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Azerbaijani chess player Shakhriyar Mammadyarov finished 20th in the blitz stage of the Total Chess Pilot 2026 tournament in Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
The grandmaster scored 3.5 points in nine rounds. Mammadyarov won three games, drew one and lost five.
In the eighth round, playing White, he drew with Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem. In the final round, playing Black, he defeated Dutch player Jorden van Foreest.
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen won the blitz event with seven points. France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave placed second with 6.5 points, while Levon Aronian took third with six.
The tournament’s group stage will begin on November 11. If players are tied on points in the groups, the final blitz standings will be used to determine the ranking. The tournament will conclude on November 20.
Context
According to information published on November 9, the tournament was due to begin in Budapest on November 10 and bring together 24 chess players. It was set to open with a nine-round blitz stage.
