1st Azeri Chess Academy Open, Houston - Texas (USA), Oct 5th - Oct 10th 2026 Guaranteed Total Prize Fund of $13,000 9-round Norm Swiss in 6-days - satisfying Condition 1.1.3(a); G/90; inc/30 info@azerichessacademy.com
Discounts and prizes for Female players, Juniors, and Seniors Deadline for Entries - October 3, 2026, at 12:00 AM Central Time1st Azeri Chess Academy Open (Oct 5th - Oct 10th 2026) | Organizer(s) | FA/STD Ulvi Bajarani (FIDE ID 13403028) |
| Federation | United States of America ( USA ) |
| Tournament director | FA/STD Ulvi Bajarani (FIDE ID 13403028) |
| Chief Arbiter | FA/STD Ulvi Bajarani (FIDE ID 13403028) |
| Time control (Standard) | G/90; inc/30 |
| Location | 250 Patton St Suite H, Houston, TX 77009 |
| Number of rounds | 9 |
| Tournament type | Swiss-System |
| Rating calculation | Rating national, Rating international |
| FIDE-Event-ID | 480193 |
| Date | 2026/10/05 to 2026/10/10 |
| Rating-Ø / Average age | 2345 / 20 |
| Pairing program | Swiss-Manager from Heinz Herzog, Swiss-Manager tournamentfile |
Last update 08.09.2026 18:51:33, Creator/Last Upload: Ulvi Bajarani
| Links | Official Homepage of the Organizer, GoogleMaps, Regulation, Registration, Link with tournament calendar |
| Parameters | No tournament details, no flags
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| Overview for team | AZE, COL, IND, KGZ, POL, USA |
| Lists | Starting rank, Alphabetical list, Statistics, Playing schedule |
| Excel and Print | Export to Excel (.xlsx), Export to PDF-File, QR-Codes |
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Starting rank
| No. | | | Name | FideID | FED | RtgI | RtgN | sex | Typ |
| 1 | | GM | Durarbayli, Vasif | 13402935 | AZE | 2611 | 2695 | | |
| 2 | | GM | Harsha, Bharathakoti | 5078776 | IND | 2510 | 2595 | | |
| 3 | | GM | Putnam, Liam | 30938279 | USA | 2499 | 2588 | | U20 |
| 4 | | GM | Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel | 4430492 | COL | 2493 | 2593 | | |
| 5 | | GM | Avila Pavas, Santiago | 4437128 | COL | 2492 | 2636 | | |
| 6 | | IM | Raczek, Krzysztof | 21005303 | POL | 2479 | 0 | | U20 |
| 7 | | GM | Ruiz Castillo, Joshua Daniel | 4400704 | COL | 2466 | 2532 | | |
| 8 | | | Singh, Siddharth | 39907023 | USA | 2434 | 2460 | | U20 |
| 9 | | IM | Manish, Anto Cristiano F | 25095927 | IND | 2377 | 0 | | |
| 10 | | IM | Guo, Ethan | 30976359 | USA | 2375 | 2427 | | U20 |
| 11 | | FM | Degenbaev, Aziz | 13802640 | KGZ | 2293 | 2412 | | |
| 12 | | WIM | Starosta, Martyna | 21818754 | POL | 2159 | 2297 | w | U20 |
| 13 | | CM | Vuyyuru, Shriyan | 30997852 | USA | 2130 | 2121 | | U20 |
| 14 | | WFM | Hernandez Bermudez, Manuela | 4483103 | COL | 2083 | 2048 | w | |
| 15 | | FM | Guntaka, Aayansh | 30993890 | USA | 2056 | 2187 | | U20 |
| 16 | | CM | Manchanda, Advik | 30994977 | USA | 2056 | 2088 | | U20 |
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