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Najafli, Kanan
🇦🇿FIDE 13453769· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 2011
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Kanan Najafli, a 15-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1747 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +149 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 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 #27, #38, #19 and #31 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1747
Standard
Rpd1583·Blz—
All-time high
1747
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#93,554
#93,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
27th Azerbaijani U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1747
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1747
at age 15
Jun 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+184
1563 → 1747
Tournaments
8
70 games
Score
41/ 7058.6%
31W20D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #83 | 1869 | +56.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #10 | 1791 | +60.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #9 | 1698 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #17 | 1720 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 1651 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #99 | 1673 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/7 | #18 | 2050 | +47.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/5 | #18 | 2390 | -18.0 |
Worst Elo result: Rating tournament of "Genc Istedadlar" Chess Club, 2025, N2 (-18.0 Elo, finished #18).
Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#300
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#66,768
in continent
World
#93,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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