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Gafarov, Niyazi

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FIDEFIDE 13419048· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2007

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Niyazi Gafarov, a 19-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1760 — just 6 short of his peak of 1766 (Mar 2024, age 17). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 6 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearance: Ganja Open - 2025, Group B. Also played 1 rapid (including Chessbattle Grand Prix, Rapid,N2) and 1 blitz events (including Ganja Open - 2025, Blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #18, #21, #27, #26, #16 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

1760

Standard

Rpd1755·Blz1719

All-time high

1766

−6 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 17

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#89,053

#89,053 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
18th Azerbaijani U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1762
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+222 Elo)
1543 → 1765
Jul 2024
All-time peak 1766
at age 17 · −6 from today
Mar 2024
21st Azerbaijani U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1610
Jan 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Dec 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Ganja Open - 2025, Group B
perf 1959 (+198) · 7/8 · #7
Top opponent
vs Rufat Abdulbaghiyev 1,919
Ganja Open - 2025, Group B · Nov 2025 · +28.5 Elo
Evolution
+36
1724 → 1760
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
7/ 977.8%
6W2D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRufat Abdulbaghiyev1,919·Ganja Open - 2025, Group B·R9·+28.5
2.[W]vsSadagul Afandi1,611·Ganja Open - 2025, Group B·R7·+11.9
3.[W]vsFateh Alipashali1,608·Ganja Open - 2025, Group B·R5·+11.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsYusif Guliyev1,545·Ganja Open - 2025, Group B·R6·-31.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ganja Open - 2025, Group B
Open Swiss
Nov 20257/8#71959+35.6

Rankings

/
Azerbaijan
#281
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#63,819
in continent
World
#89,052
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Azerbaijan
1
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2,717
2
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2,689
3
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2,665
4
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2,648
5
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2,636
6
🇦🇿Muradli, MahammadFollow Mahammad MuradliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,617
7
🇦🇿Durarbayli, VasifFollow Vasif DurarbayliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,611
8
🇦🇿Abasov, NijatFollow Nijat AbasovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
9
🇦🇿Asadli, VugarFollow Vugar AsadliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,545
10
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2,531
...
281🇦🇿Gafarov, Niyazi1,760
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
63819🇦🇿Gafarov, Niyazi1,760
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
89052🇦🇿Gafarov, Niyazi1,760