WFM Laman Hajiyeva and GM Rauf Mamedov win Azerbaijani Rapid Championships 2022

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19-year-old Azerbaijani WFM Laman Hajiyeva and five-time Azerbaijani Chess Champion in classical chess GM Rauf Mamedov clinched the titles at the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship of Azerbaijan.

It was a two-way tie for gold in the Women’s section after seven played rounds as WFM Laman Hajieva and WFM Ayan Allahverdiyeva scored 5 points each. The first tiebreak criteria was a direct encounter result and Hajiyeva claimed gold thanks to her fifth-round victory against Allahverdiyeva. IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva, WGM Khayala Abdulla and WCM Malak Ismayil tied for bronze with 4.5 points, with tiebreaks criteria determining Fataliyeva as the bronze medalist.

GM Rauf Mamedov won the Azerbaijani Rapid Chess Championship 2022 for Men thanks to his victory in the fifth round against GM Vugar Asadli. As both players scored 7/9 points, the direct encounter between the tiers determined Mamedov as the new Rapid Champion of Azerbaijan. GM Mahammad Muradli was in clear third with 7 points.

The Azerbaijani Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2022 took place from 2-5 December in Baku. The total prize pool of the events was $4700, with $2940 dedicated to the Open Rapid and Blitz events, and $1760 reserved for the Women’s championships.

Final standings – Open section:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Mamedov Rauf	AZE	2578	7	1	49	5
2	GM	Asadli Vugar	AZE	2491	7	0	48	6
3	GM	Muradli Mahammad	AZE	2447	6.5	0	49	5
4	GM	Abasov Nijat	AZE	2556	5.5	0	50	3
5	GM	Suleymanli Aydin	AZE	2448	5.5	0	49	3
6	GM	Durarbayli Vasif	AZE	2513	5.5	0	47	4
7	IM	Shahaliyev Ismayil	AZE	2306	5	0	46	4
8	IM	Bashirli Nail	AZE	2224	5	0	45	5
9	FM	Manafov Vugar	AZE	2259	5	0	42	4
10	IM	Ibrahimli Murad	AZE	2321	5	0	42	4
11	GM	Gadimbayli Abdulla	AZE	2399	4.5	1	42	4
12	GM	Guliev Sarhan	AZE	2295	4.5	0	33	4
13	IM	Garayev Kanan	AZE	2244	4	0	41	3
14	FM	Mustafayev Farid	AZE	2204	4	0	35	3
15	FM	Atakishiyev Elmar	AZE	2203	4	0	33	3
16	FM	Talibov Shiroghlan	AZE	2242	4	0	33	2
17	FM	Suleymanli Suleyman	AZE	2204	3.5	0	36	3
18	FM	Bayramov Zaur	AZE	2215	3	0	39	2
19	FM	Aliyev Ravan	AZE	2228	3	0	38	2
20		Valiyev Shahin	AZE	2134	3	0	32	2
21	FM	Ilyasli Ughur	AZE	2038	2.5	0	31	1
22		Ahmad Khagan	AZE	2082	2	0	36	0

Final standings – Women’s section:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	WFM	Hajiyeva Laman	AZE	1996	5	1	26	4
2	WFM	Allahverdiyeva Ayan	AZE	2039	5	0	28	5
3	IM	Fataliyeva Ulviyya	AZE	2322	4.5	0	27	4
4	WGM	Abdulla Khayala	AZE	2120	4.5	0	25	4
	WCM	Ismayil Malak	AZE	1841	4.5	0	25	4
6	WGM	Mamedjarova Turkan	AZE	2224	4	0	25	3
7	WGM	Beydullayeva Govhar	AZE	2256	4	0	24	4
8		Abdinova Narmin	AZE	1710	4	0	19	4
9	WGM	Balajayeva Khanim	AZE	2284	3.5	0	27	2
10	IM	Mammadova Gulnar	AZE	2343	3	0	28	2
11	WCM	Gasimova Samra	AZE	1802	2.5	0	24	2
12		Humbatova Nazli	AZE	1677	2	0	23	2
13	WCM	Rzali Sabina	AZE	1963	1.5	0	24	1
14	WCM	Ismayilova Khanim	AZE	1726	1	0	22	1