{"id":46420,"date":"2026-05-18T12:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?p=46420"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:57:40","slug":"winners-crowned-at-inaugural-turkic-nations-team-chess-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/winners-crowned-at-inaugural-turkic-nations-team-chess-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners crowned at inaugural Turkic Nations Team Chess Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46420\" class=\"elementor elementor-46420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53246e4 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53246e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3be89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a3be89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-FRONT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46421\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-FRONT.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-FRONT-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-FRONT-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-FRONT-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1be6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1be6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Astana stood at the crossroads of the Turkic world from May 14 to 17, 2026, capturing its significance across several domains. On the eve of the event, Turkish President <strong>Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan<\/strong> paid a state visit to the capital of Kazakhstan at the invitation of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Concurrently, on May 15, Turkistan hosted an informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States dedicated to <em>Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development.<\/em><\/p><p>Against this backdrop, the Kazakh National University of Sports in Astana hosted two major chess events: the inaugural Turkic Open and Women&#8217;s Team Chess Championships 2026 and the Turkic Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c31cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c31cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Turlov.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46427\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Turlov.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Turlov-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Turlov-1024x617.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Turlov-768x463.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2d194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d2d194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Timur Turlov<\/strong>, President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, highlighted the significance of this coincidence: &#8220;Kazakhstan is the first in the region to host this new tournament for the Turkic world. It is highly symbolic that the event coincides with the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan to Astana. Under our President&#8217;s policy, Kazakhstan is consistently strengthening its position within the Turkic space, and chess is becoming a prominent tool of this diplomacy. It is no longer just a sport, but a vital element of friendship between our nations.&#8221;<\/p><p><strong>Serik Zharasbayev<\/strong>, Vice Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, extended a warm welcome to the audience at the opening ceremony: &#8220;On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, I would like to thank all the participants and heads of delegations for joining us. I also want to personally thank Timur Turlov for his immense contribution as President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation. We are already seeing the fruits of this labor. Today, we have world-class players achieving great success on the international stage\u2014talents like Kazybek Nogerbek and Bibisara Assaubayeva, who made history as our country\u2019s first three-time World Rapid Champion. This is a monumental achievement. I wish everyone continued success. Onward to new heights and great victories!&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822216c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"822216c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Zharasbayev.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46428\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Zharasbayev.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Zharasbayev-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Zharasbayev-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Zharasbayev-768x444.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b5abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82b5abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In each of the three categories (Open, Women, and Youth U16), seven national teams competed in a round-robin system. The participating nations were Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, with the latter fielding two teams in each tournament as the host nation. Each team line-up consisted of four main players, one reserve, and a captain. The competitions used the \u00a0new classical 45+30 format, allocating 45 minutes per game with a 30-second increment for every move. The guaranteed prize fund amounted to 27 million tenge (approximately 54,000 US dollars). The event was organized by FIDE, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakhstan Chess Federation (KazChess), the Kazakh National University of Sports, and the Akimat of Astana. Freedom Holding Corp. served as the General Partner of the championship.<\/p><p><strong>The Open Championship<\/strong><\/p><p>The open tournament brought together 13 Grandmasters and 18 International Masters. The battle for the title lasted until the last moments of the final round.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6667613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6667613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46424\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76edc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e76edc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The national team of Kyrgyzstan delivered the biggest upset of the final round by defeating the higher-rated Uzbek team with a score of 3-1, remaining undefeated on every single board. This result largely shaped the final standings: both Kazakhstan-2 and Kazakhstan-1 won their respective final matches to ascend to the top of the standings, followed by Azerbaijan.