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Mamedov, Rauf
GM🇦🇿FIDE 13401653· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1988
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Rauf Mamedov, a 38-year-old Azerbaijani Grandmaster, is rated 2636 and ranked 5th among Azerbaijani players, and 89th worldwide. He has held steady between 2625 and 2650 for 7 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Azerbaijan Men's Chess Championship-2026, FIDE World Cup 2025, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 6 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 7 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2709 was reached at age 29 (Dec 2017); he also reached World #33 in May 2018 and has been in the world top 100 for 136 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2004 (age 16) and IM in 2004 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #2 in U20, World #4 in U18, World #3 in U16 and World #4 in U14.
Current rating
2636
Standard
Rpd2594·Blz2646
All-time high
2709
−73 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 29
Dec 2017 · age 29
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,040
World top 100 since Sep 2024
World top 100 since Sep 2024
Career timeline
30 entries2026
136 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 35 months · since Jan 2009
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2650
at age 36
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2650
at age 35
Dec 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2650
at age 32
Mar 2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2654 → returned at 2654
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2650
at age 31
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2657 → 2636
Tournaments
6
38 games
Score
19.5/ 3851.3%
9W21D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | R16 | 2471 | -9.0 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | R128 | 2609 | -1.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #397 | 2631 | -0.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #129 | 2568 | -8.5 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #37 | 2676 | +3.7 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #78 | 2595 | -7.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShakhriyar MamedyarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2717
+2 −7 =23
32 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsIan NepomniachtchiGM
🇷🇺RUS·2729
+4 −7 =14
25 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRustam KasimdzhanovGM
🇺🇿UZB·2665
+6 −6 =13
25 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAnton KorobovGM
🇺🇦UKR·2612
+6 −8 =11
25 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsAydin SuleymanliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2665
+7 −5 =12
24 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Azerbaijan
#5
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#39
in continent
World
#89
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Azerbaijan
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| 5 | 2,636 | |
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Europe
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World
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