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Garayev, Murad
🇦🇿FIDE 13432613· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1977
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Murad Garayev, a 49-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 2134 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rating Tournament dedicated to National Revival Day, Rating tournament of Sharur Chess Club, and Rating Tournament of Nakhchivan Chess Center, 2025, N3. His peak of 2447 was reached at age 41 (Aug 2018, Azerbaijani #18 at the time).
Earned a IM norm at Tula_2018_GM 2018.
Current rating
2134
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2447
−313 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 41
Aug 2018 · age 41
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,472 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2023
3rd Azerbaijani 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2284
Dec 2023
2020
100 career games
at age 43
Apr 2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2373 → returned at 2368
Apr 2020
2019
3rd Azerbaijani 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2447
Jan 2019
2018
Peak Azerbaijani rank: #18
at age 41 · rated 2447
Aug 2018
Best 12-month gain (+158 Elo)
2289 → 2447
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-45
2179 → 2134
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
18.5/ 3651.4%
15W7D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 2077 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2003 | -11.5 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 1/9 | #9 | 1955 | -18.9 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2035 | -11.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUrfan SevdimaliyevGM
🇦🇿AZE·2286
+0 −11 =9
20 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsToghrul HasanzadeIM
🇦🇿AZE·2278
+0 −10 =6
16 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsParviz GasimovIM
🇦🇿AZE·2318
+0 −6 =8
14 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSadig MammadovIM
🇦🇿AZE·2326
+1 −5 =6
12 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsGanjali Ismayilov
🇦🇿AZE·2298
+1 −2 =8
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Azerbaijan
#87
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#8,986
in continent
World
#12,472
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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