM 2353
- Samadov, ReadIM 25102–0Alizada, Pasham2282
- Rasulov, VugarGM 25250–2Ahmadzada, AhmadGM 2521
The winner is shown in bold once the match is over; in Armageddon a draw counts as a win for Black.
Results
Game 2
- 1Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGM 27271–0Ibrahimli, MuradIM 2438
- 2Talibov, ShiroghlanIM 2431½–½Mamedov, RaufGM 2645
- 3Safarli, EltajGM 26441–0Aghasiyev, KamalIM 2426
- 4Gasimov, RahimIM 24530–1Suleymanli, AydinGM 2628
- 5Abasov, NijatGM 25931–0Ahmad, KhaganIM 2472
- 6Aliyev, RavanIM 2353½–½Muradli, MahammadGM 2581
- 7Alizada, Pasham22820–1Samadov, ReadIM 2510
- 8Ahmadzada, AhmadGM 25211–0Rasulov, VugarGM 2525