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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 2389 and ranked 30th 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. His peak of 2421 was reached at age 18 (Jun 2025, Azerbaijani #22 at the time).
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
2389
Standard
Rpd2134·Blz2031
All-time high
2421
−32 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 18
Jun 2025 · age 18
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#30
#30 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,084
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
2421 → 2389
Tournaments
8
81 games
Score
42/ 8151.9%
25W38D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5/9 | #3 | 2485 | +10.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #62 | 2189 | -25.6 |
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKhagan AhmadIM
🇦🇿AZE·2480
+4 −6 =5
15 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMurad IbrahimliIM
🇦🇿AZE·2461
+2 −13 =0
15 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMuthat Gulumov
🇦🇿AZE·1916
+9 −1 =4
14 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsKhazar BabazadaIM
🇦🇿AZE·2499
+3 −9 =1
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsShiroghlan TalibovIM
🇦🇿AZE·2477
+2 −4 =7
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Azerbaijan
#30
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#1,195
in continent
World
#1,868
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Azerbaijan
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Europe
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World
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