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GMShakhriyar Mamedyarov

AZE Born 1985 (Age ≈41) Male
FIDE ID
13401319

About Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov grew up in Sumgait in a family deeply involved in chess. His father, a former boxer, taught him the game in 1993, after which he joined a local chess school with coach Valida Bairamova. His sisters Zeinab and Turkan also became woman grandmasters. Show more

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov grew up in Sumgait in a family deeply involved in chess. His father, a former boxer, taught him the game in 1993, after which he joined a local chess school with coach Valida Bairamova. His sisters Zeinab and Turkan also became woman grandmasters. His breakthrough year was 2003, when he won both the World under-18 Championship and the World Junior Championship. He won the junior title again in 2005, becoming its first two-time winner. In 2013 he became World Rapid Champion. Mamedyarov also helped Azerbaijan win European team titles in 2009, 2013 and 2017. His major individual victories include consecutive Shamkir titles in 2016 and 2017 and the 2018 Biel tournament, where he defeated Magnus Carlsen. His closest approach to a world-title match came with second place in the 2018 Candidates Tournament.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2709.9 +0.9

Live estimate

Rapid

2663

Published FIDE

Blitz

2612

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#27
National rank · AZE
#1

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2820 Sep 2018
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
3985

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
3151 2016-12-27 World Rapid 2016 Doha QAT 10.2 Vasyl Ivanchuk Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Lost: 1-0 45 Open
3152 2016-12-26 World Rapid 2016 Doha QAT 5.5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Farrukh Amonatov Won: 1-0 76 Open
3153 2016-12-26 World Rapid 2016 Doha QAT 4.12 David W L Howell Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Won: 0-1 54 Open
3154 2016-12-26 World Rapid 2016 Doha QAT 2.2 Laurent Fressinet Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Lost: 1-0 35 Open
3155 2016-12-26 World Rapid 2016 Doha QAT 1.5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Shanglei Lu Won: 1-0 24 Open
3156 2016-12-04 2nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17 Germany GER 3.1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Ivan Ivanisevic Won: 1-0 35 Open
3157 2016-11-20 2nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17 Germany GER 2.1 Alexander Grischuk Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Lost: 1-0 28 Open
3158 2016-11-12 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 7.3 Rauf Mamedov Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
3159 2016-11-11 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 6.5 Pentala Harikrishna Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
3160 2016-11-10 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 5.9 G. Petar Arnaudov Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Won: 0-1 40 Open
3161 2016-11-09 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 4.2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Peter Svidler Lost: 0-1 60 Open
3162 2016-11-08 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 3.1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Won: 1-0 36 Open
3163 2016-11-07 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 2.1 Vladislav Artemiev Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Won: 0-1 31 Open
3164 2016-11-06 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 1.6 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Yuri Korsunsky Won: 1-0 45 Open
3165 2016-10-21 Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB 12.1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Ruslan Ponomariov Won: 1-0 57 Open
3166 2016-10-21 Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB 11.2 Rustam Kasimdzhanov Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
3167 2016-10-21 Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB 10.1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Boris Gelfand Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
3168 2016-10-20 Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB 9.1 Ruslan Ponomariov Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
3169 2016-10-20 Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB 8.2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Rustam Kasimdzhanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
3170 2016-10-20 Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB 7.2 Boris Gelfand Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
3171 2016-10-19 Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB 6.1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Ruslan Ponomariov Won: 1-0 47 Open
