23-year-old IM Ismayil Shahaliyev convincingly won the Nakhchivan International Chess Tournament 2022. Shahaliyev scored fantastic 8.5/9 points, drawing only against GM Vugar Rasulov who claimed second place with 8/9 points.
As many as eleven players tied for the third place with 7 points, each, with tiebreaks criteria determining that FM Morteza Asgari takes the third place. (scroll down for final rankings)
The international chess tournament Nakhchivan Chess Open 2022 took place from 8-14 May at the Nakhchivan Chess Center in Nakhchivan. The event was dedicated to the memory of former Azerbaijan President Heydar Aliyev and it was played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with more than 200 participants.
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Final rankings – Nakhchivan International Chess Tournament 2022:
Rk. | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
1 | IM | Shahaliyev Ismayil | AZE | 2386 | 8.5 | 58 | 8 | ||
2 | GM | Rasulov Vugar | AZE | 2445 | 8 | 57 | 7 | ||
3 | FM | Asgari Morteza | IRI | 2244 | 7 | 58 | 6 | ||
4 | GM | Lorparizangeneh Shahin | IRI | 2502 | 7 | 57 | 6 | ||
5 | GM | Haznedaroglu Kivanc | TUR | 2425 | 7 | 55 | 6 | ||
6 | FM | Mammadov Sadig | U20 | AZE | 2265 | 7 | 55 | 7 | |
7 | Ahmadov Fariz | AZE | 2182 | 7 | 54 | 6 | |||
8 | Gurbanov Ismayil | U18 | AZE | 2032 | 7 | 54 | 6 | ||
9 | IM | Hasanzade Toghrul | AZE | 2279 | 7 | 52 | 6 | ||
10 | FM | Buyukasik Diyap | TUR | 2239 | 7 | 52 | 5 | ||
11 | CM | Azadaliyev Jahandar | U12 | AZE | 2088 | 7 | 51 | 5 | |
12 | Davudov Tunar | U14 | AZE | 1816 | 7 | 51 | 7 | ||
13 | Mehtizada Murad | U12 | AZE | 1564 | 7 | 40 | 6 | ||
14 | Hasanov Rashad | AZE | 2142 | 6.5 | 55 | 6 | |||
15 | Mahdavi Reza | U14 | IRI | 2303 | 6.5 | 52 | 6 | ||
16 | IM | Gasimov Parviz | AZE | 2331 | 6.5 | 52 | 6 | ||
17 | IM | Babayev Talib | S50 | AZE | 2218 | 6.5 | 51 | 6 | |
18 | Novruzov Emin | AZE | 1981 | 6.5 | 50 | 6 | |||
19 | Huseynova Lala | U12 | w | AZE | 1666 | 6.5 | 49 | 5 | |
20 | Israilov Agil | U16 | AZE | 1876 | 6.5 | 48 | 6 | ||
21 | Abdulkarimli Eljan | U16 | AZE | 1656 | 6.5 | 44 | 5 | ||
22 | Doroodgar A.Hosein | U16 | IRI | 2059 | 6 | 53 | 6 | ||
23 | Mohammadi Melika | U12 | w | IRI | 1885 | 6 | 52 | 6 | |
24 | Garayev Sadig | U18 | AZE | 2122 | 6 | 51 | 5 | ||
Yadegar Radin | U12 | IRI | 2080 | 6 | 51 | 5 | |||
Khaledi Omid | U16 | IRI | 2025 | 6 | 51 | 5 | |||
27 | Alizada Pasham | U12 | AZE | 1598 | 6 | 49 | 6 | ||
28 | Javadov Habil | U18 | AZE | 1893 | 6 | 47 | 5 | ||
29 | Hasanov Huseyn | AZE | 1603 | 6 | 47 | 6 | |||
