The 9th day of the Baku Open 2026 in Azerbaijan has concluded. After 9 rounds, Iranian GM Sina Movahed scored 7 wins and 2 draws to win the tournament with 8/9 points. Movahed is 1.5 points ahead of the runner-up Turkish GM Vahap Sanal.

The final standings are:

Place Player Score Prize
1. 🇮🇷 GM Sina Movahed 8 $10,000
2. 🇹🇷 GM Vahap Sanal 6.5 $7,000
3. 🇦🇿 IM Khazar Babazada 6.5 $5,000
4. 🇮🇳 IM Mayank Chakraborty 6.5 $3,000
5. 🇮🇳 IM Santhosh Ajay 6.5 $2,000
6. 🇺🇦 GM Ruslan Ponomariov 6.5 $1,600
7. 🇮🇳 GM Ilamparthi R 6.5 $1,200
8. 🇷🇺 GM Daniil Dubov 6.5 $1,000
9. 🇮🇳 GM Pranav Anand 6 $800
10. 🇷🇺 IM Artsiom Strybuk 6 $700

The Baku Open 2026 takes place from April 28 to May 6, at the Baku Crystal Hall, Azerbaijan. The event features a Classical 90+30 time control over 9 rounds in Swiss system. Iranian GM Sina Movahed wins the Baku Open for the second time, winning the first one in 2024.

Credit: Lana Afandiyeva / Azerbaijan Chess Federation