BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 11. Azerbaijani
grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov has concluded his campaign in the
blitz stage of the Total Chess Pilot 2026 tournament, currently
underway in Budapest, Hungary.
Mamedyarov finished 20th among 24 participants, scoring 3.5
points over nine rounds. He recorded three wins, one draw, and five
defeats.
In the eighth round, the Azerbaijani chess player drew with
Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem while playing with the white pieces. In the
final round, he defeated Dutch grandmaster Jorden van Foreest with
the black pieces.
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen won the blitz tournament with seven
points. France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave finished second with 6.5
points, while Armenia’s Levon Aronian took third place with six
points.
The group stage of the tournament begins today, November 11. In
the event of a tie on points, the results of the blitz stage will
be taken into account.
The tournament will run until November 20.
