The "Guba Open 2026" II International Chess Festival, dedicated to the memory of international arbiter Qudrat Ismayilov, has concluded.

According to Offsideplus.az, the tournament, organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Azerbaijan Chess Federation (ACF), and the "White Pawn" Chess Club, saw over 300 chess players from 11 countries compete.

During the closing ceremony, winners in various categories were awarded:

A tournament: Misrətdin İskəndərov (7 points) – 1st place, Vüqar Manafov (7 points) – 2nd place, Mikhail Mozharov (FIDE, 6.5 points) – 3rd place.

B tournament: Əli Məmmədov (8 points) – 1st place, Emin Gəncəliyev and Anar Bağışov (7 points each) – 2nd and 3rd places.

In the Rapid and Blitz categories, Rüstəm Rüstəmov was crowned champion in the rapid event, while Xaqan Əhməd triumphed in the blitz competition.

The prize fund for the tournament was 24,420 manats, and the next event in the "Azerbaijan Chess Tour" will be the "Ganja Open", scheduled to take place from October 11-18.