Russian GM Igor Kurnosov finished first at the very strong International Chess Festival Nakhchivan Open 2013, dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev, which took place from 21st April to 1st May at the Nakhchivan Chess Center in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan.
Kurnosov tied with two other players on 6.5/9 and was the lucky winner thanks to his better tiebreak score. His compatriot GM Alexander Shimanov obtained second place, while Azerbaijani GM Gadir Guseinov finished third.
The last round of the event saw Kurnosov winning with white against Polish GM Bartolomej Macieja. Shimanov also caught up with the leaders thanks to a last round victory over GM Aleksej Aleksandrov. Gadir Guseinov was the sole leader before last round but only got a draw with black against his compatriot GM Rauf Mamedov.
Top prizes in the Tournament A were: 10,000$ + cup/ 8000$/ 5000$/ 3000$/ 2000$/ 1500$/ 1400$/ 1300$/ 1200$/ 1000$ etc.
Last year winner was GM Viorel Iordachescu from Moldova.
Igor Kurnosov
Final Standings:
| 1 | GM | Kurnosov Igor | RUS | 2649 | 6.5 |
| 2 | GM | Shimanov Aleksandr | RUS | 2639 | 6.5 |
| 3 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | 2623 | 6.5 |
| 4 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | AZE | 2644 | 6.0 |
| 5 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | RUS | 2640 | 6.0 |
| 6 | GM | Khalifman Alexander | RUS | 2614 | 6.0 |
| 7 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | IND | 2591 | 6.0 |
| 8 | GM | Iordachescu Viorel | MDA | 2599 | 6.0 |
| 9 | GM | Aleksandrov Aleksej | BLR | 2604 | 5.5 |
| 10 | GM | Zhigalko Sergei | BLR | 2656 | 5.5 |
| 11 | GM | Kotsur Pavel | KAZ | 2552 | 5.5 |
| 12 | GM | Tiviakov Sergei | NED | 2650 | 5.5 |
| 13 | GM | Pantsulaia Levan | GEO | 2556 | 5.5 |
| 14 | GM | Papaioannou Ioannis | GRE | 2627 | 5.5 |
| 15 | GM | Macieja Bartlomiej | POL | 2608 | 5.5 |
| 16 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | 2662 | 5.5 |
| 17 | GM | Yilmaz Mustafa | TUR | 2531 | 5.5 |
| 18 | GM | Abasov Nijat | AZE | 2479 | 5.0 |
| 19 | GM | Potkin Vladimir | RUS | 2665 | 5.0 |
| 20 | GM | Mchedlishvili Mikheil | GEO | 2640 | 5.0 |
| 21 | GM | Miezis Normunds | LAT | 2556 | 5.0 |
| 22 | GM | Landa Konstantin | RUS | 2642 | 5.0 |
| 23 | IM | Mammadov Zaur | AZE | 2446 | 5.0 |
| 24 | GM | Korneev Oleg | ESP | 2609 | 5.0 |
| 25 | GM | Mirzoev Azer | AZE | 2557 | 5.0 |
| 26 | GM | Rasulov Vugar | AZE | 2497 | 5.0 |
| 27 | IM | Babayev Talib | AZE | 2405 | 5.0 |
| 28 | FM | Agaragimov Djakhangir | AZE | 2348 | 4.5 |
| 29 | Aghasiyev Kamal | AZE | 2244 | 4.5 | |
| 30 | Aghayev Nijat | AZE | 2368 | 4.5 | |
| 31 | WIM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | IRI | 2267 | 4.5 |
| 32 | IM | Quparadze Giga | GEO | 2489 | 4.5 |
| 33 | GM | Zhukova Natalia | UKR | 2476 | 4.5 |
| 34 | IM | Morchiashvili Bachana | GEO | 2377 | 4.5 |
| 35 | Rahmanov Shahriyar | AZE | 2230 | 4.5 | |
| 36 | IM | Javakhadze Zurab | GEO | 2448 | 4.5 |
| 37 | IM | Rzayev Bahruz | AZE | 2411 | 4.0 |
| 38 | GM | Sulskis Sarunas | LTU | 2567 | 4.0 |
| 39 | FM | Dastan Muhammed Batuhan | TUR | 2402 | 4.0 |
| 40 | Asgarizadeh Ahmad | IRI | 2312 | 4.0 | |
| 41 | IM | Abdulov Orkhan | AZE | 2371 | 4.0 |
| 42 | WGM | Mammadova Gulnar | AZE | 2322 | 4.0 |
| 43 | WGM | Saduakassova Dinara | KAZ | 2336 | 3.5 |
| 44 | IM | Sanal Vahap | TUR | 2418 | 3.5 |
| 45 | Bayramov Vugar | AZE | 2231 | 3.5 | |
| 46 | WIM | Abdulla Khayala | AZE | 2226 | 3.5 |
| 47 | Iskandarov Misratdin | AZE | 2373 | 3.5 | |
| 48 | WGM | Mamedjarova Turkan | AZE | 2240 | 3.5 |
| 49 | WIM | Kazimova Narmin | AZE | 2191 | 3.5 |
| 50 | Aleskerov Faik | AZE | 2384 | 3.5 | |
| 51 | IM | Guliev Logman | AZE | 2401 | 3.5 |
| 52 | FM | Sevdimaliyev Urfan | AZE | 2267 | 3.0 |
| 53 | WFM | Khalafova Narmin | AZE | 2114 | 3.0 |
| 54 | Ibrahimova Sabina | AZE | 2166 | 2.5 | |
| 55 | WIM | Umudova Nargiz | AZE | 2233 | 2.0 |
| 56 | WGM | Mamedjarova Zeinab | AZE | 2285 | 2.0 |
| 57 | Idrisov Tabriz | AZE | 2259 | 2.0 | |
| 58 | FM | Zeynalov Farid | AZE | 2320 | 2.0 |
| 59 | Nifdaliyev Jahangir | AZE | 2061 | 0.0 | |
