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Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

GM🇦🇿

FIDEFIDE 13401319· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1985

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, a 41-year-old Azerbaijani Grandmaster, is rated 2710 and ranked 1st among Azerbaijani players, and 28th worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include the Chess Olympiad (open), the Turkish Super League, and the UzChess Cup Masters. Also played 8 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2820 was reached at age 33 (Sep 2018); he also reached World #2 in Feb 2018 and spent 15 months in the world top 3. In the 1990–2000 FIDE lists (source: OlimpBase), he was already rated 2201 in Jan 1999.

Awarded GM in 2003 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U20 and U18 and World #3 in U16.

Current rating

2710

Standard

Rpd2663·Blz2612

All-time high

2820

−110 pts below
Sep 2018 · age 33

Activity

63

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,219
15 months in World top 3 (2017–2019)

Profile · last 5 years

  1. A team player: 125 of 293 classical games were in team events.
  2. Similar results in every format: 62% in classical (181.5 / 293), 60% in rapid (181 / 304), 62% in blitz (218.5 / 354).
  3. Against higher-rated players (+50): 30 / 84. Against lower-rated (−50): 427 / 610.
  4. Out of form: −32 in classical rating and 42 / 69 in rated classical games over the last 12 months.

From 951 games in FIDE-rated events since Oct 2021 (293 classical, 304 rapid, 354 blitz). Fixed rules: every figure comes from these results.

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Career timeline

27 entries
2026
2nd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2723
Aug 2026
2019
15 months in world top 3
first Nov 2017
Jan 2019
2018
All-time peak 2820
at age 33 · −110 from today
Sep 2018
Peak World rank: #2
at age 33 · rated 2814
Feb 2018
Re-crossed 2800
at age 33
Jan 2018
2017
Crossed 2800
at age 32
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Rating history: OlimpBase (opens in a new tab) until 2000, FIDE since 2001

His openings · over the board

What Shakhriyar Mamedyarov plays, by color

3,966 games with moves in our base · over the board · last in Oct 2026

Prepare against him

As White

484 games313 of 484

215 more games in other lines

As Black

462 games253.5 of 462

293 more games in other lines

Over-the-board games from our public base only.Find his online games ›

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-32
2742 → 2710
Tournaments
11
60 games
Score
36.5/ 6060.8%
20W33D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVidit GujrathiGM2,708·The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup MASTERS·R1·+4.8
2.[W]vsNodirbek YakubboevGM2,689·The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup MASTERS·R8·+4.5
3.[W]vsNikolas TheodorouGM2,634·The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup MASTERS·R6·+3.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGergely KantorGM2,546·FIDE World Cup 2025·R4·-7.4
2.[L]vsMukhiddin MadaminovGM2,586·The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup MASTERS·R5·-6.9
3.[L]vsMahammad MuradliGM2,581·Azerbaijan Men's Chess Championship-2026·R26·-6.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open
Team
Sep 20265.5/10#3052641-9.7
Turkiye Chess Super League 2026
Round-Robin
Aug 20265.5/9#702698-2.6
The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup MASTERS
Round-Robin
Jun 20265/9#32735+2.4
Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Mai
Team
May 20262/2#13248+3.5
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20262/3#202765+2.2
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20262.5/3#62884+5.7
Azerbaijan Men's Chess Championship-2026
Knockout
Feb 20264.5/8QF2586-13.8
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20261.5/3#512627-4.1
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20261/2#882620-3.0

By color · classical · 5 years

293 games

As White

68%

104.5 / 153avg opp. 2625

As Black

55%

77 / 140avg opp. 2643

Best win

vsFabiano CaruanaGM2837

Norway Chess 2023 · May 2023 · Black

Worst loss

vsGergely KantorGM2546

FIDE World Cup 2025 · Nov 2025 · Black

Games 3,962 · 1997–2026

Time control
  • WvsChris R DuncanFM
    41st European Chess Club Cup 2026 | Open · R1.3 · 2026-10-17
    English Opening: Agincourt Defense · 37 moves · 2710
  • DvsAlexey SaranaGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R11.185 · 2026-09-27
    Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation · 50 moves · 2720
  • DvsArkadij NaiditschGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R10.81 · 2026-09-26
    Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation · 34 moves · 2720
  • DvsHaik MartirosyanGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R9.185 · 2026-09-25
    Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation · 46 moves · 2720
  • DvsR PraggnanandhaaGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R8.173 · 2026-09-24
    Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation · 36 moves · 2720
  • DvsNikolas TheodorouGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R7.189 · 2026-09-23
    Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation · 30 moves · 2720
  • DvsFaustino OroGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R6.193 · 2026-09-21
    English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full Symmetry · 46 moves · 2720
  • LvsBogdan-Daniel DeacGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R5.185 · 2026-09-20
    Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation · 57 moves · 2720
  • DvsThai Dai Van NguyenGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R4.193 · 2026-09-19
    Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation · 35 moves · 2720
  • WvsSebastian BognerGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R3.193 · 2026-09-18
    Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation · 42 moves · 2720

Over-the-board games only, matched to this player through official FIDE pairings and tournament records. Opponents marked “?” could not be identified with certainty. Source: Lichess broadcasts (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

Most-Played Opponents

vsSergey KarjakinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2750
+23 −18 =42
83 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2717
+16 −22 =38
76 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsAlexander GrischukGM
🇷🇺RUS·2628
+13 −19 =40
72 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2784
+23 −17 =27
67 games·last met May 2023
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vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2725
+12 −17 =35
64 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings

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Azerbaijan
#1
out of 1,195 players
Europe
#10
out of 131,162 players
World
#28
out of 221,391 players

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Azerbaijan
1
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
2,710
2
🇦🇿Radjabov, Teimour
2,689
3
🇦🇿Suleymanli, Aydin
2,679
4
🇦🇿Muradli, Mahammad
2,662
5
🇦🇿Mamedov, Rauf
2,632
6
🇦🇿Durarbayli, Vasif
2,611
7
🇦🇿Safarli, Eltaj
2,610
8
🇦🇿Abasov, Nijat
2,580
9
🇦🇿Rasulov, Vugar
2,572
10
🇦🇿Ahmadzada, Ahmad
2,552
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
4
🇳🇱Giri, Anish
2,752
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof
2,741
6
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan
2,731
7
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
2,717
8
🇳🇱Van Foreest, Jorden
2,716
9
🇭🇺Rapport, Richard
2,711
10
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
2,710
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
5
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
6
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
8
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
9
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
10
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
...
28
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
2,710
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