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Shahmaliyev, Faig
🇦🇿FIDE 13446711· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2008
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Faig Shahmaliyev, a 18-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1441. He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rating Tournament under 1700 of Shah Chess Club, 2026, Rating tournament of Bahruz Chess Club under 1600, 2026, N1, and Rating tournament of ShahMat Chess Club, 2025, N3. Also played 13 rapid (including Chessbatle Grand Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Guba Open 2025, Blitz) recently. His peak of 1570 was reached at age 17 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #47 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1441
Standard
Rpd1608·Blz1433
All-time high
1570
−129 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 17
Oct 2025 · age 17
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#206,987
#206,987 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
47th Azerbaijani U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1570
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1401 → 1570
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1570
at age 17 · −129 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Sep 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-68
1509 → 1441
Tournaments
9
77 games
Score
37.5/ 7748.7%
35W11D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsIsmayil Shamsaliyev1,500·Rating tournament of "Genc Istedadlar" Chess Club, 2025, N2·R8·-20.5
3.[L]vsRufat Famil Valiyev1,507·Rating tournament of "Genc Istedadlar" Chess Club, 2025, N2·R2·-20.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #173 | 1592 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #6 | 1760 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/5 | #6 | 2292 | +38.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #30 | 2239 | -62.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #29 | 1634 | -104.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #4 | 1646 | +39.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #38 | 1991 | -19.6 |
Worst Elo result: Rating tournament of Genc Istedadlar Chess Club, 2025, N3 (-104.8 Elo, finished #29).
Most-Played Opponents
vsFarid Murvatov
🇦🇿AZE·1794
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKhanlar Anar Allahverdiyev
🇦🇿AZE·1582
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMurad Garaisali
🇦🇿AZE·1591
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSadagul Afandi
🇦🇿AZE·1797
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsZavir Hajizada
🇦🇿AZE·1548
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#945
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#125,563
in continent
World
#206,751
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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