Guliyev, Tofig

Tofig Guliyev, a 19-year-old French player, is rated 2059 — his current career high and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat individuel d'echecs de Paris 2026 des moins de 2200, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and Championnat du Loir-et-Cher 2026 - Saint-Aignan (-2400). Also played 11 rapid (including 2eme Tournoi Europeen Rapide d'Echecs de Nantes - Tournoi A (p1600)) and 4 blitz events (including 19eme Blitz FIDE de Noisiel) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jan 2016 and Mar 2017.

At junior level, he reached #49, #89, #41, #27, #33 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U14, U12, U10 and U8.