<\/p><p><strong>Final Standings (Turkic Open Team Chess Championships 2026)<\/strong>:<\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kazakhstan-2: 9 match points, 13\u00bd board points (Prize: 5 million tenge, approximately $10,000)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kazakhstan-1: 8 match points, 13 board points (Prize: 3.5 million tenge, approximately $7,000)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Azerbaijan: 7 match points, 14\u00bd board points (Prize: 2 million tenge, approximately $4,000)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Uzbekistan: 7 match points, 12\u00bd board points<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turkey: 5 match points, 12 board points<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kyrgyzstan: 5 match points, 9\u00bd board points<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turkmenistan: 1 match point, 9 board points<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e6904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69e6904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-Winners.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46426\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-Winners.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-Winners-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-Winners-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-Winners-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23273c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a23273c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Best Individual Board Results:<\/strong><\/p><p>Board 1: 1. IM Zhandos Agmanov (Kazakhstan-2, 4\u00bd points); 2. GM Ahmad Ahmadzada (Azerbaijan, 4 points); 3. GM Saparmyrat Atabayev (Turkmenistan, 3\u00bd points).<\/p><p>Board 2: 1. GM Denis Makhnev (Kazakhstan-1, 4 points); 2. GM Ramazan Zhalmakhanov (Kazakhstan-2, 3\u00bd points); 3. GM Misratdin Iskandarov (Azerbaijan, 3\u00bd points).<\/p><p>Board 3: 1. IM Aldiyar Ansat (Kazakhstan-1, 4 points); 2. IM Arda Camlar (Turkey, 3 points); 3. IM Satbek Akhmedinov (Kazakhstan-2, 3 points).<\/p><p>Board 4: 1. IM Tologontegin Semetey (Kyrgyzstan, 3\u00bd points); 2. IM Saidakbar Saydaliev (Uzbekistan, 3\u00bd points); 3. IM Shiroglan Talibov (Azerbaijan, 2\u00bd points).<\/p><p>Board 5: 1. IM Murad Ibrahimli (Azerbaijan, 3\u00bd points); 2. IM Umut Ata Akbas (Turkey, 3\u00bd points).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9897430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9897430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-1stBoard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-1stBoard.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-1stBoard-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-1stBoard-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Open-1stBoard-768x471.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4804e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4804e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Women&#8217;s Championship<\/strong><\/p><p>The Women&#8217;s tournament featured six International Masters, five Woman Grandmasters, and five Woman International Masters. The national team of Azerbaijan entered as the clear favorite, fielding the exact same powerhouse line-up that secured the silver medal at the 2025 World Team Chess Championship with IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2450, ranked world No. 25 in the FIDE standings) and IM Gunay Mammadzada (2374) on first and second boards, respectively. Uzbekistan\u2019s formidable roster included WGM Afruza Khamdamova (2423, ranked world No. 34 in the FIDE standings) and WGM Umida Omonova (2357).<\/p><p>The women&#8217;s competition was equally exciting, with Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan pitted against each other in the final round. Azerbaijan, having a two-point advantage, secured a draw against Uzbekistan to successfully defend their first-place position. Meanwhile, the Kazakhstan-1 team delivered a dominant 3\u00bd\u2013\u00bd victory over Turkmenistan to leapfrog Uzbekistan and claim the silver spot on the podium.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4711ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4711ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Women.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46432\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Women.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Women-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Women-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Women-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb6e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bb6e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Final Standings (Turkic Women&#8217;s Team Chess Championship 2026):<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Azerbaijan: 10 match points, 18\u00bd board points (Prize: 5 million tenge, approximately $10,000)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kazakhstan-1: 9 match points, 16\u00bd board points (Prize: 3.5 million tenge, approximately $7,000)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Uzbekistan: 8 match points, 15\u00bd board points (Prize: 2 million tenge, approximately $4,000)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kazakhstan-2: 6 match points, 13 board points<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turkmenistan: 6 match points, 11 board points<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kyrgyzstan: 2 match points, 4\u00bd board points<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turkey: 1 match point, 5 board points<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d1b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32d1b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTC-Women-Winners.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46430\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTC-Women-Winners.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTC-Women-Winners-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTC-Women-Winners-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTC-Women-Winners-768x424.