Sanan Sjugirov triumphs at 2nd Lankaran Open 2026, Mayank Chakraborty second
GM Sanan Sjugirov won 2nd Lankaran Open Group A (≥1900) scoring an unbeaten 7/9.
Mayank wins the Rapid Rating Open
GM Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) and GM Mayank Chakraborty scored an unbeaten 7/9 each in Group A. Sanan won the tournament on tie-breaks, Mayank finished second. IM Shrioghlan Talibov (AZE) scored sole 6.5/9 to claim third place. WFM Cera Dagariya was the top female finish finisher scoring 4.5/9. Before this, Mayank finished second at Sheki Open 2026 Blitz.
The total prize fund was 22650 AZN. The top three prizes were 5100 + trophy, 3400 and 2100 AZN each respectively.
GM Mayank Chakraborty, GM Petr Kiriakov, IM Vugar Manafov (AZE) and FM Elvin Bayramov (AZE) scored 6/7 each. Mayank won the tournament on tie-breaks. The remaining three were placed second to fourth respectively. Among the top four, Mayank and Kiriakov remained undefeated. The total prize fund in Rapid was 720 AZN. The top three prizes were 300, 200 and 100 AZN each.
The festival witnessed a total participation of 380 players – 37 in Group A, 159 in Group B, 108 in Rapid and 76 in Blitz.
Top 3 in Open A (L to R): 2nd GM Mayank Chakraborty 7/9, 1st GM Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) 7/9 and 3rd IM Shiroghlan Talibov (AZE) with Mahir Mammedov (left), President, Azerbaijan Chess Federation | Photo: Official site
Best Female in Group A – WFM Cera Dagariya 4.5/9 | Photo: Official site
Champion in Rapid Rating Open – GM Mayank Chakraborty (second from left) 6/7 | Photo: Official site
GM Mayank Chakraborty scored an unbeaten 6/7, won the tournament on tie-breaks and incraesed his Rapid Elo rating by 4.2 points
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A total of 37 players including 3 GMs and 6 IMs took part from five countries across the world. The seven-day nine-round Rating Open A (≥1900) tournament was organized by Azerbaijan Chess Federation and FM Jeyhun Mammadov at Olympic Sport Center Complex in Lankaran, Azerbaijan from 28th June to 4th July 2026. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
A total of 37 players including 3 GMs and 6 IMs took part from five countries across the world. The seven-day nine-round Rating Open A (≥1900) tournament was organized by Azerbaijan Chess Federation and FM Jeyhun Mammadov at Olympic Sport Center Complex in Lankaran, Azerbaijan from 28th June to 4th July 2026. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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