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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Mamedyarov at 2018 Chess Olympiad
Full name
Şəhriyar Həmid oğlu Məmmədyarov
Country
Azerbaijan
Born
(1985-04-12) 12 April 1985 (age 39) Sumgait, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Title
Grandmaster (2002)
FIDE rating
2734 (May 2024)
Peak rating
2820 (September 2018)
Ranking
No. 18 (May 2024)
Peak ranking
No. 2 (February 2018)
Shahriyar Hamid oghlu Mammadyarov (Azerbaijani: Şəhriyar Həmid oğlu Məmmədyarov; born 12 April 1985), known internationally as Shakhriyar Mamedyarov[a], is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. As of December 2023,[update] he is Azerbaijan's highest rated chess player. His personal best rating of 2820 makes him the sixth-highest-rated player in chess history.
Mamedyarov has competed in the Candidates Tournament in 2011 (eliminated in quarterfinals), in 2014 (placing fourth) and in 2018 (placing second). He is a two-time World Junior Champion (2003 and 2005) and was World Rapid Champion in 2013.
A gold medalist at the 2012 Chess Olympiad on the third board, he is a three-time European Team Champion (2009, 2013, 2017) with Azerbaijan. He is also a two-time winner at Tal Memorial (2010 joint and 2014 Blitz) and Shamkir Chess (2016 and 2017), as well as the winner of 2018 Biel Chess Festival where he beat reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen.
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