Azerbaijan at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 5 of 206 — 17 match points, 28.5 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2710) — 5.5/10
Board 2: GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679) — 7.5/11
Board 3: GM Mahammad Muradli (2653) — 8/11
Board 4: GM Rauf Mamedov (2632) — 4.5/7
Board 4: GM Eltaj Safarli (2616) — 3/5

Matches

Round 1: Azerbaijan 4 – 0 Morocco
1	GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)	0-1	FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou (2255)	game
2	GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)	1-0	CM Yasser Hadj Kholti (2238)	game
3	GM Rauf Mamedov (2632)	0-1	Nidal Ghanoui (2112)	game
4	GM Eltaj Safarli (2616)	1-0	Abdeslam Zarkik (2067)	game
Round 2: Azerbaijan 3 – 1 Philippines
1	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2710)	1-0	IM Michael Jr. Concio (2405)	game
2	GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)	1/2-1/2	IM Paulo Bersamina (2398)	game
3	GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)	1-0	GM Daniel Quizon (2414)	game
4	GM Eltaj Safarli (2616)	1/2-1/2	IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia (2444)	game
Round 3: Azerbaijan 3 – 1 Switzerland
1	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2710)	0-1	GM Sebastian Bogner (2547)	game
2	GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)	1-0	GM Nico Georgiadis (2535)	game
3	GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)	1/2-1/2	GM Li Min Peng (2568)	game
4	GM Rauf Mamedov (2632)	1/2-1/2	IM Fabian Baenziger (2426)	game
Round 4: Azerbaijan 2 – 2 Czech Republic
1	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2710)	1/2-1/2	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633)	game
2	GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)	1/2-1/2	GM David Navara (2607)	game
3	GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)	1/2-1/2	GM Vaclav Finek (2587)	game
4	GM Eltaj Safarli (2616)	1/2-1/2	IM Jan Vykouk (2524)	game
Round 5: Azerbaijan 2 – 2 Romania
1	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2710)	1-0	GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (2654)	game
2	GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)	1/2-1/2	GM Constantin Lupulescu (2569)	game
3	GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)	1/2-1/2	GM Mircea-Emilian Parligras (2517)	game
4	GM Rauf Mamedov (2632)	1-0	GM David Gavrilescu (2520)	game
Round 6: Azerbaijan 2.5 – 1.5 Argentina
1	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2710)	1/2-1/2	GM Faustino Oro (2560)	game
2	GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)	0-1	GM Diego Flores (2590)	game
3	GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)	1/2-1/2	GM Fernando Peralta (2553)	game
4	GM Rauf Mamedov (2632)	1/2-1/2	GM Federico Perez Ponsa (2541)	game
Round 7: Azerbaijan 3.5 – 0.5 Greece
1	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2710)	1/2-1/2	GM Nikolas Theodorou (2633)	game
2	GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)	1-0	GM Dimitrios Mastrovasilis (2525)	game
3	GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)	0-1	GM Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis (2556)	game
4	GM Rauf Mamedov (2632)	1-0	GM Ioannis Papaioannou (2608)	game
Round 8: Azerbaijan 2 – 2 India
1	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2710)	1/2-1/2	GM Praggnanandhaa R (2761)	game
2	GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)	1/2-1/2	GM Erigaisi Arjun (2746)	game
3	GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)	1/2-1/2	GM Gukesh D (2703)	game
4	GM Rauf Mamedov (2632)	1/2-1/2	GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2697)	game
Round 9: Azerbaijan 1.5 – 2.5 Armenia
1	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2710)	1/2-1/2	GM Haik M. Martirosyan (2661)	game
2	GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)	1/2-1/2	GM Robert Hovhannisyan (2642)	game
3	GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)	1/2-1/2	GM Shant Sargsyan (2630)	game
4	GM Rauf Mamedov (2632)	1-0	GM Gabriel Sargissian (2610)	game
Round 10: Azerbaijan 2.5 – 1.5 Bulgaria
1	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2710)	1/2-1/2	GM Arkadij Naiditsch (2580)	game
2	GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)	1/2-1/2	GM Martin Petrov (2525)	game
3	GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)	1-0	GM Kiril Georgiev (2520)	game
4	GM Eltaj Safarli (2616)	1/2-1/2	GM Radoslav Dimitrov (2486)	game
Round 11: Azerbaijan 2.5 – 1.5 Serbia
1	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2710)	1/2-1/2	GM Alexey Sarana (2671)	game
2	GM Aydin Suleymanli (2679)	1/2-1/2	GM Aleksandar Indjic (2606)	game
3	GM Mahammad Muradli (2653)	0-1	GM Alexandr Predke (2612)	game
4	GM Eltaj Safarli (2616)	1/2-1/2	GM Bojan Maksimovic (2530)	game

