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Abdulbaghiyev, Rufat
🇦🇿FIDE 13416502· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2003
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Rufat Abdulbaghiyev, a 23-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1943 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +171 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Azerbaijan Chess Championship, I league, Men, Baku Chess Championship, 2025, and Ganja Open - 2025, Group B. Also played 21 rapid (including Chessbattle Grand Prix, Rapid) and 17 blitz events (including Blitz Tournament of Mamedyarov Chess Club) recently. He took a 18-month break between Feb 2024 and Sep 2025.
At junior level, he reached #20, #13, #29, #62 and #69 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1943
Standard
Rpd1998·Blz1954
All-time high
1943
at best
Jun 2026 · age 23
Jun 2026 · age 23
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#38,106
#38,106 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
62nd Azerbaijani 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 1943
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+171 Elo)
1772 → 1943
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1943
at age 23
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1620 → returned at 1878
Feb 2024
2023
20th Azerbaijani U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1691
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+171
1772 → 1943
Tournaments
8
69 games
Score
48.5/ 6970.3%
44W9D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #15 | 1942 | +7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMahammad Baghirov
🇦🇿AZE·2061
+7 −18 =2
27 games·last met May 2026
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vsAgil Israilov
🇦🇿AZE·2228
+6 −9 =4
19 games·last met May 2026
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vsAmin Novruz Gurbanov
🇦🇿AZE·2048
+2 −12 =4
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsIsmayil GurbanovCM
🇦🇿AZE·2077
+5 −11 =2
18 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsKamran Babayev
🇦🇿AZE·1909
+11 −3 =3
17 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#152
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#28,164
in continent
World
#38,105
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Azerbaijan
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