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Musayev, Eldar
🇦🇿FIDE 13402099· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1985
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Eldar Musayev, a 41-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 2087 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2087 and 2163 over the past 2 years. 54 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Azerbaijan Chess Championship, I league, Men, Shirvan Open - 2025, Group A, and Guba Open 2025, Group A. Also played 1 rapid (including Shirvan Open - 2025, Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Shirvan Open - 2025, Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2006–2008), 15 months (2014–2015) and 17 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2230 was reached at age 32 (Nov 2017); he also reached Azerbaijani #44 in Oct 2005.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #5 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2087
Standard
Rpd2116·Blz2023
All-time high
2230
−143 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 32
Nov 2017 · age 32
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,612 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
21 entries2026
7th Azerbaijani 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2102
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 40
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 40
Jul 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 38
Jun 2023
2021
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2181 → returned at 2204
Dec 2021
2017
All-time peak 2230
at age 32 · −143 from today
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2092 → 2087
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
23.5/ 4552.2%
19W9D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #24 | 2044 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 2145 | +13.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #13 | 2138 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #19 | 1999 | -24.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #18 | 2153 | +13.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRashad ZeynalliFM
🇦🇿AZE·2278
+7 −4 =2
13 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsKhazar BabazadaIM
🇦🇿AZE·2495
+8 −1 =3
12 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsMahammad MuradliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2617
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsFariz Ahmadov
🇦🇿AZE·2191
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMurad IbrahimliIM
🇦🇿AZE·2445
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#103
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#12,103
in continent
World
#16,612
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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