GMNijat Abasov

AZE Born 1995 (Age ≈31) Male
FIDE ID
13402960

About Nijat Abasov

Nijat Abasov was born in Baku in 1995. He became an International Master in 2009 and a grandmaster in 2011, completing his final norm by winning the Azerbaijani Solidarity Day tournament. Victory at the 2015 Cultural Village tournament earned him a place in the Tata Steel Challengers. Show more

Nijat Abasov was born in Baku in 1995. He became an International Master in 2009 and a grandmaster in 2011, completing his final norm by winning the Azerbaijani Solidarity Day tournament. Victory at the 2015 Cultural Village tournament earned him a place in the Tata Steel Challengers. He won both the Azerbaijani Championship and the Baku Open in 2017. At the 2023 World Cup he eliminated Anish Giri, Peter Svidler, Salem Saleh and Vidit Gujrathi to reach the semifinals. He finished fourth after losing to Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. Carlsen’s decision to decline his Candidates place allowed Abasov to enter the 2024 Candidates Tournament in Toronto. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov helped him prepare for that event, where he finished eighth.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2582.4 -2.6

Live estimate

Rapid

2557

Published FIDE

Blitz

2555

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#186
National rank · AZE
#8

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2679 Oct 2023
Recorded years
2005–2026
Archived games
1046

