14-year-old Sina Movahed wins Baku Chess Open to become Iran’s youngest Grandmaster

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The 2024 Baku Chess Open was played from 29 June to 7 July in Baku Sports Hall. The event gathered more than 300 players who competed in A and B sections for the total prize fund of $50,000.

After nine played rounds, as many as four players tied for the top including 14-year-old Iranian chess star Sina Movahed (Iran, 2482), GM Abhimanyu Puranik (India, 2632), GM Mittal Aditya (India, 2595) and GM Narayanan SL (India, 2668). Having the best tiebreak criteria, Iranian youngster clinched the tournament, won the money-prize of $12,000 and earned his final grandmaster norm to become the youngest grandmaster in his country.

IM Polina Shuvalova (FIDE, 2467) was the best ranked female player in the event with the score of 6.5 points and better tiebreaks than IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan, 2472). Scoring 5.5 points each, IM Meruert Kamalidenova (Kazakhstan, 2360) and IM Gulnar Mammadova (Azerbaijan, 2348) shared third place.

More information and photo gallery by Azerbaijani Chess Federation can be found on the official website. Final rankings can be seen below or through chess-results.

Rk.		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	IM	Movahed, Sina	U14		IRI	2482	7
2	GM	Puranik, Abhimanyu			IND	2632	7
3	GM	Aditya, Mittal	U18		IND	2595	7
4	GM	Narayanan, S L			IND	2668	7
5	GM	Asadli, Vugar			AZE	2560	6.5
6	IM	Samadov, Read	U18		AZE	2503	6.5
7	IM	Shuvalova, Polina		w	FID	2467	6.5
8	IM	Ilamparthi, A R	U16		IND	2446	6.5
9	GM	Shyam, Sundar M.			IND	2493	6.5
10	IM	Assaubayeva, Bibisara	U20	w	KAZ	2472	6.5
11	GM	Mamedov, Rauf			AZE	2651	6
12	GM	Suleymanli, Aydin	U20		AZE	2626	6
13	GM	Ahmadzada, Ahmad	U20		AZE	2481	6
14	GM	Abasov, Nijat			AZE	2621	6
15	IM	Manafov, Vugar	U20		AZE	2430	6
16	IM	Stribuk, Artiom	U18		FID	2422	6
17	GM	Pranav, V	U18		IND	2632	6
18	FM	Talibov, Shiroghlan	U18		AZE	2361	6
19	FM	Novozhilov, Semen	U14		FID	2288	6
20	IM	Aradhya, Garg			IND	2418	6
21	IM	Ibrahimli, Murad			AZE	2400	5.5
22	FM	Suleimen, Ergali	U16		KAZ	2254	5.5
23	GM	Muradli, Mahammad			AZE	2575	5.5
	FM	Mamedov, Edgar	U14		KAZ	2410	5.5
25	FM	Zverev, Lev	U14		FID	2416	5.5
26	GM	Aleksandrov, Aleksej	S50		FID	2405	5.5
27	FM	Yeletsky, Ivan			FID	2498	5.5
28	IM	Agmanov, Zhandos			KAZ	2464	5.5
29	IM	Kamalidenova, Meruert	U20	w	KAZ	2360	5.5
30	FM	Soham, Kamotra	U20		IND	2388	5.5
31	IM	Babazada, Khazar	U20		AZE	2468	5.5
32	GM	Iskandarov, Misratdin			AZE	2524	5.5
33	IM	Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan			KAZ	2505	5.5
34	IM	Mammadova, Gulnar		w	AZE	2348	5.5
35	FM	Ahmad, Khagan	U14		AZE	2401	5.5
36	FM	Atakishiyev, Elmar	U20		AZE	2356	5
37		Israilov, Agil	U18		AZE	2141	5
38	FM	Md, Imran	U16		IND	2180	5
39	CM	Bharadia, Yash	U16		IND	2100	5
40	FM	Prokhorov, Aleksey	U14		FID	2161	5
41	FM	Akhilbay, Imangali	U16		KAZ	2303	5
42	WFM	Kaldarova, Ayaulym	U18	w	KAZ	2100	5
43	FM	Mohamed, Anees M			IND	2306	5
44	WIM	Kairbekova, Amina	U18	w	KAZ	2244	5
45	GM	Gokerkan, Cem Kaan			TUR	2512	5
46	IM	Tsaruk, Maksim	U20		FID	2480	5
47	FM	Orujov, Farid	U16		AZE	2243	5
48	GM	Zhukova, Natalia		w	UKR	2306	5
