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Guliev, Sarhan

GM🇦🇿

FIDEFIDE 13400231· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1968

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Sarhan Guliev, a 58-year-old Azerbaijani Grandmaster, is rated 2220 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2011), 26 months (2014–2016), 13 months (2017–2018) and 41 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Shaki Open 2025, Group A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Azerbaijan Chess Championship, Rapid) recently. 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

2220

Standard

Rpd2178·Blz2308

All-time high

2537

−317 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 35

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#7,140 · players worldwide · of 216,808
15 months in National top 10 (2001–2004)

Career timeline

22 entries
2024
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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Choubey Saurabh 2,045
Shaki Open 2025, Group A · Jun 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
-1
2221 → 2220
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChoubey Saurabh2,045·Shaki Open 2025, Group A·R9·+2.7
2.[W]vsNurlan Azizli2,019·Shaki Open 2025, Group A·R5·+2.4
3.[W]vsMaryam AghaverdiyevaWFM1,985·Shaki Open 2025, Group A·R7·+2.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTunar DavudovFM2,283·Shaki Open 2025, Group A·R6·-4.1
2.[L]vsVugar ManafovIM2,415·Shaki Open 2025, Group A·R8·-2.5
3.[L]vsVitaliy BernadskiyGM2,497·Shaki Open 2025, Group A·R4·-1.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Shaki Open 2025, Group A
Open Swiss
Jun 20255.5/9#82199-1.0

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·1944
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsMisratdin IskandarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2522
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2023
View head-to-head →
vsAhmad AhmadzadaGM
🇦🇿AZE·2531
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2019
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Azerbaijan
#67
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#4,955
in continent
World
#7,140
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Azerbaijan
1
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2,717
2
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2,689
3
🇦🇿Suleymanli, AydinFollow Aydin SuleymanliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,665
4
🇦🇿Safarli, EltajFollow Eltaj SafarliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,648
5
🇦🇿Mamedov, RaufFollow Rauf MamedovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,636
6
🇦🇿Muradli, MahammadFollow Mahammad MuradliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,617
7
🇦🇿Durarbayli, VasifFollow Vasif DurarbayliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,611
8
🇦🇿Abasov, NijatFollow Nijat AbasovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
9
🇦🇿Asadli, VugarFollow Vugar AsadliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,545
10
🇦🇿Ahmadzada, AhmadFollow Ahmad AhmadzadaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,531
...
67🇦🇿Guliev, Sarhan2,220
Europe
1
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2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
4955🇦🇿Guliev, Sarhan2,220
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
7140🇦🇿Guliev, Sarhan2,220