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

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
551 2019-10-13 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Douglas ENG 4.51 Marie Sebag Nijat Abasov Won: 0-1 45 Open
552 2019-10-12 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Douglas ENG 3.27 Nijat Abasov Viswanathan Anand Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
553 2019-10-11 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Douglas ENG 2.19 Levon Aronian Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
554 2019-10-10 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Douglas ENG 1.6 Nijat Abasov Sergey Karjakin Draw: 1/2-1/2 90 Open
555 2019-10-06 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019 Linares ESP 7.1 Ruslan Ponomariov Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
556 2019-10-05 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019 Linares ESP 6.1 Nijat Abasov Krishnan Sasikiran Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
557 2019-10-04 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019 Linares ESP 5.1 Tamas Banusz Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
558 2019-10-03 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019 Linares ESP 4.1 Nijat Abasov Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
559 2019-10-02 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019 Linares ESP 3.1 Aleksandr Rakhmanov Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
560 2019-10-01 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019 Linares ESP 2.1 Nijat Abasov Ivan Cheparinov Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
561 2019-09-30 TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019 Linares ESP 1.1 Etienne Bacrot Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
562 2019-09-15 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2.4 Nijat Abasov Leinier Dominguez Perez Lost: 0-1 33 Open
563 2019-09-15 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2.3 Leinier Dominguez Perez Nijat Abasov Lost: 1-0 30 Open
564 2019-09-14 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2.2 Leinier Dominguez Perez Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
565 2019-09-13 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2.1 Nijat Abasov Leinier Dominguez Perez Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
566 2019-09-12 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 1.8 Kacper Piorun Nijat Abasov Won: 0-1 75 Open
567 2019-09-12 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 1.7 Nijat Abasov Kacper Piorun Draw: 1/2-1/2 67 Open
568 2019-09-12 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 1.6 Nijat Abasov Kacper Piorun Lost: 0-1 45 Open
569 2019-09-12 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 1.5 Kacper Piorun Nijat Abasov Won: 0-1 38 Open
570 2019-09-12 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 1.4 Kacper Piorun Nijat Abasov Lost: 1-0 63 Open
571 2019-09-12 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 1.3 Nijat Abasov Kacper Piorun Won: 1-0 44 Open
572 2019-09-11 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 1.2 Kacper Piorun Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
573 2019-09-10 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 1.1 Nijat Abasov Kacper Piorun Draw: 1/2-1/2 93 Open
574 2019-08-11 Riga Tech Open A 2019 Riga LAT 9.1 Marian Jurcik Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
575 2019-08-10 Riga Tech Open A 2019 Riga LAT 8.6 Nijat Abasov Arman Mikaelyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
576 2019-08-09 Riga Tech Open A 2019 Riga LAT 7.6 Nijat Abasov Titas Stremavicius Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
577 2019-08-08 Riga Tech Open A 2019 Riga LAT 6.5 Johan Salomon Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 11 Open
578 2019-08-08 Riga Tech Open A 2019 Riga LAT 5.2 Nijat Abasov Paulius Pultinevicius Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
579 2019-08-07 Riga Tech Open A 2019 Riga LAT 4.8 Ravi Haria Nijat Abasov Won: 0-1 48 Open
580 2019-08-06 Riga Tech Open A 2019 Riga LAT 3.2 Nijat Abasov Vasily Usmanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
581 2019-08-06 Riga Tech Open A 2019 Riga LAT 2.3 David Miedema Nijat Abasov Won: 0-1 27 Open
582 2019-08-05 Riga Tech Open A 2019 Riga LAT 1.3 Nijat Abasov Dries Wedda Won: 1-0 31 Open
583 2019-07-28 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 13.7 Nijat Abasov Ivan Saric Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
584 2019-07-27 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 12.1 Ilia Iljiushenok Nijat Abasov Lost: 1-0 52 Open
585 2019-07-26 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 11.7 Nihal Sarin Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
586 2019-07-25 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 9.6 Vasif Durarbayli Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
587 2019-07-25 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 10.2 Nijat Abasov Vahap Sanal Won: 1-0 39 Open
588 2019-07-24 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 8.3 Nijat Abasov Muhammed Batuhan Dastan Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
589 2019-07-23 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 7.5 Davit Benidze Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
590 2019-07-21 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 6.4 Nijat Abasov Vadim Moiseenko Won: 1-0 61 Open
591 2019-07-21 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 5.4 Rauf Mamedov Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
592 2019-07-20 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 4.5 Nijat Abasov Yuriy Kuzubov Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
593 2019-07-19 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 3.3 Ernesto Inarkiev Nijat Abasov Lost: 1-0 68 Open
594 2019-07-18 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 2.6 Nijat Abasov Anton Demchenko Won: 1-0 60 Open
595 2019-07-17 TCh-TUR Super League 2019 Konya TUR 1.2 Kirill Alekseenko Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
596 2019-05-10 Nakhchivan Open 2019 Nakhchivan AZE 9.2 Eltaj Safarli Nijat Abasov Won: 0-1 48 Open
