Baku Open 2026

Baku Open 2026 was a 100-player classical Swiss in Baku, Azerbaijan, 28 Apr – 6 May 2026. Won by Movahed with 8/9 (2819 performance). Poliakova (2108) was the breakout, performing at 2380 and gaining 45 rating points. Top seed Dubov (2654) finished 2nd with 6½/9. Last updated 22 Oct 2026, 21:29 UTC.

Dates: 28 Apr – 6 May
Place: Baku, Azerbaijan
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 90 min + 30 sec / move

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Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMMovahed, SinaIRI	2575	8	2819	+22
2	GMDubov, DaniilFID	2654	6½	2594	−5
3	GMPonomariov, RuslanUKR	2636	6½	2548	−6
4	GMSanal, VahapTUR	2551	6½	2597	+6
5	GMIlamparthi A RIND	2525	6½	2572	+6
6	IMMayank ChakrabortyIND	2508	6½	2584	+9
7	IMBabazada, KhazarAZE	2480	6½	2602	+15
8	IMAjay Santhosh ParvathareddyIND	2473	6½	2631	+20
9	GMPranav AnandIND	2596	6	2570	−2
10	IMTalibov, ShiroghlanAZE	2482	6	2469	−1
11	IMStribuk, ArtiomFID	2458	6	2533	+9
12	IMIbrahimli, MuradAZE	2445	6	2529	+10
13	IMAradhya, GargIND	2429	6	2455	+4
14	IMAyush SharmaIND	2415	6	2526	+13
15	GMAbasov, NijatAZE	2586	5½	2481	−11
16	GMAbdisalimov, AbdimalikUZB	2553	5½	2498	−6
17	GMIskandarov, MisratdinAZE	2522	5½	2500	−2
18	IMAhmad, KhaganAZE	2483	5½	2479
19	IMKaufman, DavidFID	2475	5½	2522	+6
20	IMManafov, VugarAZE	2432	5½	2463	+4
21	IMApoorv KambleIND	2431	5½	2430
22	IMShogdzhiev, RomanFID	2431	5½	2386	−5
23	IMPoormosavi, Seyed KianIRI	2378	5½	2373
24	FMDavudov, TunarAZE	2349	5½	2539	+23
25	FMHamidov, AllahverdiAZE	2289	5½	2459	+41
26	CMAdvik Amit AgrawalIND	2274	5½	2485	+52
27	IMShuvalova, PolinaFID	2502	5	2416	−10
28	IMAnuj ShrivatriIND	2478	5	2429	−5
29	IMNovozhilov, SemenFID	2473	5	2358	−14
30	IMLu, MiaoyiCHN	2429	5	2413	−2
31	IMIlkhomi, JaloliddinTJK	2373	5	2402	+3
32	IMSek, KonstantinFID	2353	5	2392	+4
33	WGMGoltseva, EkaterinaFID	2349	5	2353
34	FMSuleymanli, SuleymanAZE	2348	5	2472	+15
35	FMSuslov, DmitriiFID	2328	5	2309	−5
36	FMTemirbekov, TaimazFID	2326	5	2355	+3
37	FMGadzhiev, RuslanFID	2311	5	2366	+12
38	FMKudrin, IvanFID	2272	5	2399	+31
39	FMSharifov, MekhriddinTJK	2259	5	2446	+22
40	CMMescheryakov, ArtemFID	2239	5	2492	+57
41	GMMousavi, Seyed KhalilIRI	2472	4½	2484	+2
42	GMNigmatov, OrtikUZB	2463	4½	2438	−3
43	FMKrishnan, RitvikIND	2375	4½	2278	−23
44	WGMOmonova, UmidaUZB	2358	4½	2227	−31
