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Gurbanov, Ismayil
CM🇦🇿FIDE 13417304· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2004
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Ismayil Gurbanov, a 22-year-old Azerbaijani Candidate Master, is rated 2077 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 125 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eyuboglu Educational Institutions 35th White Elephant International Elite Chess Tournament, 2nd Betav International Open Chess Tournament - A, and 8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - A. Also played 1 rapid (including Shamakhi Open 2025, Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including 9th Batumi Int.Festival (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2261 was reached at age 20 (Nov 2024, Azerbaijani #56 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #7, #12, #12, #14, #31 and #34 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2077
Standard
Rpd2112·Blz2151
All-time high
2261
−184 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 20
Nov 2024 · age 20
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 21
Oct 2025
2024
Peak Azerbaijani rank: #56
at age 20 · rated 2261
Nov 2024
7th Azerbaijani U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2261
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2261
at age 20 · −184 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 20
Oct 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 19
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - Aperf 2262 (+119) · 5.5/9 · #10
Top opponent
Evolution
-125
2202 → 2077
Tournaments
9
75 games
Score
39/ 7552.0%
26W26D23L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsHandszar OdeevGM2,253·Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - A·R8·+13.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsBurak Kayra Unal1,753·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - A·R8·-17.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #19 | 2143 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/8 | #23 | 2098 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #40 | 1982 | -29.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #44 | 2061 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #21 | 1989 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/8 | #57 | 2095 | -24.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 2262 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/8 | #61 | 2105 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/9 | #18 | 1947 | -54.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMahammad Baghirov
🇦🇿AZE·2061
+17 −4 =2
23 games·last met May 2025
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vsKhazar BabazadaIM
🇦🇿AZE·2499
+3 −12 =7
22 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsFarid MustafayevFM
🇦🇿AZE·2369
+5 −11 =3
19 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsRufat Abdulbaghiyev
🇦🇿AZE·1943
+11 −5 =2
18 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsVugar ManafovIM
🇦🇿AZE·2448
+3 −12 =2
17 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#99
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#12,866
in continent
World
#17,645
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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