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Musayev, Eldar

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FIDEFIDE 13402099· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1985

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Eldar Musayev, a 41-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 2062 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈19/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

2062

Standard

Rpd2116·Blz2023

All-time high

2230

−168 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 32

Activity

41

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,331 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
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 · −168 from today
Nov 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Guba Open 2025, Group A
perf 2138 (+50) · 5/9 · #13
Top opponent
vs Kanan GarayevIM 2,314
Azerbaijan Chess Championship, I league, Men · Jan 2026 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
-44
2106 → 2062
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
19.5/ 3555.7%
16W7D12L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKenan Imranli1,746·Baku Open - 2026, Group B·R2·-17.2
2.[L]vsYashar Shirinov1,843·Shirvan Open - 2025, Group A·R1·-16.3
3.[L]vsHazrat Orujov1,866·Guba Open 2025, Group A·R9·-15.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Baku Open - 2026, Group B
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/8#561892-24.8
Azerbaijan Chess Championship, I league, Men
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/9#242044-14.8
Shirvan Open - 2025, Group A
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/9#192145+13.8
Guba Open 2025, Group A
Swiss
Jul 20255/9#132138+6.2
Worst Elo result: Baku Open - 2026, Group B (-24.8 Elo, finished #56).

Most-Played Opponents

vsRashad ZeynalliFM
🇦🇿AZE·2269
+7 −4 =2
13 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsKhazar BabazadaIM
🇦🇿AZE·2499
+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·2156
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMurad IbrahimliIM
🇦🇿AZE·2461
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings

/
Azerbaijan
#104
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#14,156
in continent
World
#19,331
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
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2,665
4
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2,648
5
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2,636
6
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2,617
7
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2,611
8
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2,588
9
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2,545
10
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2,537
...
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
...
14156🇦🇿Musayev, Eldar2,062
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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19331🇦🇿Musayev, Eldar2,062