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Samadov, Read
IM🇦🇿FIDE 13417444· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2007
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Read Samadov, a 19-year-old Azerbaijani International Master, is rated 2520 — just 3 short of his peak of 2523 (Sep 2025, age 18) and ranked 12th among Azerbaijani players, and 450th worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 19 months. 93 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Azerbaijan Men's Chess Championship-2026, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #448 in Oct 2025.
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 16), FM in 2020 (age 13), and CM in 2015 (age 8). Earned a GM norm at European Individual CC 2022. At junior level, he reached World #19 in U20, World #4 in U18, World #3 in U16, World #9 in U14, World #7 in U12, World #7 in U10 and World #25 in U8.
Current rating
2520
Standard
Rpd2466·Blz2451
All-time high
2523
−3 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 18
Sep 2025 · age 18
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,084
Career timeline
24 entries2026
19th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2520
Jun 2026
2025
Peak World rank: #448
at age 18 · rated 2523
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2523
at age 18 · −3 from today
Sep 2025
Peak Azerbaijani rank: #12
at age 18 · rated 2522
Aug 2025
4th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2521
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 17
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
2522 → 2520
Tournaments
7
64 games
Score
38.5/ 6460.2%
25W27D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/11 | #44 | 2584 | +12.3 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 5/10 | SF | 2492 | -1.8 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | R256 | 2381 | -3.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #78 | 2572 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #32 | 2405 | -15.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #16 | 2523 | +0.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 8/14 | #15 | 2512 | +0.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKhazar BabazadaIM
🇦🇿AZE·2499
+0 −6 =6
12 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMahammad MuradliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2617
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKanan GarayevIM
🇦🇿AZE·2324
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAydin SuleymanliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2665
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRauf MamedovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2636
+1 −0 =8
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Azerbaijan
#12
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#260
in continent
World
#450
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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