3172 2016-10-19 Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB 5.2 Rustam Kasimdzhanov Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
3173 2016-10-19 Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB 4.2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Boris Gelfand Won: 1-0 52 Open
3174 2016-10-18 Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB 3.1 Ruslan Ponomariov Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
3175 2016-10-18 Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB 2.2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Rustam Kasimdzhanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
3176 2016-10-18 Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB 1.2 Boris Gelfand Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Won: 0-1 50 Open
3177 2016-10-06 10th Tal Mem 2016 Moscow RUS 9.2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Vladimir Kramnik Won: 1-0 42 Open
3178 2016-10-05 10th Tal Mem 2016 Moscow RUS 8.5 Anish Giri Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
3179 2016-10-04 10th Tal Mem 2016 Moscow RUS 7.3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Levon Aronian Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
3180 2016-10-02 10th Tal Mem 2016 Moscow RUS 6.1 Ian Nepomniachtchi Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Lost: 1-0 54 Open
3181 2016-10-01 10th Tal Mem 2016 Moscow RUS 5.4 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Peter Svidler Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
3182 2016-09-30 10th Tal Mem 2016 Moscow RUS 4.5 Evgeny Tomashevsky Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 83 Open
3183 2016-09-29 10th Tal Mem 2016 Moscow RUS 3.5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Boris Gelfand Won: 1-0 28 Open
3184 2016-09-27 10th Tal Mem 2016 Moscow RUS 2.1 Viswanathan Anand Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Lost: 1-0 54 Open
3185 2016-09-26 10th Tal Mem 2016 Moscow RUS 1.5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Chao b Li Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
3186 2016-09-25 Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 Moscow RUS 9.2 Chao b Li Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Won: 0-1 59 Open
3187 2016-09-25 Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 Moscow RUS 8.5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Anish Giri Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
3188 2016-09-25 Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 Moscow RUS 7.1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Evgeny Tomashevsky Won: 1-0 30 Open
3189 2016-09-25 Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 Moscow RUS 6.5 Viswanathan Anand Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
3190 2016-09-25 Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 Moscow RUS 5.2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Levon Aronian Won: 1-0 61 Open
3191 2016-09-25 Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 Moscow RUS 4.4 Vladimir Kramnik Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Won: 0-1 68 Open
3192 2016-09-25 Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 Moscow RUS 3.3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Ian Nepomniachtchi Won: 1-0 31 Open
3193 2016-09-25 Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 Moscow RUS 2.3 Boris Gelfand Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Won: 0-1 31 Open
3194 2016-09-25 Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 Moscow RUS 1.4 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Peter Svidler Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
3195 2016-09-12 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 10.4 Michael Adams Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
3196 2016-09-11 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 9.4 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Sergey Karjakin Draw: 1/2-1/2 74 Open
3197 2016-09-10 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 8.4 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Alexei Shirov Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
3198 2016-09-09 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 7.4 Ivan Saric Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
3199 2016-09-08 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 6.4 Dimitrios Mastrovasilis Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
3200 2016-09-06 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 5.4 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Pentala Harikrishna Lost: 0-1 34 Open
  1. vs Vasyl IvanchukLost · 1-0Black · 2016-12-27 · Round 10.2World Rapid 2016
  2. vs Farrukh AmonatovWon · 1-0White · 2016-12-26 · Round 5.5World Rapid 2016
  3. vs David W L HowellWon · 0-1Black · 2016-12-26 · Round 4.12World Rapid 2016
  4. vs Laurent FressinetLost · 1-0Black · 2016-12-26 · Round 2.2World Rapid 2016
  5. vs Shanglei LuWon · 1-0White · 2016-12-26 · Round 1.5World Rapid 2016
