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Katanov, Elnur
🇦🇿FIDE 13408658· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2003
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Elnur Katanov, a 23-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1747 — just 1 short of his peak of 1748 (Dec 2025, age 22). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 98-month break between Jun 2017 and Sep 2025. Recent appearance: Rating tournament of Sharur Chess Club.
At junior level, he reached #29, #36 and #19 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1747
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1748
−1 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 22
Dec 2025 · age 22
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#93,554
#93,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
All-time peak 1748
at age 22 · −1 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 21
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
2018
29th Azerbaijani U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1563
Jan 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1501 → 1563
Jul 2017
Inactive for 98 months
paused at 1563 → returned at 1747
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
1738 → 1747
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #22 | 1953 | +9.4 |
Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#300
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#66,768
in continent
World
#93,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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