The International Chess Festival Baku Open 2015, dedicated to the Independence Day of Republic of Azerbaijan, will take place from September 29 to Otober 8, at the AF Hotel near Caspian Sea.
The Festival is organized by the Azerbaijan Youth & Sport Ministry and Azerbaijan Chess Federation. The total prize fund is 40,000 USD and the first place is 10,000 USD worth.
The Tournament A is open for the players rated higher than 2250 FIDE and for women rated higher than 2100. Last year winner was GM Ernesto Inarkiev.
The Tournament B is open for the players rated under 2250. Both groups will be played over 9 rounds of Swiss pairings.
Indian Grandmasters Adhiban (2674) and Sethuraman (2640) head the field, followed by GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli (2633) from Venezuela.
Tournament website/ LIVE games with analysis/ Standings and statistics
AF Hotel and its famous Aqua Park
List of participants:
1 GM Adhiban B. IND 2674
2 GM Sethuraman S.P. IND 2640
3 GM Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo VEN 2633
4 GM Oleksiyenko Mykhaylo UKR 2628
5 GM Bachmann Axel PAR 2603
6 GM Potkin Vladimir RUS 2599
7 GM Bok Benjamin NED 2586
8 GM Shengelia David AUT 2581
9 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2573
10 GM Lalith Babu M.R. IND 2557
11 GM Darini Pouria IRI 2509
12 GM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2495
13 IM Tabatabaei M.Amin IRI 2488
14 GM Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. IND 2487
15 IM Pourramezanali Amirreza IRI 2453
16 CM Puranik Abhimanyu IND 2445
17 IM Kreisl Robert AUT 2440
18 IM Lorparizangeneh Shahin IRI 2426
19 GM Guliev Sarhan AZE 2416
20 IM Guliev Logman AZE 2415
21 IM Rzayev Bahruz AZE 2413
22 Mirzoev Emil UKR 2407
23 FM Gholami Aryan IRI 2405
24 IM Asgarizadeh Ahmad IRI 2402
25 FM Rohan Ahuja IND 2389
26 IM Aghayev Nijat AZE 2372
27 Kulkarni Rakesh IND 2368
28 IM Abdulov Orkhan AZE 2363
29 WGM Mammadzada Gunay AZE 2355
30 Kazakovskiy Valeriy BLR 2345
31 Shahaliyev Ismayil AZE 2338
32 IM Babayev Talib AZE 2322
33 GM Ziatdinov Raset USA 2310
34 Pirverdiyev Agil AZE 2291
35 IM Heydarli Kanan AZE 2256
36 Asgari Morteza IRI 2256
37 FM Bashirli Nail AZE 2252
38 FM Soozankar A.M. IRI 2249
39 Fendereski Nima IRI 2242
40 WIM Ibrahimova Sabina AZE 2215
41 WIM Hakimifard Ghazal IRI 2209
42 Mustafin Andrey AZE 2200
43 FM Atanejhad Sahebali IRI 2187
44 Ragimov Fuad RUS 2174
45 Musayev Eldar AZE 2157
46 Darabadi Zare Mehdi IRI 2147
47 Hasanzade Toghrul AZE 2144
48 Mansurov Vagif AZE 0
49 Bayramov Zaur AZE 2143
50 FM Afshari Mohammadreza IRI 2138
51 Mammadov Gulam AZE 2126
52 Bayramov Elkhan AZE 2117
53 Aliyev Rauf AZE 2116
54 Zeynalzade Vali AZE 2090
55 Baladjaev Gara AZE 2059
