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Valiyev, Shahin
FM🇦🇿FIDE 13424203· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2007
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Shahin Valiyev, a 19-year-old Azerbaijani FIDE Master, is rated 2405 — just 16 short of his peak of 2421 (Jun 2025, age 18) and ranked 28th among Azerbaijani players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2235 and 2421 over the past 2 years. 74 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and Aeroflot Open 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including Chessbattle Grand Prix, Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Blitz Tournament of Mamedyarov Chess Club) recently. He reached Azerbaijani #22 in Jun 2025.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 17). Earned a GM norm at VI elllobregat Open Group A 2025. At junior level, he reached World #62 in U20, World #46 in U18, World #86 in U12 and #3, #3 and #3 nationally in U16, U14 and U10.
Current rating
2405
Standard
Rpd2134·Blz2031
All-time high
2421
−16 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 18
Jun 2025 · age 18
Activity
79
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28
#28 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,040
Career timeline
22 entries2026
62nd U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2421
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Azerbaijani rank: #22
at age 18 · rated 2421
Jun 2025
46th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2421
Jun 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 18
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2421
at age 18 · −16 from today
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
2421 → 2405
Tournaments
7
65 games
Score
36.5/ 6556.2%
23W27D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #59 | 2527 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #370 | 2076 | -22.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #90 | 2320 | -12.5 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/10 | #11 | 2602 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2401 | +0.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/11 | #71 | 2235 | -19.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/9 | #56 | 2352 | -8.1 |
Worst Elo result: X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A (-22.2 Elo, finished #370).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMurad IbrahimliIM
🇦🇿AZE·2445
+2 −13 =0
15 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMuthat Gulumov
🇦🇿AZE·1946
+9 −1 =4
14 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsShiroghlan TalibovIM
🇦🇿AZE·2474
+2 −4 =7
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKhagan AhmadIM
🇦🇿AZE·2472
+3 −6 =4
13 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKhazar BabazadaIM
🇦🇿AZE·2495
+3 −8 =1
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Azerbaijan
#28
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#998
in continent
World
#1,583
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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