The "Baku Open 2025" chess festival has concluded.

According to Offsideplus.az, nearly 700 chess players from 17 countries competed across 9 rounds in 3 categories.

In Group A, which featured the strongest players, Serbian grandmaster Aleksandar Indjic emerged victorious with 7 points. Azerbaijani players were unable to finish among the prize winners. The highest-rated local participant in Group A, national team member Aydın Süleymanlı, scored 5.5 points and finished in 12th place.

The total prize fund of the festival was 55,000 AZN.

Group A – Top 10 standings:

  1. Aleksandar Indjic (2644, Serbia) – 7 points

  2. Baadur Jobava (2600, Georgia) – 6.5

  3. Vahap Sanal (2550, Turkey) – 6.5

  4. Khazar Babazade (2457) – 6

  5. Murad Ibrahimli (2421) – 6

  6. Mahammad Muradli (2588) – 6

  7. Misratdin Iskandarov (2528) – 6

  8. Mitdal Aditya (2550, India) – 6

  9. Mikhail Brodsky (2515, Ukraine) – 6

  10. Shahin Valiyev (2346) – 6