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb77176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb77176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Best individual board results:<\/strong><\/p><p>Board 1: 1. WGM Afruza Khamdamova (Uzbekistan, 4\u00bd points); 2. WGM Liya Kurmangaliyeva (Kazakhstan-2, 4 points); 3. WFM Lala Shokhradova (Turkmenistan, 3\u00bd points).<\/p><p>Board 2: 1. IM Meruert Kamalidenova (Kazakhstan-1, 5\u00bd points); 2. WGM Umida Omonova (Uzbekistan, 3\u00bd points); 3. WIM Assel Serikbay (Kazakhstan-2, 3 points).<\/p><p>Board 3: 1. WGM Govhar Beydullayeva (Azerbaijan, 4\u00bd points); 2. WFM Jahan Rejepova (Turkmenistan, 3 points); 3. WIM Guldona Karimova (Uzbekistan, 2\u00bd points).<\/p><p>Board 4: 1. IM Khanim Balajayeva (Azerbaijan, 4\u00bd points); 2. WCM Madinabonu Khalilova (Uzbekistan, 4 points); 3. WFM Aiaru Altynbek (Kazakhstan-2, 3 points).<\/p><p>Board 5: 1. IM Gulnar Mammadova (Azerbaijan, 4 points); 2. WIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva (Kazakhstan-1, 3 points); 3. WFM Alanna Berikkyzy (Kazakhstan-2, 2\u00bd points).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0f1d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff0f1d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTC-Women-1stBoard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46429\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTC-Women-1stBoard.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTC-Women-1stBoard-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTC-Women-1stBoard-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTC-Women-1stBoard-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a8244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13a8244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Youth U16 Olympiad<\/strong><\/p><p>In the youth tournament, the national team of Azerbaijan, consisting of IM Khagan Ahmad (2472), FM Shamsi Garakhanov (2316), Pasham Alizade (2252), and WFM Lala Huseynova (2149), secured first place ahead of schedule. The remaining spots on the podium went to the host country&#8217;s selections: the Kazakhstan-1 team whitewashed Turkey 4-0 in their final encounter, while Kazakhstan-2 locked in their top-three finish by overcoming Kyrgyzstan with a 3-1 victory.<\/p><p><strong>Final Standings (Turkic Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2026):<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Azerbaijan: 10 match points, 16 board points (Prize: 2.5 million tenge, approximately $5,000)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kazakhstan-1: 9 match points, 18 board points (Prize: 2 million tenge, approximately $4,000)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kazakhstan-2: 7 match points, 13 board points (Prize: 1.5 million tenge, approximately $3,000)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turkey: 7 match points, 11 board points<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Uzbekistan: 6 match points, 13 board points<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kyrgyzstan: 3 match points, 8 board points<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turkmenistan: 0 match points, 5 board points<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdcc965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bdcc965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Juniors-Winners.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46423\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Juniors-Winners.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Juniors-Winners-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Juniors-Winners-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Juniors-Winners-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e568387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e568387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Best individual board results:<\/strong><\/p><p>Board 1: 1. IM Khagan Ahmad (Azerbaijan, 6 points); 2. IM Sauat Nurgaliyev (Kazakhstan-1, 5 points); 3. FM Nazar Talgatov (Kazakhstan-2, 3\u00bd points).<\/p><p>Board 2: 1. GM Edgar Mamedov (Kazakhstan-1, 5 points); 2. FM Aldiyar Zhauynbay (Kazakhstan-2, 4 points); 3. CM Sadullo Azizov (Uzbekistan, 4 points).<\/p><p>Board 3: 1. Pasham Alizade (Azerbaijan, 4\u00bd points); 2. CM Ruslan Momunaliev (Kyrgyzstan, 4 points); 3. FM Javokhir Bozorov (Uzbekistan, 4 points).<\/p><p>Board 4: 1. WFM Mariya Kholyavko (Kazakhstan-1, 5 points); 2. WFM Nilufarkhon Imomkuzieva (Uzbekistan, 4\u00bd points); 3. Dilber Hupbyyeva (Turkmenistan, 3\u00bd points).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1702941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1702941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Juniors-1stBoard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46422\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Juniors-1stBoard.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Juniors-1stBoard-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Juniors-1stBoard-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TTCC-Juniors-1stBoard-768x441.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935bd5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"935bd5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The inaugural Turkic Nations Team Chess Championship highlighted the exceptional competitive standard of all six participating delegations. Competitors from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan showcased a fierce and uncompromising spirit across all categories; the majority of the final outcomes were decided only in the closing moments of the tournament. The championship has successfully established a new tradition of regular competitions between the chess federations of the Turkic states.