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Bakikhanov, Fail
🇦🇿FIDE 13422774· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2003
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Fail Bakikhanov, a 23-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1614. He is on a breakout run, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 107 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rating tournament of Genc Istedadlar Chess Club, 2026, N1, Rating tournament of Bahruz Chess Club, 2026, N4, and Rating tournament dedicated to Novruz. Also played 17 rapid (including Shamakhi Open 2025, Rapid) and 9 blitz events (including Shamakhi Open 2025, Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2015–2017) and 73 months (2018–2024). His peak of 1667 was reached at age 23 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #56, #71 and #82 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1614
Standard
Rpd1637·Blz1597
All-time high
1667
−53 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 23
Feb 2026 · age 23
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
99 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#141,669
#141,669 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1667
at age 23 · −53 from today
Feb 2026
100 career games
at age 23
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Jun 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+294 Elo)
1273 → 1567
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+108
1506 → 1614
Tournaments
17
131 games
Score
81/ 13161.8%
72W18D41L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4/2 | #126 | 2430 | -19.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #15 | 1786 | -13.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #14 | 1612 | -24.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #8 | 1932 | +21.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #10 | 1934 | -17.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #14 | 1839 | -16.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 1761 | +23.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKhanlar Anar Allahverdiyev
🇦🇿AZE·1582
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsRamin Hasanov
🇦🇿AZE·1555
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsAmin Novruz Gurbanov
🇦🇿AZE·2048
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAyyub Zakiyev
🇦🇿AZE·1819
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAli Isgandarli
🇦🇿AZE·1749
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#460
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#95,486
in continent
World
#141,659
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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