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Orujov, Elshad
FM🇦🇿FIDE 13403540· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1972
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Elshad Orujov, a 54-year-old Azerbaijani FIDE Master, is rated 2187 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2008–2010), 40 months (2010–2014) and 122 months (2014–2024). Recent appearance: Turkiye Chess Second League - 2025. His peak of 2304 was reached at age 42 (May 2014); he also reached Azerbaijani #32 in Aug 2014.
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 42). Earned IM norms at Rustavi (scrapi) 2014 and Memorial of E. Sinitsin 2014.
Current rating
2187
Standard
Rpd2269·Blz2342
All-time high
2304
−117 pts below
May 2014 · age 42
May 2014 · age 42
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,886 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
3rd Azerbaijani 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2226
Jul 2025
2015
5th Azerbaijani 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2304
Apr 2015
2014
Peak Azerbaijani rank: #32
at age 42 · rated 2304
Aug 2014
FM title awardedFM
at age 42
May 2014
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
2199 → 2304
May 2014
Crossed 2300
at age 42
May 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
2226 → 2187
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
3W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #114 | 2053 | -39.0 |
Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#73
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#6,253
in continent
World
#8,886
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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