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Safarli, Eltaj

Safarli, Eltaj

GM🇦🇿

FIDEFIDE 13402129· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1992

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Eltaj Safarli, a 34-year-old Azerbaijani Grandmaster, is rated 2648 and ranked 4th among Azerbaijani players, and 69th worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Azerbaijan Men's Chess Championship-2026, European Team Ch 2025, and Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival. Also played 2 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Rapid Tournament 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2694 was reached at age 24 (Oct 2016, World #45 at the time); he has been in the world top 100 for 53 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2008 (age 16), IM in 2006 (age 14), and FM in 2004 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U12, World #4 in U20, World #2 in U18, World #4 in U16, World #3 in U14 and World #7 in U10.

Current rating

2648

Standard

Rpd2614·Blz2619

All-time high

2694

−46 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 24

Activity

88

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#4

#4 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,040
World top 100 since Sep 2025

Career timeline

32 entries
2026
53 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 22 months · since May 2013
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2600
at age 32
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2600
at age 32
Jun 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2600
at age 30
May 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2600
at age 29
Jul 2021
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2598 → returned at 2604
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
European Team Ch 2025
perf 2778 (+134) · 5/7 · #43
Top opponent
vs Jorden Van ForeestGM 2,697
European Team Ch 2025 · Oct 2025 · +0.8 Elo
Evolution
+28
2620 → 2648
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
17.5/ 2279.5%
13W9D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Azerbaijan Men's Chess Championship-2026
Knockout
Feb 20265/6SF2664+4.2
European Team Ch 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/7#432778+13.9
Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival
Open Swiss
Jun 20257.5/9#12707+9.7
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsNijat AbasovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2599
+6 −5 =11
22 games·last met Jan 2023
View head-to-head →
vsRauf MamedovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2636
+0 −2 =18
20 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsMahammad MuradliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2617
+7 −3 =8
18 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsGadir GuseinovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2636
+0 −1 =17
18 games·last met Nov 2018
View head-to-head →
vsVasif DurarbayliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2611
+4 −3 =10
17 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Azerbaijan
#4
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#29
in continent
World
#69
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Azerbaijan
1
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
2
🇦🇿Radjabov, TeimourFollow Teimour RadjabovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,689
3
🇦🇿Suleymanli, AydinFollow Aydin SuleymanliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,665
42,648
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
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
29🇦🇿Safarli, Eltaj2,648
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
69🇦🇿Safarli, Eltaj2,648