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Safarov, Deniel
FM🇬🇪FIDE 13619802· Male· Georgia· Born in 2007
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Deniel Safarov, a 19-year-old Georgian FIDE Master, is rated 2296 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 20, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 9 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, GEO B-20 Ch 2026, and PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open. Also played 8 blitz events (including XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Blitz 2) recently. His peak of 2346 was reached at age 17 (Sep 2024); he also reached Georgian #29 in Jun 2025.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #2, #1, #3 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2296
Standard
Rpd1994·Blz2196
All-time high
2346
−50 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 17
Sep 2024 · age 17
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
110 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#243 · players worldwide under 20 · of 10,048
Career timeline
17 entries2026
1st Georgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2296
May 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 18
Oct 2025
Peak Georgian rank: #29
at age 18 · rated 2318
Jun 2025
2024
1st Georgian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2346
Oct 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+365 Elo)
1981 → 2346
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
2318 → 2296
Tournaments
10
86 games
Score
48/ 8655.8%
34W28D24L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGanzorig AmartuvshinIM2,418·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R3·+13.4
2.[W]vsJaime Rey MartinezFM2,389·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R5·+12.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #88 | 2383 | +34.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 2237 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/8 | #177 | 2176 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #141 | 2243 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/10 | #27 | 2391 | +36.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #12 | 2157 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #34 | 2226 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #113 | 2254 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #131 | 2220 | -25.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #24 | 2258 | -12.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTornike Kupatadze
🇬🇪GEO·1828
+17 −5 =2
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsNikolozi ShamatavaFM
🇬🇪GEO·2272
+8 −9 =7
24 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLuka kiladzeFM
🇬🇪GEO·2386
+10 −8 =5
23 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNikoloz Darsadze
🇬🇪GEO·2125
+12 −4 =4
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsTengiz Toidze
🇬🇪GEO·2143
+9 −6 =4
19 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Georgia
#41
out of 679 players
Europe
#2,825
in continent
World
#4,239
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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