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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 1429. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈12/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
1429
Standard
Rpd1618·Blz1433
All-time high
1570
−141 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 17
Oct 2025 · age 17
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#209,374
#209,374 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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 · −141 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
8
68 games
Score
34.5/ 6850.7%
33W9D26L
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
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Worst Elo result: Rating tournament of Genc Istedadlar Chess Club, 2025, N3 (-104.8 Elo, finished #29).
Rankings
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Azerbaijan
#951
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#126,157
in continent
World
#209,083
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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