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Atabayev, Yusup
GM🇹🇲FIDE 14001128· Male· Turkmenistan· Born in 1994
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Yusup Atabayev, a 32-year-old Turkmen Grandmaster, is rated 2449 and ranked 2nd among Turkmen players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Turkmenistan Team Championship, Turkiye Chess Second League - 2025, and Rating Tournament of Nakhchivan Chess Center, 2025, N3. He took a 26-month break between Sep 2019 and Dec 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2516 was reached at age 29 (Feb 2023); he also reached Turkmen #1 in Aug 2022 and has been in Turkmen top 3 for 90 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2023 (age 29), IM in 2012 (age 18), and FM in 2010 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #47 in U20, World #33 in U18, World #55 in U16 and World #45 in U14.
Current rating
2449
Standard
Rpd2528·Blz2473
All-time high
2516
−67 pts below
Feb 2023 · age 29
Feb 2023 · age 29
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Turkmen players · of 420
National top 3 since Dec 2023
National top 3 since Dec 2023
Career timeline
18 entries2026
90 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 30 months · since Jan 2012
May 2026
2023
GM title awardedGM
at age 29 · 2020 2nd FIDE Council meeting
Feb 2023
Crossed 2500
at age 29
Feb 2023
All-time peak 2516
at age 29 · −67 from today
Feb 2023
2022
Peak Turkmen rank: #1
at age 28 · rated 2490
Aug 2022
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2415 → returned at 2424
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
2437 → 2449
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
22/ 2781.5%
18W8D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 10.5/11 | #1 | 2424 | +7.1 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #53 | 2455 | +2.3 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2454 | +2.5 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMaksat AtabayevGM
🇹🇲TKM·2358
+6 −10 =20
36 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsSaparmyrat AtabayevGM
🇹🇲TKM·2471
+10 −3 =12
25 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsSemiyev SuhrapIM
🇹🇲TKM·2240
+8 −4 =8
20 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsAzat SilapovFM
🇹🇲TKM·2152
+7 −3 =2
12 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsAnnaberdi EsenovFM
🇹🇲TKM·2363
+6 −2 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2017
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Rankings
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Turkmenistan
#2
out of 543 players
Asia-Pacific
#242
in continent
World
#1,026
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Turkmenistan
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