30 | Hajiyev Shahin | U20 | AZE | 1875 | 6 | 47 | 5 | ||
Asgharpourmasoleh Tara | w | IRI | 1666 | 6 | 47 | 5 | |||
32 | Ughuzov Ravan | U16 | AZE | 1640 | 6 | 46 | 5 | ||
33 | WCM | Bashirli Saadat | U12 | w | AZE | 1480 | 6 | 45 | 6 |
34 | Aliyev Aykhan | U18 | AZE | 1879 | 6 | 43 | 5 | ||
Sharifov Ramazan | U14 | AZE | 1262 | 6 | 43 | 5 | |||
36 | Bashirli Vahid | U14 | AZE | 1317 | 6 | 43 | 4 | ||
37 | Hashimov Ahmadagha | U14 | AZE | 1402 | 6 | 42 | 5 | ||
38 | Gafarov Niyazi | U16 | AZE | 1495 | 6 | 41 | 5 | ||
39 | Jafarli Babak | AZE | 2181 | 5.5 | 52 | 5 | |||
Movahed Sina | U12 | IRI | 2051 | 5.5 | 52 | 5 | |||
41 | Mammadov Ilgar | U16 | AZE | 1658 | 5.5 | 50 | 4 | ||
42 | Abdulbaghiyev Rufat | U20 | AZE | 1536 | 5.5 | 49 | 4 | ||
43 | Rustamov Rustam | U14 | AZE | 1585 | 5.5 | 49 | 5 | ||
44 | Hamidov Allahverdi | U14 | AZE | 1556 | 5.5 | 47 | 5 | ||
45 | WCM | Gasimova Samra | U16 | w | AZE | 1639 | 5.5 | 47 | 5 |
46 | Isfandiyarli Kamal | U16 | AZE | 1703 | 5.5 | 46 | 5 | ||
Davari Sara | U14 | w | IRI | 1674 | 5.5 | 46 | 5 | ||
Huseynli Ayan | U12 | w | AZE | 1467 | 5.5 | 46 | 5 | ||
49 | Nurahmad Tabriz | U16 | AZE | 1593 | 5.5 | 45 | 4 | ||
50 | Zuqanov Ali | U16 | AZE | 1550 | 5.5 | 45 | 5 | ||
Jafarova Aysel | U16 | w | AZE | 1481 | 5.5 | 45 | 5 | ||
52 | Ganbarli Huseyn | U14 | AZE | 1577 | 5.5 | 45 | 4 | ||
53 | Karimli Yusif | U12 | AZE | 1662 | 5.5 | 44 | 5 | ||
Hasanli Ughur | U16 | AZE | 1552 | 5.5 | 44 | 5 | |||
55 | Mirzayev Turan | U12 | AZE | 1330 | 5.5 | 44 | 4 | ||
56 | ACM | Alizada Agshin | U14 | AZE | 1235 | 5.5 | 43 | 5 | |
57 | Rajabov Anar | U16 | AZE | 1457 | 5.5 | 42 | 4 | ||
58 | Binnatzada Davud | U16 | AZE | 1513 | 5.5 | 42 | 5 | ||
Gulumov Muthat | U14 | AZE | 1349 | 5.5 | 42 | 5 | |||
60 | Isikver Giray | U16 | TUR | 1384 | 5.5 | 40 | 4 | ||
61 | Ahmad Khagan | U12 | AZE | 2178 | 5 | 53 | 5 | ||
62 | FM | Zeynalli Rashad | AZE | 2226 | 5 | 52 | 5 | ||
63 | Yeganegi Barad | U12 | IRI | 1819 | 5 | 50 | 4 | ||
64 | Katanov Hatam | S50 | AZE | 1662 | 5 | 49 | 4 | ||
65 | Allahverdiyev Zahid | U16 | AZE | 1713 | 5 | 48 | 4 | ||
66 | Humbatova Nazli | U16 | w | AZE | 1686 | 5 | 47 | 5 | |
67 | Abdinova Narmin | U14 | w | AZE | 1815 | 5 | 47 | 4 | |
68 | Mustafazade Yusif | U14 | AZE | 1439 | 5 | 47 | 3 | ||
69 | Babayev Zaur | U14 | AZE | 1565 | 5 | 45 | 5 | ||
70 | Gurbanov Amin Novruz | U14 | AZE | 1423 | 5 | 45 | 4 | ||
71 | Shikhahmadi Nihat | U14 | AZE | 1492 | 5 | 45 | 5 | ||
72 | Suleymanli Elmar | AZE | 1586 | 5 | 44 | 4 | |||
Orujlu Farid | U18 | AZE | 1397 | 5 | 44 | 4 | |||
74 | Huseynli Elvin | U14 | AZE | 1340 | 5 | 44 | 3 | ||