  6. vs Ivan IvanisevicWon · 1-0White · 2016-12-04 · Round 3.12nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17
  7. vs Alexander GrischukLost · 1-0Black · 2016-11-20 · Round 2.12nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17
  8. vs Rauf MamedovDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-11-12 · Round 7.332nd ECC Open 2016
  9. vs Pentala HarikrishnaDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-11-11 · Round 6.532nd ECC Open 2016
  10. vs G. Petar ArnaudovWon · 0-1Black · 2016-11-10 · Round 5.932nd ECC Open 2016
  11. vs Peter SvidlerLost · 0-1White · 2016-11-09 · Round 4.232nd ECC Open 2016
  12. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveWon · 1-0White · 2016-11-08 · Round 3.132nd ECC Open 2016
  13. vs Vladislav ArtemievWon · 0-1Black · 2016-11-07 · Round 2.132nd ECC Open 2016
  14. vs Yuri KorsunskyWon · 1-0White · 2016-11-06 · Round 1.632nd ECC Open 2016
  15. vs Ruslan PonomariovWon · 1-0White · 2016-10-21 · Round 12.1Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
  16. vs Rustam KasimdzhanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-10-21 · Round 11.2Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
  17. vs Boris GelfandDraw · ½–½White · 2016-10-21 · Round 10.1Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
  18. vs Ruslan PonomariovDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-10-20 · Round 9.1Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
  19. vs Rustam KasimdzhanovDraw · ½–½White · 2016-10-20 · Round 8.2Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
  20. vs Boris GelfandDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-10-20 · Round 7.2Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
  21. vs Ruslan PonomariovWon · 1-0White · 2016-10-19 · Round 6.1Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
  22. vs Rustam KasimdzhanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-10-19 · Round 5.2Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
  23. vs Boris GelfandWon · 1-0White · 2016-10-19 · Round 4.2Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
  24. vs Ruslan PonomariovDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-10-18 · Round 3.1Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
  25. vs Rustam KasimdzhanovDraw · ½–½White · 2016-10-18 · Round 2.2Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
  26. vs Boris GelfandWon · 0-1Black · 2016-10-18 · Round 1.2Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
  27. vs Vladimir KramnikWon · 1-0White · 2016-10-06 · Round 9.210th Tal Mem 2016
  28. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-10-05 · Round 8.510th Tal Mem 2016
  29. vs Levon AronianDraw · ½–½White · 2016-10-04 · Round 7.310th Tal Mem 2016
  30. vs Ian NepomniachtchiLost · 1-0Black · 2016-10-02 · Round 6.110th Tal Mem 2016
  31. vs Peter SvidlerDraw · ½–½White · 2016-10-01 · Round 5.410th Tal Mem 2016
  32. vs Evgeny TomashevskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-09-30 · Round 4.510th Tal Mem 2016
  33. vs Boris GelfandWon · 1-0White · 2016-09-29 · Round 3.510th Tal Mem 2016
  34. vs Viswanathan AnandLost · 1-0Black · 2016-09-27 · Round 2.110th Tal Mem 2016
  35. vs Chao b LiDraw · ½–½White · 2016-09-26 · Round 1.510th Tal Mem 2016
  36. vs Chao b LiWon · 0-1Black · 2016-09-25 · Round 9.2Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
  37. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½White · 2016-09-25 · Round 8.5Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
  38. vs Evgeny TomashevskyWon · 1-0White · 2016-09-25 · Round 7.1Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
  39. vs Viswanathan AnandDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-09-25 · Round 6.5Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
  40. vs Levon AronianWon · 1-0White · 2016-09-25 · Round 5.2Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
  41. vs Vladimir KramnikWon · 0-1Black · 2016-09-25 · Round 4.4Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
  42. vs Ian NepomniachtchiWon · 1-0White · 2016-09-25 · Round 3.3Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
  43. vs Boris GelfandWon · 0-1Black · 2016-09-25 · Round 2.3Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
  44. vs Peter SvidlerDraw · ½–½White · 2016-09-25 · Round 1.4Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
  45. vs Michael AdamsDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-09-12 · Round 10.442nd Olympiad 2016
  46. vs Sergey KarjakinDraw · ½–½White · 2016-09-11 · Round 9.442nd Olympiad 2016
  47. vs Alexei ShirovDraw · ½–½White · 2016-09-10 · Round 8.442nd Olympiad 2016
  48. vs Ivan SaricDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-09-09 · Round 7.442nd Olympiad 2016
  49. vs Dimitrios MastrovasilisDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-09-08 · Round 6.442nd Olympiad 2016
  50. vs Pentala HarikrishnaLost · 0-1White · 2016-09-06 · Round 5.442nd Olympiad 2016

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