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Garakhanov, Shamsi
FM🇦🇿FIDE 13449214· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2012
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Shamsi Garakhanov, a 14-year-old Azerbaijani FIDE Master, is rated 2295 — just 21 short of his peak of 2316 (May 2026, age 14) and ranked 50th among Azerbaijani players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +302 Elo over the past 12 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Azerbaijan Chess Championship-2026, U14, Azerbaijan Men's Chess Championship-2026, and Azerbaijan Chess Championship, I league, Men. Also played 10 rapid (including Azerbaijan Men's Chess Championship-2026, rapid(tiebreak)) and 6 blitz events (including Azerbaijan Chess Championship, Blitz) recently. He reached Azerbaijani #45 in Mar 2026.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #33 in U14 and #1 and #1 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
2295
Standard
Rpd2093·Blz1923
All-time high
2316
−21 pts below
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
95 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#50
#50 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,084
Career timeline
14 entries2026
33rd U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2295
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2316
at age 14
May 2026
Peak Azerbaijani rank: #45
at age 14 · rated 2302
Mar 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 14
Mar 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 14
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 14
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+183
2112 → 2295
Tournaments
9
69 games
Score
43.5/ 6963.0%
34W19D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #16 | 2234 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2391 | +14.2 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | R16 | 2593 | +29.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #6 | 2300 | +40.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #41 | 2198 | +55.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2305 | +117.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMahammad Baghirov
🇦🇿AZE·2061
+4 −9 =1
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSuat Ibrahimli
🇦🇿AZE·2133
+7 −1 =5
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAllahverdi HamidovFM
🇦🇿AZE·2302
+2 −8 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAhmed Huseynov
🇦🇿AZE·2037
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRustam RustamovFM
🇦🇿AZE·2332
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Azerbaijan
#50
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#2,870
in continent
World
#4,278
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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