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Taklavi, Musa
🇦🇿FIDE 13426265· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2006
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Musa Taklavi, a 20-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1829 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +82 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - B, 8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - B, and Balon Cafe - Istiklal Chess Sports Club Tournament. He had 2 career breaks: 65 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2022–2024).
At junior level, he reached #16, #26, #46 and #94 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U12.
Current rating
1829
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1829
at best
Aug 2025 · age 19
Aug 2025 · age 19
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#67,459
#67,459 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
16th Azerbaijani U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1829
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1829
at age 19
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Mar 2025
2024
26th Azerbaijani U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1644
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+330 Elo)
1314 → 1644
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+82
1747 → 1829
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
16/ 2466.7%
10W12D2L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsHasan Kaan Ergin1,833·8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - B·R2·+10.1
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsCumali Eren Tas1,689·Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - B·R7·-13.8
2.[L]vsAytug Celal SalciCM1,841·8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - B·R3·-9.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #23 | 1814 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #17 | 1938 | +47.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/5 | #7 | 2110 | +17.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#223
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#49,155
in continent
World
#67,458
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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