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Balayev, Zaur

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FIDEFIDE 13416391· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2004

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Zaur Balayev, a 22-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1910 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +75 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rating tournament dedicated to Novruz, Chessbattle Rating tournament, under 2100, and Premier Chessbattle Cup. Also played 12 rapid (including Rapid tournament of Genc Istedadlar Chess Club, 2026, N1) and 13 blitz events (including Chessbattle Grand Blitz, 2026, N2) recently. He took a 79-month break between Nov 2015 and Jul 2022.

At junior level, he reached #21, #22, #16 and #15 nationally in U20, U18, U12 and U10.

Current rating

1910

Standard

Rpd2013·Blz1998

All-time high

1910

at best
May 2026 · age 22

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#45,703

#45,703 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
68th Azerbaijani 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 1910
May 2026
All-time peak 1910
at age 22
May 2026
100 career games
at age 22
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1738 → 1843
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
21st Azerbaijani U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1741
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Chessbattle Rating tournament, under 2100
perf 2081 (+172) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Amin Novruz Gurbanov 2,014
Chessbattle Rating tournament, under 2100 · Feb 2026 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
+75
1835 → 1910
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
18.5/ 2477.1%
16W5D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSevil TahirovaWCM1,778·Rating tournament dedicated to Novruz·R5·-13.6
2.[L]vsEmil Mehraliyev1,938·Premier Chessbattle Cup·R4·-7.7
3.[L]vsKanan Mukhtarov1,968·Premier Chessbattle Cup·R7·-6.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Rating tournament dedicated to Novruz
Swiss
Mar 20267/9#21931+17.4
Chessbattle Rating tournament, under 2100
Swiss
Feb 20266/7#12081+35.0

Rankings

/
Azerbaijan
#168
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#33,683
in continent
World
#45,703
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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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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10
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