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Rzayev, Bahruz
IM🇹🇷FIDE 13403036· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1993
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Bahruz Rzayev, a 33-year-old Turkish International Master, is rated 2321 and sitting in the top 1% of Turkish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 35-month break between Sep 2019 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Turkiye Chess First League - 2025. His peak of 2466 was reached at age 20 (Oct 2013); he also reached Turkish #7 in Aug 2013.
Competes for Turkiye since Dec 2022. Awarded IM in 2013 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #48 in U20, World #74 in U18, World #51 in U16, World #73 in U12 and #3 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2321
Standard
Rpd2302·Blz2313
All-time high
2466
−145 pts below
Oct 2013 · age 20
Oct 2013 · age 20
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#52 · Turkish players · of 3,742
Career timeline
22 entries2022
Switched federation: AZE → TUR
at age 29
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2333 → returned at 2330
Sep 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Apr 2018
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 22
Jul 2015
2013
48th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2466
Oct 2013
All-time peak 2466
at age 20 · −145 from today
Oct 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
2338 → 2321
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #64 | 2137 | -17.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZaur MammadovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2409
+3 −4 =9
16 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsMisratdin IskandarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2522
+6 −2 =5
13 games·last met Mar 2016
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vsOrkhan AbdulovIM
🇦🇿AZE·2383
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsVugar RasulovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2522
+0 −5 =5
10 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsAyaz MammadovIM
🇦🇿AZE·2390
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2015
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Rankings
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Turkiye
#52
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#2,266
in continent
World
#3,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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