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Israfilov, Emil
🇦🇿FIDE 13423029· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2000
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Emil Israfilov, a 26-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1749 — just 20 short of his peak of 1769 (Oct 2025, age 25). He is rising rapidly, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 118 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - B, Rating tournament dedicated to Novruz, and Rating Tournament under 1800 of Shah Chess Club. Also played 15 rapid (including Ganja Open - 2025, Rapid) and 9 blitz events (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 58-month break between Sep 2018 and Aug 2023 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #19, #29 and #36 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1749
Standard
Rpd1627·Blz1672
All-time high
1769
−20 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 25
Oct 2025 · age 25
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
116 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#92,871
#92,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
90th Azerbaijani 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 1769
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1769
at age 25 · −20 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
2019
19th Azerbaijani U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1537
Aug 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+93
1656 → 1749
Tournaments
15
123 games
Score
76.5/ 12362.2%
66W21D36L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #43 | 1800 | +15.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | #9 | 1782 | -6.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 1803 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1778 | +14.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1778 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #22 | 1797 | -11.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKamil Asgarov
🇦🇿AZE·1498
+6 −2 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTural Mammadzada
🇦🇿AZE·1824
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKanan Shirinov
🇦🇿AZE·1867
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRufat Salimli
🇦🇿AZE·1659
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFarid Sadigzade
🇦🇿AZE·1772
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#296
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#66,316
in continent
World
#92,869
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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