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Najafov, Rufat
🇦🇿FIDE 13417347· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1988
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Rufat Najafov, a 38-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1628 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +111 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14th ICCD Open Individual Chess Tournament, Rating tournament of Bahruz Chess Club, 2026, N1, and 13th ICCD International Open Tournament. Also played 1 rapid (including 2nd ICCD World Individual Rapid Chess Championship - Men) and 1 blitz events (including 8th World Deaf Individual Blitz Championship - Men) recently. He took a 16-month break between Jun 2023 and Nov 2024.
Current rating
1628
Standard
Rpd1575·Blz1662
All-time high
1628
at best
Jun 2026 · age 38
Jun 2026 · age 38
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#136,398
#136,398 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 38
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1628
at age 38
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+210 Elo)
1335 → 1545
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 36
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 36
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+112
1516 → 1628
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
12/ 2060.0%
10W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #9 | 1881 | +109.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/4 | #15 | 2273 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/2 | #14 | 2620 | -12.8 |
Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#439
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#92,557
in continent
World
#136,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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