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Abasov, Nijat
GM🇦🇿FIDE 13402960· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1995
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Nijat Abasov, a 31-year-old Azerbaijani Grandmaster, is rated 2599 and ranked 8th among Azerbaijani players, and 156th worldwide. He has held steady between 2575 and 2600 for 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and Azerbaijan Men's Chess Championship-2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Azerbaijan Men's Chess Championship-2026, rapid(tiebreak)) recently. His peak of 2679 was reached at age 28 (Oct 2023, World #52 at the time); he spent 31 months in the world top 100.
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 16) and IM in 2009 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U14 and U10, World #16 in U20, World #15 in U18, World #4 in U16 and World #5 in U12.
Current rating
2599
Standard
Rpd2557·Blz2555
All-time high
2679
−80 pts below
Oct 2023 · age 28
Oct 2023 · age 28
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,040
31 months in World top 100 (2019–2024)
31 months in World top 100 (2019–2024)
Career timeline
21 entries2024
31 months in world top 100
longest streak 23 months · since Nov 2019
Feb 2024
2023
Peak World rank: #52
at age 28 · rated 2679
Nov 2023
All-time peak 2679
at age 28 · −80 from today
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2650
at age 28
Sep 2023
2020
Peak Azerbaijani rank: #3
at age 25 · rated 2668
Jan 2020
2019
1,000 career games
at age 24
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2594 → 2599
Tournaments
8
47 games
Score
27/ 4757.4%
15W24D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMukhammadzokhid SuyarovIM2,490·The 2nd International Chess Tournament -"UzChess Cup" Challengers·R8·-6.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8.5/11 | #3 | 2680 | +13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #96 | 3249 | +3.2 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | QF | 2457 | -9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #115 | 2566 | -0.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2801 | +5.7 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | R128 | 2584 | -0.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 7/13 | #23 | 2627 | +8.9 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2468 | -15.5 |
Worst Elo result: The 2nd International Chess Tournament -"UzChess Cup" Challengers (-15.5 Elo, finished #8).
Most-Played Opponents
vsEltaj SafarliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2648
+5 −6 =11
22 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsVasif DurarbayliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2611
+3 −7 =11
21 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsRauf MamedovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2636
+3 −6 =11
20 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMisratdin IskandarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2522
+7 −4 =9
20 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAydin SuleymanliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2665
+3 −5 =10
18 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#8
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#84
in continent
World
#156
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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