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Annaberdiyev, Meylis
GM🇹🇲FIDE 14000563· Male· Turkmenistan· Born in 1985
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Meylis Annaberdiyev, a 41-year-old Turkmen Grandmaster, is rated 2415 and ranked 3rd among Turkmen players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 22 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Russian Chess Crown standard A, 9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - A, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 1 rapid (including Russian Chess Crown rapid B (27.02)) and 2 blitz events (including Russian Chess Crown blitz C) recently. His peak of 2537 was reached at age 36 (Aug 2021); he also reached World #482 in Nov 2021 and spent 55 months as Turkmen #1, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2022 (age 37), IM in 2003 (age 18), and FM in 2002 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #92 in U20, World #63 in U18 and #1 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2415
Standard
Rpd2485·Blz2388
All-time high
2537
−122 pts below
Aug 2021 · age 36
Aug 2021 · age 36
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Turkmen players · of 448
55 months in #1 nationally (2017–2023)
55 months in #1 nationally (2017–2023)
Career timeline
22 entries2026
1st Turkmen 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2425
Apr 2026
2023
55 months in National #1
longest streak 42 months · since Sep 2017
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 38
Jun 2023
2022
GM title awardedGM
at age 37 · 88th FIDE Congress 2017
Jun 2022
1,000 career games
at age 37
Mar 2022
2021
Peak World rank: #482
at age 36 · rated 2537
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - Aperf 2543 (+119) · 7/9 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
-29
2444 → 2415
Tournaments
7
63 games
Score
33/ 6352.4%
24W30D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/6 | #24 | 2295 | -10.1 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/10 | #15 | 2423 | +0.5 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2543 | +17.3 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #266 | 2393 | -0.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2412 | +1.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #105 | 2354 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #21 | 2246 | -18.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHandszar OdeevGM
🇹🇲TKM·2219
+8 −0 =3
11 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
vsMustafa YilmazGM
🇹🇷TUR·2556
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2023
View head-to-head →
vsVugar RasulovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2533
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsGiga QuparadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2491
+0 −2 =6
8 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsOmer Faruk OzerIM
🇹🇷TUR·2343
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Jun 2023
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Turkmenistan
#3
out of 560 players
Asia-Pacific
#315
in continent
World
#1,425
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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