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Aliyev, Elnur
CM🇦🇿FIDE 13402617· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1987
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Elnur Aliyev, a 39-year-old Azerbaijani Candidate Master, is rated 2108 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2044 and 2155 over the past 2 years. 84 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Caissa Hotel IM-GM Chess Tournament - Clairnet Group - B, Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - A, and 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-B. Also played 1 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 29-month break between Jan 2005 and Jul 2007. His peak of 2269 was reached at age 24 (Sep 2011, Azerbaijani #37 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 37). At junior level, he reached #8 and #9 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2108
Standard
Rpd2155·Blz2052
All-time high
2269
−161 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 24
Sep 2011 · age 24
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 39
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
May 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 37
Apr 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 32
Oct 2019
2018
500 career games
at age 31
Oct 2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 31
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - Aperf 2247 (+119) · 5.5/9 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
2117 → 2108
Tournaments
10
81 games
Score
47.5/ 8158.6%
34W27D20L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsUmut Erdem GunduzIM2,268·Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - A·R1·+13.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 6/9 | #1 | 2216 | +36.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/8 | #34 | 2085 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/10 | #7 | 2057 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2070 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #37 | 1952 | -42.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #15 | 1984 | -23.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 2247 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/8 | #68 | 2083 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/6 | #43 | 2048 | -12.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2040 | -6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUmut Erdem GunduzIM
🇹🇷TUR·2238
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRashad ZeynalliFM
🇦🇿AZE·2269
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsVugar RasulovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2533
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsAlihan HuseyinogluIM
🇹🇷TUR·2395
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsShahriyar RahmanovFM
🇦🇿AZE·2146
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#93
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#10,625
in continent
World
#14,659
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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