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Zuqanov, Ali
🇦🇿FIDE 13413953· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2007
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Ali Zuqanov, a 19-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1995. He is rising rapidly, having gained +82 Elo over the past 12 months. 115 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and Apatin Winter Open 2025. Also played 10 rapid (including Chessbattle Grand Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 4) recently. His peak of 2029 was reached at age 18 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #11, #11, #10, #29, #17, #19 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1995
Standard
Rpd1789·Blz2013
All-time high
2029
−34 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 18
Dec 2025 · age 18
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
115 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,266
#28,266 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
17 entries2026
500 career games
at age 19
Jun 2026
11th Azerbaijani U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2015
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
11th Azerbaijani U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2029
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2029
at age 18 · −34 from today
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+82
1913 → 1995
Tournaments
14
100 games
Score
52.5/ 10052.5%
44W17D39L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/11 | #401 | 2045 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/8 | #391 | 1934 | -19.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #10 | 2217 | +9.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #26 | 1700 | -97.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/5 | #5 | 2790 | +73.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/6 | #46 | 2047 | +15.1 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 2064 | +18.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #7 | 2028 | +17.9 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #17 | 2193 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/8 | #5 | 2328 | +84.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAli Isgandarli
🇦🇿AZE·1817
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAli Farhadov
🇦🇿AZE·1887
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAgil Israilov
🇦🇿AZE·2246
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsAyhan JabbarliCM
🇦🇿AZE·1752
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsAli SuleymanovCM
🇦🇿AZE·1799
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2019
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Rankings
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Azerbaijan
#128
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#20,891
in continent
World
#28,266
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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