Guba Open 2025 International Chess Festival, Group A
The Guba Open 2025 International Chess Festival, Group A is taking is taking place July 16 – July 22 in Guba, Azerbaijan. It is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec /move. For more events from Azerbaijan, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top seeded players are GM Mahammad Muradli (2608), GM Evgeny Romanov (2585), GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (2505), IM Vugar Manafov (2419), IM Khagan Ahmad (2415), GM Mikheil Kekelidze (2331), FM Ravan Ughuzov (2295), FM Jahandar Azadaliyev (2290), Samir Davidov (2280), CM Tunar Davudov (2250), Fariz Ahmadov (2218), Pasham Alizada (2183), FM Elvin Bayramov (2179), CM Islam Hajialiyev (2162), Shamsi Garakhanov (2112), Nurlan Azizli (2108), Eldar Musayev (2106), Askar Aliakbar Rzayev (2079), WFM Lala Huseynova (2045), Kamal Isfandiyarli (2032)
You can also see Guba Open 2025 International Chess Festival, Group B
Guba Open 2025 International Chess Festival, Group A participants
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | sex | |
| 1 | GM | Muradli, Mahammad | AZE | 2608 | |
| 2 | GM | Romanov, Evgeny | MKD | 2585 | |
| 3 | GM | Bernadskiy, Vitaliy | UKR | 2505 | |
| 4 | IM | Manafov, Vugar | AZE | 2419 | |
| 5 | IM | Ahmad, Khagan | AZE | 2415 | |
| 6 | GM | Kekelidze, Mikheil | GEO | 2331 | |
| 7 | FM | Ughuzov, Ravan | AZE | 2295 | |
| 8 | FM | Azadaliyev, Jahandar | AZE | 2290 | |
| 9 | Davidov, Samir | AZE | 2280 | ||
| 10 | CM | Davudov, Tunar | AZE | 2250 | |
| 11 | Ahmadov, Fariz | AZE | 2218 | ||
| 12 | Alizada, Pasham | AZE | 2183 | ||
| 13 | FM | Bayramov, Elvin | AZE | 2179 | |
| 14 | CM | Hajialiyev, Islam | AZE | 2162 | |
| 15 | Garakhanov, Shamsi | AZE | 2112 | ||
| 16 | Azizli, Nurlan | AZE | 2108 | ||
| 17 | Musayev, Eldar | AZE | 2106 | ||
| 18 | Rzayev, Askar Aliakbar | TUR | 2079 | ||
| 19 | WFM | Huseynova, Lala | AZE | 2045 | w |
| 20 | Isfandiyarli, Kamal | AZE | 2032 | ||
| 21 | Baghirov, Mahammad | AZE | 2027 | ||
| 22 | Isbatov, Kanan | AZE | 2012 | ||
| 23 | Golsta, Madara | LAT | 2008 | w | |
| 24 | WCM | Maklakova, Naomi | LAT | 1996 | w |
| 25 | Shahpalangov, Aydin | AZE | 1967 | ||
| 26 | Mammadzada, Mammad | AZE | 1939 | ||
| 27 | Maklakova, Nellija | LAT | 1890 | w | |
| 28 | Malikova, Ulviyya | AZE | 1883 | w | |
| 29 | Lazars, Krisjanis | LAT | 1869 | ||
| 30 | Khanalizade, Elgun | AZE | 1867 | ||
| 31 | Orujov, Hazrat | AZE | 1866 | ||
| 32 | Nurahmad, Tabriz | AZE | 1865 | ||
| 33 | Zeynalli, Alisafa | AZE | 1861 | ||
| 34 | Soltanov, Teymur | AZE | 1841 | ||
| 35 | Mehtizada, Murad | AZE | 1839 | ||
| 36 | Naghiyeva, Khayala | AZE | 1839 | w | |
| 37 | AIM | Alsaqer, Meshal | KUW | 1825 | |
| 38 | Mursalzade, Javad | AZE | 1799 | ||
| 39 | Allahverdi, Zahra | AZE | 1796 | w | |
| 40 | Ahmadli, Nihad | AZE | 1790 | ||
| 41 | Valiyeva, Asnad | AZE | 1784 | w | |
| 42 | WCM | Ahmadli, Mehriban | AZE | 1779 | w |
| 43 | Babayev, Kamran | AZE | 1767 |