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Guliev, Sarhan
GM🇦🇿FIDE 13400231· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1968
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Sarhan Guliev, a 58-year-old Azerbaijani Grandmaster, is rated 2184 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearance: Shaki Open 2025, Group A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Azerbaijan Chess Championship, Rapid) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2011), 26 months (2014–2016), 13 months (2017–2018) and 41 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2537 was reached at age 35 (Jul 2003); he also reached World #332 in Apr 2001 and spent 15 months in Azerbaijani top 10.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 33).
Current rating
2184
Standard
Rpd2178·Blz2308
All-time high
2537
−353 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 35
Jul 2003 · age 35
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,049 · players worldwide · of 218,279
15 months in National top 10 (2001–2004)
15 months in National top 10 (2001–2004)
Career timeline
22 entries2024
500 career games
at age 56
Mar 2024
1st Azerbaijani 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2245
Jan 2024
2019
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2308 → returned at 2298
Dec 2019
1st Azerbaijani 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2342
Jan 2019
2017
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2373 → returned at 2367
Apr 2017
2015
1st Azerbaijani 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2416
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
2220 → 2184
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
12.5/ 2746.3%
9W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/9 | #18 | 2120 | -7.1 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1/9 | #10 | 1969 | -21.7 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2000 | -14.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAbdulla GadimbayliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2505
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met May 2023
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vsKuzey Kurtyilmaz
🇹🇷TUR·1972
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsBora Yagiz
🇹🇷TUR·1920
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsAllahverdi HamidovFM
🇦🇿AZE·2302
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsMisratdin IskandarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2520
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2023
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#74
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#6,382
in continent
World
#9,049
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Azerbaijan
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| 74 | 2,184 | |
Europe
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| 6382 | 2,184 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 9049 | 2,184 | |