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Karimov, Natig

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FIDEFIDE 13486489· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1956

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Natig Karimov, a 70-year-old Azerbaijani player, is rated 1616. He has slipped back 95 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Azerbaijan Senior Chess Championship, 2026, Ganja Open - 2025, Group B, and Shaki Open 2025, Group B. Also played 1 rapid event (including Ganja Open - 2025, Rapid) recently. His peak of 1711 was reached at age 69 (Jun 2025).

Current rating

1616

Standard

Rpd1689·Blz—

All-time high

1711

−95 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 69

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#140,920

#140,920 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Jun 2026
2025
5th Azerbaijani 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1711
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 69
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1711
at age 69 · −95 from today
Jun 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Shaki Open 2025, Group B
perf 1743 (+55) · 5.5/8 · #31
Top opponent
vs Elchin Shakaraliyev 1,907
Ganja Open - 2025, Group B · Nov 2025 · +12.3 Elo
Evolution
-72
1688 → 1616
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
14.5/ 2753.7%
13W3D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYusif Karimli1,795·Shaki Open 2025, Group B·R4·+26.0
2.[W]vsNihal Heydarli1,518·Ganja Open - 2025, Group B·R7·+12.4
3.[D]vsElchin Shakaraliyev1,907·Ganja Open - 2025, Group B·R4·+12.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNamig Salamov1,455·Shaki Open 2025, Group B·R8·-31.7
2.[L]vsShamsaddin Mehdiyev1,541·Shaki Open 2025, Group B·R7·-28.0
3.[L]vsNihat Veyisov1,592·Ganja Open - 2025, Group B·R8·-23.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Azerbaijan Senior Chess Championship, 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/8#311653-41.6
Ganja Open - 2025, Group B
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/8#461703-32.0
Shaki Open 2025, Group B
Open Swiss
Jun 20255.5/8#311743-20.4
Worst Elo result: Azerbaijan Senior Chess Championship, 2026 (-41.6 Elo, finished #31).

Rankings

/
Azerbaijan
#459
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#95,083
in continent
World
#140,911
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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10
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1
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2
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6
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7
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8
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