75 | Jafarov Jafar | S50 | AZE | 1547 | 5 | 44 | 4 | ||
Isbatov Kanan | U12 | AZE | 1390 | 5 | 44 | 4 | |||
77 | Gurbanov Huseyn | U12 | AZE | 1266 | 5 | 43 | 4 | ||
Huseynov Ahmed | U10 | AZE | 1236 | 5 | 43 | 4 | |||
79 | Aliyev Natik | U16 | AZE | 1488 | 5 | 43 | 4 | ||
80 | Mammadli Ilkin | U18 | AZE | 1411 | 5 | 43 | 3 | ||
81 | WCM | Ismayilova Khanim | U12 | w | AZE | 1647 | 5 | 42 | 4 |
Ismayil Seljan | U16 | w | AZE | 1485 | 5 | 42 | 4 | ||
83 | Mammadzada Mammad | U10 | AZE | 1022 | 5 | 42 | 4 | ||
84 | Mammadov Fuad | U12 | AZE | 1080 | 5 | 41 | 4 | ||
85 | Rzali Amin | U16 | AZE | 1261 | 5 | 41 | 5 | ||
86 | Abbasova Zarifa | U14 | w | AZE | 1425 | 5 | 40 | 4 | |
87 | Khalilov Azad | U14 | AZE | 1431 | 5 | 40 | 4 | ||
88 | Farhadov Ali | U14 | AZE | 1158 | 5 | 39 | 5 | ||
89 | Azimov Yasin | U08 | AZE | 1345 | 5 | 38 | 5 | ||
90 | Karimov Hasan | S50 | AZE | 1360 | 5 | 38 | 5 | ||
91 | Hatamov Bahaddin | S50 | AZE | 1411 | 5 | 37 | 5 | ||
Mammadov Bilal | AZE | 1280 | 5 | 37 | 5 | ||||
93 | Gambarova Havva | U16 | w | AZE | 1348 | 5 | 37 | 4 | |
94 | Hasanov Ramal | U12 | AZE | 1450 | 5 | 36 | 4 | ||
95 | GM | Mammadov Zaur | AZE | 2410 | 4.5 | 52 | 4 | ||
96 | Suleymanli Zaur | AZE | 1855 | 4.5 | 47 | 4 | |||
97 | Hasanli Rza | U14 | AZE | 1661 | 4.5 | 44 | 4 | ||
Hasanov Ali | U16 | AZE | 1415 | 4.5 | 44 | 4 | |||
Salifli Mirmehdi | U16 | AZE | 1271 | 4.5 | 44 | 4 | |||
100 | Gabulov Ilkin | U14 | AZE | 1573 | 4.5 | 43 | 3 | ||
101 | Muradli Latif | U10 | AZE | 1370 | 4.5 | 43 | 3 | ||
Mirzayev Ughur | U10 | AZE | 1309 | 4.5 | 43 | 3 | |||
103 | Abdullabayli Rajab | U14 | AZE | 1610 | 4.5 | 42 | 4 | ||
Ahmadova Yegana | U18 | w | AZE | 1348 | 4.5 | 42 | 4 | ||
Jafarov Oktay | U12 | UKR | 1139 | 4.5 | 42 | 4 | |||
Garayev Omar | U10 | AZE | 0 | 4.5 | 42 | 4 | |||
107 | Bakhshizada Asnad | U10 | w | AZE | 1052 | 4.5 | 42 | 4 | |
108 | Ibrahimli Suat | U10 | AZE | 1203 | 4.5 | 41 | 3 | ||
109 | Seyidli Mirsaleh | U12 | AZE | 1513 | 4.5 | 41 | 4 | ||
110 | Jafarli Azarin | U16 | w | AZE | 1320 | 4.5 | 40 | 4 | |
111 | Huseynli Daniz | U14 | w | AZE | 1122 | 4.5 | 39 | 4 | |
Hasanli Eljan | U12 | AZE | 0 | 4.5 | 39 | 4 | |||
113 | Bayramov Aladdin | S65 | AZE | 1325 | 4.5 | 39 | 3 | ||
Asgarli Seyhun | U16 | AZE | 1169 | 4.5 | 39 | 3 | |||
115 | Ibrahimbayli Almara | U14 | w | AZE | 1280 | 4.5 | 39 | 4 | |
116 | Aghaverdiyeva Maryam | U12 | w | AZE | 1250 | 4.5 | 38 | 4 | |
Ashurbayov Arif | U16 | AZE | 0 | 4.5 | 38 | 4 | |||
118 | Orujaliyev Vugar | U14 | AZE | 1310 | 4.5 | 37 | 4 | ||
119 | Mammadli Turan | U12 | AZE | 1327 | 4.5 | 36 | 4 | ||
