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Zeynalli, Rashad
FM🇦🇿FIDE 13403320· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1994
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Rashad Zeynalli, a 32-year-old Azerbaijani FIDE Master, is rated 2269 and sitting in the top 5% of Azerbaijani players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - A, 2nd Betav International Open Chess Tournament - A, and Kapadokya International Open Chess Tournament - A. Also played 1 blitz event (including Pamukkale International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 2335 was reached at age 24 (Aug 2018); he also reached Azerbaijani #44 in Nov 2024.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 24). Earned IM norms at 6th Cesme Intl Open Chess Tnmt- A 2018 and Satranc Arena IM Chess Tournament Series - 5 2024. At junior level, he reached #9, #10 and #8 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2269
Standard
Rpd2100·Blz2100
All-time high
2335
−66 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 24
Aug 2018 · age 24
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#55 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,084
Career timeline
20 entries2024
Peak Azerbaijani rank: #44
at age 30 · rated 2300
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
2127 → 2300
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Aug 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 28
Sep 2022
500 career games
at age 28
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
2255 → 2269
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
29.5/ 4565.6%
21W17D7L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsUgur Doga YaziciCM2,158·9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - A·R2·+6.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVahid KhalesiFM2,200·9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - A·R3·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 2247 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2198 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2310 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2318 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #30 | 2319 | +16.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEldar Musayev
🇦🇿AZE·2062
+4 −7 =2
13 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsMisratdin IskandarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2520
+3 −9 =0
12 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsVugar AsadliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2545
+2 −8 =2
12 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsAhmad AhmadzadaGM
🇦🇿AZE·2537
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsAbdulla GadimbayliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2505
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Jun 2018
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Rankings
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Azerbaijan
#55
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#3,475
in continent
World
#5,138
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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