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Rasulov, Vugar
GM🇦🇿FIDE 13402390· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1991
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Vugar Rasulov, a 35-year-old Azerbaijani Grandmaster, is rated 2533 — just 27 short of his peak of 2560 (Oct 2023, age 32) and ranked 11th among Azerbaijani players, and 388th worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 125 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - A, 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A, and Grand-Open in "Galeria", Final. Also played 1 rapid (including Shirvan Open - 2025, Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 20-month break between Jan 2005 and Oct 2006. He reached World #336 in Oct 2023 and spent 14 months in Azerbaijani top 10.
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 20), IM in 2009 (age 18), and FM in 2007 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #21 in U20, World #18 in U18, World #74 in U16 and #2 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2533
Standard
Rpd2458·Blz2514
All-time high
2560
−27 pts below
Oct 2023 · age 32
Oct 2023 · age 32
Activity
143
games / yr avg. · ≈12/mo
115 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,084
14 months in National top 10 (2013–2026)
14 months in National top 10 (2013–2026)
Career timeline
26 entries2026
14 months in national top 10
since Nov 2013
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 34
Aug 2025
2023
Peak World rank: #336
at age 32 · rated 2560
Oct 2023
All-time peak 2560
at age 32 · −38 from today
Oct 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2500
at age 31
Sep 2022
2019
1,000 career games
at age 28
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open(Aksu, Xinjiang)Group A · Aug 2025 · +1.1 Elo
Evolution
+44
2489 → 2533
Tournaments
13
106 games
Score
76.5/ 10672.2%
57W39D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsQingnan LiuGM2,548·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open(Aksu, Xinjiang)Group A·R3·+5.3
2.[W]vsAbhijeet GuptaGM2,535·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open(Aksu, Xinjiang)Group A·R8·+5.1
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsNikita KhoroshevIM2,345·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R2·-7.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2534 | +4.8 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 6/9 | #2 | 2487 | -1.4 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2640 | +13.4 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2512 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2562 | +7.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #94 | 2313 | -10.9 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2585 | +7.6 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | R16 | 2402 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2557 | +6.1 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 2433 | -6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZaur MammadovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2409
+8 −1 =12
21 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsMisratdin IskandarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2520
+11 −2 =7
20 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDavit BenidzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2388
+1 −3 =12
16 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsAzer MirzoevGM
🇦🇿AZE·2414
+3 −5 =7
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsUlvi BajaraniGM
🇦🇿AZE·2423
+4 −6 =5
15 games·last met Nov 2016
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Rankings
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Azerbaijan
#11
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#221
in continent
World
#388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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