Women

Rank 15 of 189 — 15 match points, 28.5 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2395) — 5/9
Board 2: IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392) — 6.5/10
Board 3: IM Khanim Balajayeva (2357) — 5.5/8
Board 3: IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348) — 6/9
Board 4: IM Gulnar Mammadova (2309) — 5.5/8

Matches

Round 1: Azerbaijan 4 – 0 Guatemala
1	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	1-0	WCM Jenny Fernanda Santiago Sontay (1844)	game
2	IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348)	0-1	WFM Deycy Daniela Raymundo (1832)	game
3	IM Khanim Balajayeva (2357)	1-0	WCM Dairyn D. Lopez L. (1725)	game
4	IM Gulnar Mammadova (2309)	0-1	WCM Kerstin Danielle Reinhard Moller (1719)	game
Round 2: Azerbaijan 4 – 0 Denmark
1	IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2395)	0-1	WFM Sarah Sima Derlich (2107)	game
2	IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348)	1-0	WFM Ellen Kakulidis (2088)	game
3	IM Khanim Balajayeva (2357)	0-1	WFM Esmat Susanne Guindy (2041)	game
4	IM Gulnar Mammadova (2309)	1-0	WFM Sofie Bech Durrfeld (2007)	game
Round 3: Azerbaijan 2.5 – 1.5 Sweden
1	IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2395)	1/2-1/2	GM Pia Cramling (2380)	game
2	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	1/2-1/2	WIM Inna Agrest (2250)	game
3	IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348)	1/2-1/2	Lavinia Valcu (2170)	game
4	IM Gulnar Mammadova (2309)	0-1	Angelina Fransson (2041)	game
Round 4: Azerbaijan 2.5 – 1.5 England
1	IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2395)	1/2-1/2	FM Bodhana Sivanandan (2382)	game
2	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	1-0	WGM Lan Yao (2270)	game
3	IM Khanim Balajayeva (2357)	1/2-1/2	IM Jovanka Houska (2297)	game
4	IM Gulnar Mammadova (2309)	1/2-1/2	IM Harriet V Hunt (2287)	game
Round 5: Azerbaijan 3 – 1 Serbia
1	IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2395)	1/2-1/2	IM Teodora Injac (2405)	game
2	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	1/2-1/2	IM Alina Bivol (2331)	game
3	IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348)	1-0	WGM Elif Mehmed (2325)	game
4	IM Khanim Balajayeva (2357)	0-1	WIM Jovana Srdanovic (2269)	game
Round 6: Azerbaijan 1.5 – 2.5 Kazakhstan
1	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	1/2-1/2	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (2536)	game
2	IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348)	1-0	IM Alua Nurman (2455)	game
3	IM Khanim Balajayeva (2357)	1/2-1/2	IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413)	game
4	IM Gulnar Mammadova (2309)	1/2-1/2	WIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva (2297)	game
Round 7: Azerbaijan 1.5 – 2.5 Armenia
1	IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2395)	1-0	IM Lilit Mkrtchian (2353)	game
2	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	1/2-1/2	WGM Mariam Mkrtchyan (2374)	game
3	IM Khanim Balajayeva (2357)	1-0	GM Elina Danielian (2385)	game
4	IM Gulnar Mammadova (2309)	1-0	WIM Susanna Gaboyan (2179)	game
Round 8: Azerbaijan 2 – 2 Argentina
1	IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2395)	1/2-1/2	WGM Candela Be Francisco Guecamburu (2268)	game
2	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	1/2-1/2	WIM Maria Jose Campos (2230)	game
3	IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348)	1/2-1/2	WIM Anapaola S. Borda Rodas (2204)	game
4	IM Gulnar Mammadova (2309)	1/2-1/2	WIM Anna Laura Scarsi (2212)	game
Round 9: Azerbaijan 4 – 0 Czech Republic
1	IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2395)	0-1	WIM Natasa Richterova (2194)	game
2	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	1-0	WFM Anna Lhotska (2149)	game
3	IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348)	0-1	WFM Lucie Rybackova (2153)	game
4	IM Khanim Balajayeva (2357)	1-0	WGM Tereza Rodshtein (2125)	game
Round 10: Azerbaijan 0.5 – 3.5 Slovenia
1	IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2395)	0-1	IM Laura Unuk (2318)	game
2	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	1-0	WIM Zala Urh (2208)	game
3	IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348)	1/2-1/2	WFM Anja Beber (2272)	game
4	IM Gulnar Mammadova (2309)	1-0	WFM Vesna Mihelic (2152)	game
Round 11: Azerbaijan 3 – 1 Iran
1	IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2395)	0-1	WGM Mobina Alinasab (2317)	game
2	IM Govhar Beydullayeva (2392)	1-0	WIM Melika Mohammadi (2342)	game
3	IM Gunay Mammadzada (2348)	1/2-1/2	WIM Mitra Asgharzadeh (2118)	game
4	IM Khanim Balajayeva (2357)	1/2-1/2	WIM Parva Behzad Nazif (2098)	game