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Najafli, Kanan

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FIDEFIDE 13453769· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2011

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Kanan Najafli, a 15-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1691 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +96 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Azerbaijan Chess Championship-2026, U16, Baku Chess Championship, Boys U16, and Rating tournament of Genc Istedadlar Chess Club, 2025, N2. Also played 2 rapid events (including Chessbattle Grand Prix, Rapid, 2025, N2) recently.

At junior level, he reached #34, #38, #19 and #31 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

1691

Standard

Rpd1583·Blz—

All-time high

1691

at best
May 2026 · age 15

Activity

44

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#112,942

#112,942 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
34th Azerbaijani U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1691
May 2026
All-time peak 1691
at age 15
May 2026
2025
38th Azerbaijani U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1653
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Mar 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 13
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Rating tournament of "Genc Istedadlar" Chess Club, 2025, N2
perf 2390 (+827) · 5/5 · #18
Top opponent
vs Teymur Soltanov 2,005
Azerbaijan Chess Championship-2026, U16 · Mar 2026 · +14.4 Elo
Evolution
+93
1598 → 1691
Tournaments
7
61 games
Score
36/ 6159.0%
28W16D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Azerbaijan Chess Championship-2026, U16
Swiss
Mar 20264.5/8#101791+60.4
Baku Chess Championship, Boys U16
Swiss
Feb 20265/8#91698-14.0
Rating tournament of Genc Istedadlar Chess Club, 2025, N2
Swiss
Sep 20255.5/8#171720+9.2
Rating tournament of "Genc Istedadlar" Chess Club, 2025, N3
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#111651+11.6
Vugar Gashimov Open - 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/7#991673-4.4
Worst Elo result: Rating tournament of "Genc Istedadlar" Chess Club, 2025, N2 (-18.0 Elo, finished #18).

Rankings

/
Azerbaijan
#353
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#78,957
in continent
World
#112,939
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Azerbaijan
1
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2,717
2
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2,689
3
🇦🇿Suleymanli, AydinFollow Aydin SuleymanliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,665
4
🇦🇿Safarli, EltajFollow Eltaj SafarliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,648
5
🇦🇿Mamedov, RaufFollow Rauf MamedovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,636
6
🇦🇿Muradli, MahammadFollow Mahammad MuradliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,617
7
🇦🇿Durarbayli, VasifFollow Vasif DurarbayliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,611
8
🇦🇿Abasov, NijatFollow Nijat AbasovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
9
🇦🇿Asadli, VugarFollow Vugar AsadliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,545
10
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2,531
...
353🇦🇿Najafli, Kanan1,691
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
78957🇦🇿Najafli, Kanan1,691
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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112939🇦🇿Najafli, Kanan1,691