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Manafov, Vugar
IM🇦🇿FIDE 13410814· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2004
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Vugar Manafov, a 22-year-old Azerbaijani International Master, is rated 2448 and ranked 21st among Azerbaijani players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 2 years. 126 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A, and Grand-Open in "Galeria", Final. Also played 10 rapid (including Azerbaijan Chess Championship, Rapid) and 12 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. He reached Azerbaijani #19 in Sep 2024.
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 19) and FM in 2018 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #49 in U20, World #70 in U16, World #40 in U14, World #22 in U12, World #53 in U10 and #4 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2448
Standard
Rpd2396·Blz2417
All-time high
2448
at best
Jun 2026 · age 22
Jun 2026 · age 22
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
117 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#21
#21 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,084
Career timeline
25 entries2026
All-time peak 2444
at age 22
May 2026
2024
Peak Azerbaijani rank: #19
at age 20 · rated 2437
Sep 2024
49th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2438
Jan 2024
2023
Crossed 2400
at age 19
Sep 2023
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 19
Sep 2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 2023 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+29
2419 → 2448
Tournaments
12
99 games
Score
63/ 9963.6%
46W34D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSvyatoslav LisenkovFM2,347·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R8·-6.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 2463 | +3.9 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/11 | #115 | 2500 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/10 | #21 | 2403 | -3.5 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 2433 | +0.4 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | R32 | 2247 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2452 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2404 | +1.5 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #29 | 2564 | +15.9 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #258 | 2396 | +0.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKhazar BabazadaIM
🇦🇿AZE·2499
+5 −7 =31
43 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMurad IbrahimliIM
🇦🇿AZE·2461
+9 −13 =10
32 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsShiroghlan TalibovIM
🇦🇿AZE·2477
+17 −7 =3
27 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsFarid MustafayevFM
🇦🇿AZE·2369
+17 −1 =8
26 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsTunar DavudovFM
🇦🇿AZE·2439
+16 −4 =2
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#21
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#629
in continent
World
#1,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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