597 2019-05-09 Nakhchivan Open 2019 Nakhchivan AZE 8.2 Nijat Abasov Vugar Rasulov Won: 1-0 42 Open
598 2019-05-08 Nakhchivan Open 2019 Nakhchivan AZE 7.2 Vugar Asadli Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
599 2019-05-07 Nakhchivan Open 2019 Nakhchivan AZE 6.1 Nijat Abasov 14104202 Draw: 1/2-1/2 5 Open
600 2019-05-05 Nakhchivan Open 2019 Nakhchivan AZE 5.1 Timur Gareyev Nijat Abasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
  1. vs Marie SebagWon · 0-1Black · 2019-10-13 · Round 4.51FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss
  2. vs Viswanathan AnandDraw · ½–½White · 2019-10-12 · Round 3.27FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss
  3. vs Levon AronianDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-10-11 · Round 2.19FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss
  4. vs Sergey KarjakinDraw · ½–½White · 2019-10-10 · Round 1.6FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss
  5. vs Ruslan PonomariovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-10-06 · Round 7.1TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019
  6. vs Krishnan SasikiranDraw · ½–½White · 2019-10-05 · Round 6.1TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019
  7. vs Tamas BanuszDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-10-04 · Round 5.1TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019
  8. vs Eduardo Iturrizaga BonelliDraw · ½–½White · 2019-10-03 · Round 4.1TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019
  9. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-10-02 · Round 3.1TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019
  10. vs Ivan CheparinovDraw · ½–½White · 2019-10-01 · Round 2.1TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019
  11. vs Etienne BacrotDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-09-30 · Round 1.1TCh-ESP Div Honor 2019
  12. vs Leinier Dominguez PerezLost · 0-1White · 2019-09-15 · Round 2.4FIDE World Cup 2019
  13. vs Leinier Dominguez PerezLost · 1-0Black · 2019-09-15 · Round 2.3FIDE World Cup 2019
  14. vs Leinier Dominguez PerezDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-09-14 · Round 2.2FIDE World Cup 2019
  15. vs Leinier Dominguez PerezDraw · ½–½White · 2019-09-13 · Round 2.1FIDE World Cup 2019
  16. vs Kacper PiorunWon · 0-1Black · 2019-09-12 · Round 1.8FIDE World Cup 2019
  17. vs Kacper PiorunDraw · ½–½White · 2019-09-12 · Round 1.7FIDE World Cup 2019
  18. vs Kacper PiorunLost · 0-1White · 2019-09-12 · Round 1.6FIDE World Cup 2019
  19. vs Kacper PiorunWon · 0-1Black · 2019-09-12 · Round 1.5FIDE World Cup 2019
  20. vs Kacper PiorunLost · 1-0Black · 2019-09-12 · Round 1.4FIDE World Cup 2019
  21. vs Kacper PiorunWon · 1-0White · 2019-09-12 · Round 1.3FIDE World Cup 2019
  22. vs Kacper PiorunDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-09-11 · Round 1.2FIDE World Cup 2019
  23. vs Kacper PiorunDraw · ½–½White · 2019-09-10 · Round 1.1FIDE World Cup 2019
  24. vs Marian JurcikDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-11 · Round 9.1Riga Tech Open A 2019
  25. vs Arman MikaelyanDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-10 · Round 8.6Riga Tech Open A 2019
  26. vs Titas StremaviciusDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-09 · Round 7.6Riga Tech Open A 2019
  27. vs Johan SalomonDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-08 · Round 6.5Riga Tech Open A 2019
  28. vs Paulius PultineviciusDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-08 · Round 5.2Riga Tech Open A 2019
  29. vs Ravi HariaWon · 0-1Black · 2019-08-07 · Round 4.8Riga Tech Open A 2019
  30. vs Vasily UsmanovDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-06 · Round 3.2Riga Tech Open A 2019
  31. vs David MiedemaWon · 0-1Black · 2019-08-06 · Round 2.3Riga Tech Open A 2019
  32. vs Dries WeddaWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-05 · Round 1.3Riga Tech Open A 2019
  33. vs Ivan SaricDraw · ½–½White · 2019-07-28 · Round 13.7TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  34. vs Ilia IljiushenokLost · 1-0Black · 2019-07-27 · Round 12.1TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  35. vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-26 · Round 11.7TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  36. vs Vasif DurarbayliDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-25 · Round 9.6TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  37. vs Vahap SanalWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-25 · Round 10.2TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  38. vs Muhammed Batuhan DastanDraw · ½–½White · 2019-07-24 · Round 8.3TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  39. vs Davit BenidzeDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-23 · Round 7.5TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  40. vs Vadim MoiseenkoWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-21 · Round 6.4TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  41. vs Rauf MamedovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-21 · Round 5.4TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  42. vs Yuriy KuzubovDraw · ½–½White · 2019-07-20 · Round 4.5TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  43. vs Ernesto InarkievLost · 1-0Black · 2019-07-19 · Round 3.3TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  44. vs Anton DemchenkoWon · 1-0White · 2019-07-18 · Round 2.6TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  45. vs Kirill AlekseenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-07-17 · Round 1.2TCh-TUR Super League 2019
  46. vs Eltaj SafarliWon · 0-1Black · 2019-05-10 · Round 9.2Nakhchivan Open 2019
  47. vs Vugar RasulovWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-09 · Round 8.2Nakhchivan Open 2019
  48. vs Vugar AsadliDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-05-08 · Round 7.2Nakhchivan Open 2019
  49. vs 14104202Draw · ½–½White · 2019-05-07 · Round 6.1Nakhchivan Open 2019
  50. vs Timur GareyevDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-05-05 · Round 5.1Nakhchivan Open 2019

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-091. Schachbundesliga 2026-2027 Oktober 2026Classical2

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