45	IMKuderinov, KirillKAZ	2327	4½	2234	−11
46	Umarov, BekhruzUZB	2317	4½	2258	−12
47	FMAarav SinhaIND	2315	4½	2324	+1
48	FMJaiveer MahendruIND	2311	4½	2318	+1
49	FMKishiev, FamilFID	2303	4½	2364	+14
50	FMGarakhanov, ShamsiAZE	2302	4½	2344	+10
51	FMKleimenov, NikolayFID	2301	4½	2328	+7
52	FMVasilkov, NikolayFID	2300	4½	2275	−6
53	FMTalgatov, NazarKAZ	2286	4½	2395	+26
54	FMBozorov, JavohirUZB	2283	4½	2347	+14
55	WIMAllahverdiyeva, AyanAZE	2267	4½	2380	+27
56	IMGuliev, LogmanAZE	2238	4½	2333	+12
57	FMLyutsinger, IrenFID	2216	4½	2321	+26
58	WIMMaletina, TatianaFID	2196	4½	2333	+33
59	GMGuliyev, NamigAZE	2481	4	2218	−30
60	FMValiyev, ShahinAZE	2408	4	2185	−26
61	IMSahib SinghIND	2376	4	2330	−5
62	FMAslanov, UmidAZE	2368	4	2284	−20
63	FMPlotnikov, BorisFID	2330	4	2228	−24
64	FMAarit KapilIND	2304	4	2294	−3
65	FMOrujov, FaridAZE	2304	4	2306	−1
66	FMMelnikov, FedorFID	2278	4	2342	+16
67	WIMKarimova, GuldonaUZB	2267	4	2309	+11
68	FMFedosov, AlexanderFID	2263	4	2317	+14
69	CMPetukhov, DmitriyFID	2262	4	2327	+16
70	FMBardyk, ArtemFID	2411	3½	2181	−24
71	FMKornienko, KonstantinFID	2403	3½	2288	−15
72	FMLisenkov, SvyatoslavFID	2363	3½	2253	−14
73	FMRustamov, RustamAZE	2320	3½	2265	−6
74	FMFedorov, Artem AlekFID	2315	3½	2217	−26
75	CMBiyiksiz, Ali BatuhanTUR	2268	3½	2244	−7
76	CMBaturin-Vinogradov, MiroslavFID	2249	3½	2312	+29
77	WIMTarasenka, AliaksandraFID	2245	3½	2242	−1
78	WGMMamedjarova, TurkanAZE	2222	3½	2266	+10
79	WIMIsmayil, MalakAZE	2122	3½	2253	+28
80	WFMPoliakova, VarvaraFID	2108	3½	2380	+45
81	FMLevchenko, LeonidFID	2292	3	2197	−22
82	FMZeynalli, RashadAZE	2278	3	2276	−1
83	FMUghuzov, RavanAZE	2276	3	2208	−17
84	CMDelavari, BehnoodIRI	2250	3	2234	−5
85	Goriachkina, OksanaFID	2122	3	2251	+47
86	FMAvsar, GedizTUR	2422	2½	2049	−44
87	FMArnav AgrawalIND	2304	2½	2104	−43
88	WFMSneha HalderIND	2232	2½	2115	−56
89	WCMKhalilova, MadinabonuUZB	2226	2½	2082	−34
90	WIMAbdinova, NarminAZE	2159	2½	2190	+12
91	WIMMalikova, MarjonaUZB	2110	2½	2148	+7
92	WFMShubenkova, VeronikaFID	2085	2½	2220	+20
93	CMJavadov, HabilAZE	2240	2	2121	−24
94	WFMAghaverdiyeva, MaryamAZE	2137	2	2099	−15
95	FMArshiya DasIND	2296	1½	2041	−51
96	FMSherali PattnaikIND	2153	1½	2114	−5
97	WFMHuseynova, LalaAZE	2130	1½	2046	−29
98	WGMXu, YuanyuanCHN	2300	½	1921	−18
99	WCMAnishka VikramIND	2129	½	1886	−24
100	FMKazmin, SemenFID	2281	0	1590	−22

Results

Round 96 May, 10:15