120 | Baghirli Tural | U10 | AZE | 0 | 4.5 | 32 | 4 | ||
121 | Mahdavi Mahdis | U20 | w | IRI | 1812 | 4 | 49 | 4 | |
122 | Najafova Khatin | U16 | w | AZE | 1458 | 4 | 46 | 4 | |
123 | Babazade Akbar | U12 | AZE | 1182 | 4 | 45 | 2 | ||
124 | Sevdimaliyev Adil | S65 | AZE | 1499 | 4 | 44 | 4 | ||
125 | Abdullazada Beyrak | U16 | AZE | 1191 | 4 | 43 | 4 | ||
126 | Gasimov Elnur | U12 | AZE | 1244 | 4 | 42 | 4 | ||
127 | Rzayev Murad | U12 | AZE | 1249 | 4 | 41 | 4 | ||
128 | Mursalzade Javad | U10 | AZE | 1130 | 4 | 41 | 3 | ||
129 | Naghiyev Turan | U14 | AZE | 1159 | 4 | 41 | 4 | ||
130 | Rahimov Emin | U14 | AZE | 1118 | 4 | 40 | 4 | ||
131 | Aliyev Farid | AZE | 1207 | 4 | 40 | 4 | |||
Huseynbayli Valeh | U14 | AZE | 0 | 4 | 40 | 4 | |||
133 | Ahmadli Nihad | U12 | AZE | 1105 | 4 | 39 | 4 | ||
134 | Huseynzade Hasan | U12 | AZE | 1246 | 4 | 38 | 3 | ||
135 | Suleymanov Yagub | U18 | AZE | 1364 | 4 | 38 | 2 | ||
136 | Mahmudov Ilham | U10 | AZE | 1175 | 4 | 37 | 4 | ||
137 | Huseynova Turkay | U16 | w | AZE | 1169 | 4 | 37 | 3 | |
138 | Gaffarli Ali | U12 | AZE | 0 | 4 | 37 | 2 | ||
139 | Fatullayev Asaf | U14 | AZE | 1145 | 4 | 37 | 4 | ||
140 | Aghamammadov Nihad | AZE | 0 | 4 | 37 | 3 | |||
141 | Aghayev Rasim | U14 | AZE | 1224 | 4 | 36 | 3 | ||
142 | Kazimov Farman | AZE | 0 | 4 | 36 | 2 | |||
143 | Ismayilzada Nursubhan | U14 | AZE | 1087 | 4 | 36 | 2 | ||
144 | Azimova Hakima | U12 | w | AZE | 1123 | 4 | 35 | 3 | |
145 | Valili Hasan | U14 | AZE | 1073 | 4 | 35 | 4 | ||
146 | Yusifli Fatima | U14 | w | AZE | 1254 | 4 | 35 | 3 | |
147 | Asgarli Nagi | U12 | AZE | 1241 | 4 | 34 | 4 | ||
148 | Seyidli Mirmajid | U10 | AZE | 1140 | 4 | 34 | 3 | ||
149 | Ganbarli Nigar | U12 | w | AZE | 1175 | 4 | 33 | 3 | |
150 | Huseynzade Ughur | U12 | AZE | 0 | 4 | 33 | 4 | ||
151 | Aliyev Nail | U14 | AZE | 0 | 4 | 32 | 4 | ||
152 | Jafarli Nasrin | U16 | w | AZE | 1263 | 4 | 32 | 3 | |
153 | Zamanli Yusif | U08 | AZE | 0 | 4 | 29 | 3 | ||
154 | Gojayeva Narmin | U14 | w | AZE | 1179 | 3.5 | 43 | 3 | |
155 | Baghirov Mahammad | U14 | AZE | 1231 | 3.5 | 42 | 3 | ||
156 | Ibrahimov Murad | U14 | AZE | 1138 | 3.5 | 39 | 3 | ||
157 | Tahirli Nuran | U14 | w | AZE | 1235 | 3.5 | 39 | 3 | |
158 | Guliyev Mohammed | U14 | AZE | 1147 | 3.5 | 39 | 2 | ||
159 | Mammadov Eldar Bahruz | U10 | AZE | 1095 | 3.5 | 38 | 2 | ||
160 | Babayev Yusif | U10 | AZE | 1186 | 3.5 | 37 | 3 | ||
161 | Abbaszada Maryam | U12 | w | AZE | 1018 | 3.5 | 37 | 2 | |
162 | Dovlatzade Daniz | U16 | w | AZE | 1125 | 3.5 | 34 | 3 | |
163 | Sharifov Tariyel | U12 | AZE | 0 | 3.5 | 34 | 2 | ||
