Eltaj Safarli
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eltaj Safarli (Azerbaijani: Eltac Səfərli; born 18 May 1992 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster.[1] In October 2016, he reached his all-time-highest rating of 2694 and was ranked as No. 3 in Azerbaijan and No. 46 in the world.[2]
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![]() Eltaj Safarli, 43rd Chess Olympiad | |
Full name | Eltac Səfərli |
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Born | Baku, Azerbaijan | May 18, 1992
Title | Grandmaster (2008) |
FIDE rating | 2596 (September 2024) |
Peak rating | 2694 (October 2016) |
Peak ranking | No. 46 (October 2016) |
He entered tournaments from the age of 6, with modest success.[3] Safarli won the Azerbaijan Championships in 2010 and 2016.[4] He won the under 10 World Youth Chess Championship in Heraklion in 2002.[5]
Safarli played in the silver medal-winning Azerbaijani team at the European Team Chess Championship in Porto Carras in 2011, alongside Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Teimour Radjabov, Vugar Gashimov and Qadir Huseynov.
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