Chess couple Visakh and Aakanksha shine at Shirvan Open 2026
WIM Aakanksha Hagawane scored 6/7 to win Shirvan Open Rapid 2026. GM Visakh N R scored the same to finish second. Visakh won the Blitz event scoring 8/9 and finished third in the Classical 7/9.
Aakanksha Hagawane wins Shirvan Open Rapid 2026, Visakh clinches Blitz and third in Classical
IM Murad Ibrahimli (AZE) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win Shirvan Open 2026. GM Namig Guliyev (AZE) and GM Visakh N R scored 7/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Hrishikesh Kumar Banik, WIM Aakanksha Hagawane and WCM Rajanya Datta scored 6/9, 5.5/9 and 5.5/9 each respectively to be placed fifth, sixth and seventh respectively.
The total prize fund was 22670 AZN, 17000 AZN for Group A. The top three prizes in Group were 5100 + trophy, 3400 and 2100 AZN each respectively.
Champion – IM Murad Ibrahimli (AZE) 7.5/9 | Photo: Shirvan International Chess Festival
Runner-up – GM Namig Guliyev (AZE) 7/9 | Photo: Shirvan International Chess Festival
Second Runner-up – GM Visakh N R 7/9 | Photo: Shirvan International Chess Festival
Top 3 (L to R): 1st IM Murad Ibrahimli (AZE) 7.5/9, 2nd GM Namig Guliyev (AZE) 7/9 and 3rd GM Visakh N R 7/9 | Photo: Shirvan International Chess Festival
L to R: 5th Hrishikesh Kumar Banik (second from right) 6/9, 6th WIM Aakanksha Hagawane 5.5/9 and 7th WCM Rajanya Datta 5.5/9 | Photo: Shirvan International Chess Festival
Rapid: Aakanksha first, Visakh second
WIM Aakanksha Hagawane and her better half GM Visakh N R, both scored 6/7 each. Aakanksha became champion, Visakh second on tie-breaks. Visakh remained undefeated. IM Suleyman Suleymanli (AZE) and FM Mahammad Baghirov (AZE) scored 5.5/7 each. They secured third and fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes in Rapid were 250, 150 and 100 AZN each.
WIM Aakanksha Hagawane scored 6/7, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 37.4 Elo rating points
Blitz: Visakh clear first
GM Visakh N R scored sole 8/9 to become the champion. FM Mahammad Baghirov (AZE), Muthat Gulumov (AZE), IM Shahil Dey and IM Murad Ibrahimli (AZE) scored 7/9 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes in Blitz were 200, 120 and 80 AZN each.
The festival witnessed a total participation of 284 players – 38 in Group A, 109 in Group B, 53 in Rapid and 84 in Blitz.
Champion in Blitz – GM Visakh N R 8/9 | Photo: Shirvan International Chess Festival
GM Visakh N R scored 8/9, finished a full point ahead of the rest and gained 4 Blitz Elo rating points
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A total of 38 players including two GMs, two IMs and a WIM took part from five countries across the world. The seven-day nine-round Rating Open A (≥1900) tournament was organized by Azerbaijan Chess Federation, Shirvan City Executive Authority and Shirvan OSC at Shirvan Olympic Sports Complex in Shirvan, Azerbaijan from 20th to 26th October 2026. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
A total of 53 players including two GMs, two IMs and a WIM took part from three countries across the world. The one-day seven-round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Azerbaijan Chess Federation, Shirvan City Executive Authority and Shirvan OSC at Shirvan Olympic Sports Complex in Shirvan, Azerbaijan on 22nd October 2026. The time control of the tournament was 10 minutes + 3 seconds increment.
A total of 84 players including a GMs, three IMs and a WIM took part from two countries across the world. The one-day nine-round Blitz Rating Open tournament was organized by Azerbaijan Chess Federation, Shirvan City Executive Authority and Shirvan OSC at Shirvan Olympic Sports Complex in Shirvan, Azerbaijan on 24th October 2026. The time control of the tournament was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
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