56 Abishli Oghuz AZE 2039
57 Allahverdiyev Elchin AZE 2039
58 Bashirinia Omid IRI 2023
59 Nassajtorshizi Amirmorteza IRI 2008
60 Asgarov Vugar Gulagha AZE 0
61 Hasanov Elgun AZE 0
62 Neverov Nikolay AZE 0
63 Hagverdiyev Elkhan AZE 0
64 CM Muradli Mahammad AZE 1987
65 Babayeva Samira AZE 1987
66 Faridi Faham IRI 1981
67 Nejadshirazi Mohammad Reza IRI 1973
68 Guliyev Gasan AZE 1965
69 CM Aslanov Farid AZE 1954
70 Zomorrodian Eilia IRI 1917
71 Isgandarov Shahriyar AZE 1907
72 Asgharzadeh Mitra IRI 1902
73 Huseynova Leyla AZE 0
74 Mammadova Aysel AZE 1879
75 Ahmadov Vusal AZE 1864
76 Dolenjashvili Giorgi GEO 1863
77 Ebrahimzadeh Mohammadnaghi IRI 1850
78 Sadigli Aslan AZE 1832
79 Ismayilov Muhammad AZE 1825
80 Dalgi Azad AZE 1812
81 Mehrinpour Farbod IRI 1807
82 Janiashvili Mariam GEO 1803
83 Afzoon Danial IRI 1786
84 Iskandarov Shahin AZE 1755
85 Naneishvili Dali GEO 1753
86 Farajzade Oruj AZE 1746
87 Karimov Joshgun AZE 1745
88 Alakbarov Emin AZE 1741
89 Rzayev Kamil AZE 1740
90 Ahmadova Fatima AZE 1739
91 Javakhishvili Mariam GEO 1739
92 Avazov Sharail AZE 1735
93 Mehraliyev Sahil AZE 1726
94 Kononenko Konstantin AZE 1725
95 Akhundov Teymuraz AZE 1717
96 Babrak Osman.D AFG 1717
97 Afzoon Ali IRI 1716
98 Babayev Araz AZE 1707
99 Aliyev Atabay AZE 1695
100 Kazimov Emin AZE 1694
101 Azizov Kamal AZE 1692
102 Habibullah Guldoost AFG 1687
103 Hagverdiyev Gahraman AZE 1682
104 Shukurov Fazil AZE 1680
105 Hashimzada Akif AZE 1665
106 Eyvazov Rasim AZE 1651
107 Naghiyeva Khayala AZE 1648
108 Huseynova Sona AZE 1643
109 Norooz Melika IRI 1641
110 Ismayilov Elvin AZE 1632
111 Bayramov Aladdin AZE 1630
112 Huseynov Ali AZE 1598
113 Abbasov Mehdi AZE 1592
114 Rzayev Hasan-Agha AZE 1589
115 Ismayilova Aysu AZE 1581
116 Farhadli Farhad AZE 1565
117 Savalanli Huseyn AZE 1562
118 Alakbarov Aydin AZE 1559
119 Aliyev Rasul AZE 1554
120 Mehraliyev Rovshan AZE 1506
121 Javadzade Rufan AZE 1498
122 Mirfarhadi Seyed Hamzeh IRI 1490
123 Abdullayev Tarlan AZE 1457
124 Ismayilov Nadir AZE 1451
125 Kazimli Vusal AZE 1436
126 Azizbayli Atabay AZE 1416
127 Hasanov Yuksal AZE 1389
128 Alizada Fidan AZE 1384
129 Kangarli Azad AZE 1373
130 Allahverdiyev Ali AZE 0
131 Allahverdiyev Ashraf AZE 0
132 Amirov Rustam AZE 0
133 Avazov Asaf AZE 0
134 Bayramov Farid AZE 0
135 Gulushov Agshin AZE 0
136 Humbatov Mail AZE 0
137 Humbatov Yusif AZE 0
138 Huseynov Faig AZE 0
139 Ismayilov Orkhan Elburus AZE 0
140 Israfilov Emil AZE 0
141 Kalhori Fadaei Soheila IRI 0
142 Mammadbayli Nuraddin AZE 0
143 Mammadov Kamal AZE 0
144 Mammadov Nizami AZE 0
145 Mirzakhanov Ibrahim AZE 0
146 Nasibov Israfil AZE 0
147 Safarov Sadulla AZE 0
148 Suleymanov Hamid AZE 0
149 Zubairov Khayal AZE 0
