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Salimov, Shovkat

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FIDEFIDE 13404482· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1996

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Shovkat Salimov, a 30-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 2046 — just 1 short of his peak of 2047 (Dec 2025, age 29) and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 16 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: Ganja Open - 2025, Group A. Also played 8 rapid (including Rapid tournament of Chessbattle Grand Prix, 2026, N1) and 4 blitz events (including Ganja Open - 2025, Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2008–2010), 71 months (2011–2017) and 52 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #11, #8 and #5 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2046

Standard

Rpd1956·Blz1891

All-time high

2047

−1 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 29

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,225 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
48th Azerbaijani 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 2047
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1977 → 2047
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2047
at age 29 · −1 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 29
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 29
Feb 2025
2019
Inactive for 52 months
paused at 1962 → returned at 1977
Oct 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Ganja Open - 2025, Group A
perf 2155 (+108) · 4.5/9 · #40
Top opponent
vs Alicja SliwickaWGM 2,298
Ganja Open - 2025, Group A · Nov 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
+32
2014 → 2046
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMahindrakar Indrajeet2,133·Ganja Open - 2025, Group A·R5·-7.6
2.[L]vsFarid OrujovFM2,221·Ganja Open - 2025, Group A·R3·-5.4
3.[L]vsUmid AslanovFM2,322·Ganja Open - 2025, Group A·R1·-3.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ganja Open - 2025, Group A
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/9#402155+32.0

Rankings

/
Azerbaijan
#114
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#15,592
in continent
World
#21,225
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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4
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2,648
5
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2,636
6
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2,617
7
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2,611
8
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2,599
9
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2,545
10
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2,531
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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15592🇦🇿Salimov, Shovkat2,046
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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