<\/p><p>Photos: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lk-stuido.com\/\">lk-studio<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astana stood at the crossroads of the Turkic world from May 14 to 17, 2026, capturing its significance across several domains. On the eve of the event, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan paid a state visit to the capital of Kazakhstan at the invitation of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Concurrently, on May 15, Turkistan hosted an informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States dedicated to Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development. Against this backdrop, the Kazakh National University of Sports in Astana hosted two major chess events: the inaugural Turkic Open and Women&#8217;s Team Chess Championships 2026 and the Turkic Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2026. Timur Turlov, President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, highlighted the significance of this coincidence: &#8220;Kazakhstan is the first in the region to host this new tournament for the Turkic world. It is highly symbolic that the event coincides with the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan to Astana. Under our President&#8217;s policy, Kazakhstan is consistently strengthening its position within the Turkic space, and chess is becoming a prominent tool of this diplomacy. It is no longer just a sport, but a vital element of friendship between our nations.&#8221; Serik Zharasbayev, Vice Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, extended a warm welcome to the audience at the opening ceremony: &#8220;On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, I would like to thank all the participants and heads of delegations for joining us. I also want to personally thank Timur Turlov for his immense contribution as President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation. We are already seeing the fruits of this labor. Today, we have world-class players achieving great success on the international stage\u2014talents like Kazybek Nogerbek and Bibisara Assaubayeva, who made history as our country\u2019s first three-time World Rapid Champion. This is a monumental achievement. I wish everyone continued success. Onward to new heights and great victories!&#8221; In each of the three categories (Open, Women, and Youth U16), seven national teams competed in a round-robin system. The participating nations were Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, with the latter fielding two teams in each tournament as the host nation. Each team line-up consisted of four main players, one reserve, and a captain. The competitions used the \u00a0new classical 45+30 format, allocating 45 minutes per game with a 30-second increment for every move. The guaranteed prize fund amounted to 27 million tenge (approximately 54,000 US dollars). The event was organized by FIDE, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakhstan Chess Federation (KazChess), the Kazakh National University of Sports, and the Akimat of Astana. Freedom Holding Corp. served as the General Partner of the championship. The Open Championship The open tournament brought together 13 Grandmasters and 18 International Masters. The battle for the title lasted until the last moments of the final round. The national team of Kyrgyzstan delivered the biggest upset of the final round by defeating the higher-rated Uzbek team with a score of 3-1, remaining undefeated on every single board. This result largely shaped the final standings: both Kazakhstan-2 and Kazakhstan-1 won their respective final matches to ascend to the top of the standings, followed by Azerbaijan. Final Standings (Turkic Open Team Chess Championships 2026): Kazakhstan-2: 9 match points, 13\u00bd board points (Prize: 5 million tenge, approximately $10,000) Kazakhstan-1: 8 match points, 13 board points (Prize: 3.5 million tenge, approximately $7,000) Azerbaijan: 7 match points, 14\u00bd board points (Prize: 2 million tenge, approximately $4,000) Uzbekistan: 7 match points, 12\u00bd board points Turkey: 5 match points, 12 board points Kyrgyzstan: 5 match points, 9\u00bd board points Turkmenistan: 1 match point, 9 board points Best Individual Board Results: Board 1: 1. IM Zhandos Agmanov (Kazakhstan-2, 4\u00bd points); 2. GM Ahmad Ahmadzada (Azerbaijan, 4 points); 3. GM Saparmyrat Atabayev (Turkmenistan, 3\u00bd points). Board 2: 1. GM Denis Makhnev (Kazakhstan-1, 4 points); 2. GM Ramazan Zhalmakhanov (Kazakhstan-2, 3\u00bd points); 3. GM Misratdin Iskandarov (Azerbaijan, 3\u00bd points). Board 3: 1. IM Aldiyar Ansat (Kazakhstan-1, 4 points); 2. IM Arda Camlar (Turkey, 3 points); 3. IM Satbek Akhmedinov (Kazakhstan-2, 3 points). Board 4: 1. IM Tologontegin Semetey (Kyrgyzstan, 3\u00bd points); 2. IM Saidakbar Saydaliev (Uzbekistan, 3\u00bd points); 3. IM Shiroglan Talibov (Azerbaijan, 2\u00bd points). Board 5: 1. IM Murad Ibrahimli (Azerbaijan, 3\u00bd points); 2. IM Umut Ata Akbas (Turkey, 3\u00bd points). The Women&#8217;s Championship The Women&#8217;s tournament featured six International Masters, five Woman Grandmasters, and five Woman International Masters. The national team of Azerbaijan entered as the clear favorite, fielding the exact same powerhouse line-up that secured the silver medal at the 2025 World Team Chess Championship with IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2450, ranked world No. 25 in the FIDE standings) and IM Gunay Mammadzada (2374) on first and second boards, respectively. Uzbekistan\u2019s formidable roster included WGM Afruza Khamdamova (2423, ranked world No. 34 in the FIDE standings) and WGM Umida Omonova (2357). The women&#8217;s competition was equally exciting, with Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan pitted against each other in the final round. Azerbaijan, having a two-point advantage, secured a draw against Uzbekistan to successfully defend their first-place position. Meanwhile, the Kazakhstan-1 team delivered a dominant 3\u00bd\u2013\u00bd victory over Turkmenistan to leapfrog Uzbekistan and claim the silver spot on the podium. Final Standings (Turkic Women&#8217;s Team Chess Championship 2026): Azerbaijan: 10 match points, 18\u00bd board points (Prize: 5 million tenge, approximately $10,000) Kazakhstan-1: 9 match points, 16\u00bd board points (Prize: 3.5 million tenge, approximately $7,000) Uzbekistan: 8 match points, 15\u00bd board points (Prize: 2 million tenge, approximately $4,000) Kazakhstan-2: 6 match points, 13 board points Turkmenistan: 6 match points, 11 board points Kyrgyzstan: 2 match points, 4\u00bd board points Turkey: 1 match point, 5 board points Best individual board results: Board 1: 1. WGM Afruza Khamdamova (Uzbekistan, 4\u00bd points); 2. WGM Liya Kurmangaliyeva (Kazakhstan-2, 4 points); 3. WFM Lala Shokhradova (Turkmenistan, 3\u00bd points). Board 2: 1. IM Meruert Kamalidenova (Kazakhstan-1, 5\u00bd points); 2. WGM Umida Omonova (Uzbekistan, 3\u00bd points); 3. WIM Assel Serikbay (Kazakhstan-2, 3 points). Board 3: 1. 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