Sina Movahed clear first at Baku Open 2026, Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy second
GM Sina Movahed (IRI) scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win Baku Open Group A (>2250) 2026. Seven players scored 6.5/9 each. Out of them, IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy and IM Khazar Babazada (AZE) secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was US$ 50000. The top three prizes were $10000, $1700 and $5000 along with a trophy each respectively.
Ajay scores a GM-norm, IM-norm for Advik Amit Agrawal
Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy and 10-year-old Advik Amit Agrawal earned their maiden GM and IM-norms respectively. Ajay’s performance was outstanding considering the fact that he finished ahead of two former World Champions – Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR), youngest World Champion ever and Daniil Dubov, World Rapid champion, and 11 more GMs. Advik’s performance was also incredible, considering the fact that he is just 10-years of age and now has a live rating of 2433.6. Ajay’s live rating is 2499.6.
Baku Open 2026 witnessed a total participation of 588 players – 100 in Group A, 303 in Group B and in 385 Group C.
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy 6.5/9, 1st GM Sina Movahed (IRI) 8/9 and 3rd IM Khazar Babazada (AZE) 6.5/9 | Photo: FA NI Lana Afandiyeva
IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy deep in thought | Photo: FA NI Lana Afandiyeva
Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy scored an unbeaten 6.5/9, performed at 2631, gained 19.6 Elo rating points en route his maiden GM-norm
10-year-old FM Advik Amit Agrawal with his maiden IM-norm certificate
Advik Amit Agrawal scored 5.5/9, performed at 2486 and increased his Elo rating by 103.6 points en route his first IM-norm
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A total of 100 players including 13 GMs, 22 IMs, 4 WGMs and 7 WIMs took part from nine countries across the world. The nine-day nine-round Rating Open A (>2250) tournament was organized by Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan Chess Federation at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan from 28th April to 6th May 2026. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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