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Mammadov, Zaur
GM🇦🇿FIDE 13401033· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1994
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Zaur Mammadov, a 32-year-old Azerbaijani Grandmaster, is rated 2409 and ranked 29th among Azerbaijani players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 2 years. 40 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Maia Chess Open 2025 - Maia Masters, Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League - 2025, and S: 8th International Chess Tournament, "Solta Chess Open 2025". Also played 1 blitz event (including B: 8th Necujam Blitz Tournament - NBT 2025) recently. He took a 26-month break between Dec 2019 and Mar 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2505 was reached at age 20 (Nov 2014, Azerbaijani #12 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2015 (age 21) and IM in 2011 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #29 in U20, World #26 in U18, World #14 in U16 and #3 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2409
Standard
Rpd2438·Blz2432
All-time high
2505
−96 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 20
Nov 2014 · age 20
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29
#29 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,084
Career timeline
21 entries2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 29
Aug 2023
2022
1,000 career games
at age 28
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2417 → returned at 2410
Dec 2019
2015
Re-crossed 2500
at age 21
Jun 2015
GM title awardedGM
at age 21 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2015
May 2015
2014
29th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2505
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
2421 → 2409
Tournaments
3
40 games
Score
17/ 4042.5%
18W12D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2505 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2387 | -3.3 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 3/13 | #97 | 2325 | -17.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVugar RasulovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2533
+1 −8 =12
21 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsBahruz RzayevIM
🇹🇷TUR·2321
+4 −3 =9
16 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsMisratdin IskandarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2520
+7 −5 =3
15 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsNarmin MammadovaWGM
🇦🇿AZE·2203
+7 −3 =4
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsUlvi BajaraniGM
🇦🇿AZE·2423
+1 −4 =9
14 games·last met Nov 2016
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Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#29
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#955
in continent
World
#1,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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