49	WFM	Ismayil, Malak	U20	w	AZE	2165	5
50	FM	Kurmangaliyeva, Liya	U20	w	KAZ	2282	5
51	FM	Dolgun, Can	U20		TUR	2264	5
52		Davidov, Samir			AZE	2244	4.5
53		Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy	U14		IND	2163	4.5
54	FM	Suleymanli, Suleyman	U18		AZE	2262	4.5
55	FM	Amangeldy, Ernur	U16		KAZ	2223	4.5
56	FM	Hamidov, Allahverdi	U16		AZE	2307	4.5
57	WIM	Serikbay, Assel		w	KAZ	2217	4.5
58	FM	Valiyev, Shahin	U18		AZE	2244	4.5
59	FM	Bizhigitov, Zhangir	U20		KAZ	2212	4.5
60	FM	Vrashank, Chouhan	U18		IND	2209	4.5
61	FM	Rustamov, Rustam	U16		AZE	2285	4.5
62	IM	Jubin, Jimmy	U18		IND	2452	4.5
63		Tregubenko, Nikolay	U14		FID	2246	4.5
64	IM	Salimova, Nurgyul		w	BUL	2436	4.5
65	FM	Bayramov, Zaur			AZE	2249	4.5
66	FM	Moosavifar, Seyed Abolfazl	U14		IRI	2283	4.5
67	FM	Wagh, Suyog			IND	2230	4.5
68	GM	Guliev, Sarhan	S50		AZE	2224	4.5
69	WIM	Allahverdiyeva, Ayan	U20	w	AZE	2133	4.5
70		Ahmadov, Fariz			AZE	2178	4
71	IM	Saravana, Krishnan P.			IND	2236	4
72		Abdinova, Narmin	U16	w	AZE	2121	4
73	WFM	Khamdamova, Afruza	U16	w	UZB	2291	4
74	FM	Galaktionov, Artem			FID	2358	4
75		Davudov, Tunar	U16		AZE	2249	4
76		Gurbanov, Ismayil	U20		AZE	2163	4
77		Kulnev, Aleksandr	U16		FID	2127	4
78	WFM	Kheerthi, Ganta	U18	w	IND	1987	4
79		Rebecca, Jesumarian	U20	w	IND	1866	4
80		Musayev, Eldar			AZE	2129	4
81	FM	Putrenko, Kirill	U18		FID	2349	4
82	IM	Fataliyeva, Ulviyya		w	AZE	2399	4
83	FM	Voinikonis, Nikita			FID	2129	4
84		Alizada, Pasham	U14		AZE	2070	4
85		Huseynova, Dinara	U14	w	AZE	1758	4
86	WCM	Swara, Lakshmi S Nair	U18	w	IND	2051	4
87	IM	Raahul, V S			IND	2314	3.5
88		Sherali, Pattnaik	U14	w	IND	1955	3.5
89		Ivanova, Anastasia S.	U20	w	FID	1840	3.5
90		Lyutsinger, Iren	U16	w	FID	2069	3.5
91		Ravshanov, Sheralijon	U16		UZB	2072	3.5
92	WIM	Nurgali, Nazerke	U20	w	KAZ	2252	3.5
93		Aghaverdiyeva, Maryam	U14	w	AZE	1834	3.5
94	WIM	Dimitrova, Aleksandra		w	FID	2138	3.5
95	IM	Shahaliyev, Ismayil			AZE	2385	3.5
96	CM	Javadov, Habil	U20		AZE	2195	3
97	IM	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	U16		UZB	2430	3
98		Bozorov, Javokhir	U14		UZB	2033	3
99	FM	Aliyev, Ravan			AZE	2352	3
100	FM	Bayramov, Elvin			AZE	2155	3
101		Huseynova, Lala	U14	w	AZE	2036	3
102	CM	Ghoreishi Amiri, Seyed Kian	U10		IRI	2126	3
103	FM	Aarav, Sinha	U16		IND	2300	3
104	WCM	Ishvi, Aggarwal	U20	w	IND	1928	3
105	IM	Vantika, Agrawal		w	IND	2390	3
106		Asgarov, Mushfig			AZE	2227	3
107	IM	Avinash, Ramesh	U20		IND	2252	3
108	WFM	Imomkuzieva, Nilufarkhon	U14	w	UZB	1993	3
109		Goriachkina, Oksana	U14	w	FID	2045	2.5
110	WCM	Anishka, Vikram	U18	w	IND	2048	2.5
111	CM	Aslanov, Umid	U18		AZE	2216	2.5
112		Huseynli, Ayan	U14	w	AZE	1789	2.5
113		Khalafvand, Dorsa Sadat	U10	w	IRI	1926	2.5
114	IM	Balajayeva, Khanim		w	AZE	2385	2
115		Dakshita, Kumawat	U16	w	IND	1928	2
116	WFM	Gokbulut, Julia		w	TUR	1944	2
117	WCM	Bashirli, Saadat	U14	w	AZE	1926	1.5
118		Voronaya, Eva	U14	w	FID	1828	1.5
119	IM	Guliev, Logman	S50		AZE	2257	1
120	FM	Orujov, Elshad	S50		AZE	2304	1
121	WIM	Lysenko, Margarita		w	FID	2275	0.5
122	FM	Mushini, Ajay			IND	2310	0
123		Jani, Kushal R	U18		IND	2192	0
124	CM	Zahmati, Sobhan	U18		IRI	2115	0
125		Eldho, Skaria			IND	2102	0
126	WCM	Tsetskhladze, Mariam	U16	w	GEO	2040	0