Turkmen Chess Player Allayar Shirliyev Wins the Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival

While world-class grandmasters battled for the title in the Masters tournament, Turkmen chess player Allayar Shirliyev confidently proved his superiority in his category—delivering another triumph for Turkmenistan in a remarkably successful summer of 2026 for the nation’s chess scene. Allayar Shirliyev (FIDE rating 2184, born 31 October 2003, Ashgabat) emerged as the winner of the […]