164 | Garayev Tunar | U08 | AZE | 0 | 3.5 | 34 | 3 | ||
165 | Ganili Mahammad | U12 | AZE | 0 | 3.5 | 33 | 3 | ||
166 | Huseynli Elvin | AZE | 0 | 3.5 | 30 | 3 | |||
167 | Mammadov Mehti | U10 | AZE | 0 | 3.5 | 29 | 3 | ||
168 | Karimli Ughur | U10 | AZE | 0 | 3.5 | 27 | 2 | ||
169 | Mammadov Emil | AZE | 0 | 3.5 | 26 | 3 | |||
170 | Abbasov Ibrahim | U10 | AZE | 0 | 3 | 40 | 2 | ||
171 | Suleymanli Jeyhun | U12 | AZE | 0 | 3 | 39 | 3 | ||
172 | Valili Ughur | U10 | AZE | 1013 | 3 | 38 | 2 | ||
Huseynli Amin | U16 | AZE | 0 | 3 | 38 | 2 | |||
174 | Zamanli Ayla | U10 | w | AZE | 1105 | 3 | 36 | 1 | |
175 | Abbasli Elkhan | U12 | AZE | 0 | 3 | 35 | 3 | ||
176 | Alizada Matin | U14 | AZE | 0 | 3 | 35 | 2 | ||
177 | Jafarli Bakhtiyar | U08 | AZE | 1188 | 3 | 35 | 3 | ||
178 | Hamzayeva Ayla | U10 | w | AZE | 1149 | 3 | 34 | 3 | |
179 | Gasimov Said | U10 | AZE | 1281 | 3 | 34 | 3 | ||
Ahmadli Faig | U12 | AZE | 0 | 3 | 34 | 3 | |||
Maharramli Matin | U08 | AZE | 0 | 3 | 34 | 3 | |||
182 | Hasan Sani | AZE | 0 | 3 | 33 | 2 | |||
Safarov Umud | U10 | AZE | 0 | 3 | 33 | 2 | |||
184 | Gasimova Aysha | AZE | 0 | 3 | 32 | 3 | |||
185 | Ismayilli Mahammad | AZE | 0 | 3 | 31 | 1 | |||
186 | Sadigova Khadija | w | AZE | 0 | 3 | 29 | 3 | ||
187 | Fatullaoghlu Osman | AZE | 0 | 3 | 29 | 3 | |||
188 | Rahimov Raul | AZE | 0 | 3 | 28 | 3 | |||
189 | Safarli Emil | U08 | AZE | 0 | 3 | 28 | 3 | ||
190 | Mammadli Ali Ismayil | AZE | 0 | 3 | 27 | 2 | |||
191 | Jalalzade Emil | U10 | AZE | 0 | 3 | 23 | 3 | ||
192 | Alakbarli Inji | U12 | w | AZE | 1164 | 2.5 | 38 | 2 | |
193 | Aliyev Yusif Samig | U12 | AZE | 0 | 2.5 | 35 | 2 | ||
194 | Abbasova Zahra | U14 | w | AZE | 0 | 2.5 | 34 | 2 | |
195 | Ganbarli Ali | U08 | AZE | 1116 | 2.5 | 33 | 2 | ||
196 | Abdullayev Novruzali | S50 | AZE | 1268 | 2.5 | 33 | 2 | ||
197 | Tahirli Ozan | U08 | AZE | 1143 | 2 | 38 | 2 | ||
198 | Zamanov Ali | U08 | AZE | 1025 | 2 | 33 | 1 | ||
199 | Ahmadli Omar | U10 | AZE | 0 | 2 | 32 | 2 | ||
200 | Asgarov Anar | AZE | 0 | 2 | 30 | 2 | |||
201 | Huseynbayli Jemal | AZE | 0 | 2 | 29 | 2 | |||
202 | Karimov Huseyn | AZE | 0 | 2 | 29 | 1 | |||
203 | Alizada Majid | U08 | AZE | 0 | 2 | 29 | 2 | ||
204 | Gasimov Tunjay | U08 | AZE | 0 | 2 | 28 | 2 | ||
205 | Ayyubova Zeynab | U14 | w | AZE | 0 | 2 | 26 | 2 | |
206 | Rafili Umid | U10 | AZE | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | ||
207 | Farzaliyeva Jala | U16 | w | AZE | 1245 | 1.5 | 28 | 0 | |
208 | Zeyniyev Ali | U20 | AZE | 1177 | 1.5 | 25 | 0 | ||
209 | Zeyniyev Abbas | U18 | AZE | 1157 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
