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Afandiyev, Ahad
🇦🇿FIDE 13405110· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1989
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Ahad Afandiyev, a 37-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1573 — his current career high. He returned to competition in April 2026. Recent standard appearances include 14th ICCD Open Individual Chess Tournament, Rating tournament of Bahruz Chess Club, 2026, N4, and Rating tournament dedicated to Novruz. Also played 1 rapid (including 2nd ICCD World Individual Rapid Chess Championship - Men) and 1 blitz events (including 8th World Deaf Individual Blitz Championship - Men) recently. He took a 15-month break between Dec 2024 and Apr 2026.
Current rating
1573
Standard
Rpd1522·Blz1466
All-time high
1573
at best
Jun 2026 · age 37
Jun 2026 · age 37
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#157,369
#157,369 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
34th Azerbaijani 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1573
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1462 → 1573
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1573
at age 37
Jun 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 37
Apr 2026
Return after 16-month break
back at 1535
Apr 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1462 → returned at 1535
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+127
1446 → 1573
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
11.5/ 2742.6%
10W3D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #7 | 1717 | +72.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #15 | 1578 | -30.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #28 | 1433 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #7 | 1646 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#542
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#103,738
in continent
World
#157,353
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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