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

2582.4 -2.6

Classical

Live estimate

2557

Rapid

Published FIDE

2555

Blitz

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.

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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
601 2019-05-04 Nakhchivan Open 2019 Nakhchivan AZE 4.3 Nijat Abasov Gunay Mammadzada 1-0 81 Open
602 2019-05-03 Nakhchivan Open 2019 Nakhchivan AZE 3.1 Ortik Nigmatov Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 22 Open
603 2019-05-01 Nakhchivan Open 2019 Nakhchivan AZE 1.2 Nijat Abasov Aydin Suleymanli 1-0 46 Open
604 2019-04-01 TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT 11.5 Nijat Abasov Peter Lizak 1-0 24 Open
605 2019-03-31 TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT 10.1 Falko Bindrich Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 29 Open
606 2019-03-30 TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT 9.5 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 30 Open
607 2019-03-13 12th World Teams 2019 Astana KAZ 8.4 Nijat Abasov Alireza Firouzja 1/2-1/2 32 Open
608 2019-03-12 12th World Teams 2019 Astana KAZ 7.2 S.P. Sethuraman Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 31 Open
609 2019-03-11 12th World Teams 2019 Astana KAZ 6.1 Nijat Abasov Vladislav Artemiev 1/2-1/2 26 Open
610 2019-03-09 12th World Teams 2019 Astana KAZ 5.3 Aleksandr Lenderman Nijat Abasov 0-1 56 Open
611 2019-03-07 12th World Teams 2019 Astana KAZ 3.4 Nijat Abasov Petr Kostenko 1-0 78 Open
612 2019-03-05 12th World Teams 2019 Astana KAZ 1.4 Nijat Abasov Xiangzhi Bu 1/2-1/2 34 Open
613 2019-01-27 TCh-HUN 2018-19 Hungary HUN 4.1 Ferenc Berkes Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 14 Open
614 2019-01-20 TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT 8.2 Ante Brkic Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 65 Open
615 2019-01-19 TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT 7.4 Nijat Abasov Jaroslaw Krassowizkij 1-0 40 Open
616 2019-01-18 TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT 6.3 Jan Votava Nijat Abasov 0-1 34 Open
617 2019-01-17 TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT 5.3 Nijat Abasov Tamas Banusz 1/2-1/2 30 Open
618 2018-12-02 Baku Open 2018 Baku AZE 9.1 Nijat Abasov Eltaj Safarli 1/2-1/2 48 Open
619 2018-12-01 Baku Open 2018 Baku AZE 8.6 Vugar Bayramov Nijat Abasov 0-1 36 Open
620 2018-11-30 Baku Open 2018 Baku AZE 7.5 Nijat Abasov Samir Davidov 1/2-1/2 69 Open
621 2018-11-29 Baku Open 2018 Baku AZE 6.4 Khazar Babazada Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 53 Open
622 2018-11-28 Baku Open 2018 Baku AZE 5.8 Nijat Abasov Khayala Abdulla 1-0 43 Open
623 2018-11-26 Baku Open 2018 Baku AZE 3.3 Aydin Suleymanli Nijat Abasov 1-0 28 Open
624 2018-11-25 Baku Open 2018 Baku AZE 2.3 Nijat Abasov Ughur Ilyasli 1-0 23 Open
625 2018-11-24 Baku Open 2018 Baku AZE 1.3 Sabina Rzali Nijat Abasov 0-1 30 Open
626 2018-11-18 TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT 4.4 Nijat Abasov Markus Ragger 1-0 54 Open
627 2018-11-17 TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT 3.2 Christoph Menezes Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 55 Open
628 2018-11-15 TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT 1.2 Leon Mons Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 49 Open
629 2018-10-18 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 7.3 Viktor Laznicka Nijat Abasov 1-0 73 Open
630 2018-10-17 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 6.5 Nijat Abasov Laszlo Takacs 1-0 36 Open
631 2018-10-15 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 4.1 Nijat Abasov Alon Greenfeld 1-0 29 Open
632 2018-10-14 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 3.3 Omar Salama Nijat Abasov 0-1 21 Open
633 2018-10-13 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 2.3 Nijat Abasov Linda Jap Tjoen San 1-0 27 Open
634 2018-10-12 34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE 1.3 Kauko Kelo Nijat Abasov 0-1 18 Open
635 2018-09-16 27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018 Biograd na Moru CRO 9.21 Vladimir Malakhov Nijat Abasov 1-0 41 Open
636 2018-09-15 27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018 Biograd na Moru CRO 8.51 Nijat Abasov Ernesto Inarkiev 1/2-1/2 47 Open
637 2018-09-14 27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018 Biograd na Moru CRO 7.11 Nijat Abasov Pavel Ponkratov 1/2-1/2 87 Open
638 2018-09-13 27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018 Biograd na Moru CRO 6.51 Arik Braun Nijat Abasov 1-0 24 Open
639 2018-09-12 27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018 Biograd na Moru CRO 5.21 Nijat Abasov Evgeny Tomashevsky 1/2-1/2 14 Open
640 2018-09-11 27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018 Biograd na Moru CRO 4.41 Zbynek Hracek Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 21 Open
641 2018-09-10 27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018 Biograd na Moru CRO 3.31 Nijat Abasov Marin Bosiocic 1-0 66 Open
642 2018-09-09 27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018 Biograd na Moru CRO 2.31 Evgeny Postny Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 33 Open
643 2018-09-08 27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018 Biograd na Moru CRO 1.41 Nijat Abasov Sergei Movsesian 1/2-1/2 33 Open
644 2018-08-16 4th Chinggis Invitational Ulaanbaatar MGL 9.4 Nijat Abasov Zviad Izoria 1/2-1/2 45 Open
645 2018-08-15 4th Chinggis Invitational Ulaanbaatar MGL 8.2 Surya Shekhar Ganguly Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 55 Open
646 2018-08-14 4th Chinggis Invitational Ulaanbaatar MGL 7.5 Nijat Abasov Ray Robson 1/2-1/2 40 Open
647 2018-08-13 4th Chinggis Invitational Ulaanbaatar MGL 6.1 Sumiya Bilguun Nijat Abasov 0-1 52 Open
648 2018-08-12 4th Chinggis Invitational Ulaanbaatar MGL 5.5 Anton Shomoev Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 99 Open
649 2018-08-11 4th Chinggis Invitational Ulaanbaatar MGL 4.2 Nijat Abasov Dmitry Bocharov 1/2-1/2 46 Open
650 2018-08-10 4th Chinggis Invitational Ulaanbaatar MGL 3.4 Tsegmed Batchuluun Nijat Abasov 0-1 39 Open
  1. vs Gunay MammadzadaWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-04 · Round 4.3Nakhchivan Open 2019
  2. vs Ortik NigmatovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-05-03 · Round 3.1Nakhchivan Open 2019
  3. vs Aydin SuleymanliWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-01 · Round 1.2Nakhchivan Open 2019
  4. vs Peter LizakWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-01 · Round 11.5TCh-AUT 2018-19
  5. vs Falko BindrichDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-03-31 · Round 10.1TCh-AUT 2018-19
  6. vs Liviu-Dieter NisipeanuDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-03-30 · Round 9.5TCh-AUT 2018-19
  7. vs Alireza FirouzjaDraw · ½–½White · 2019-03-13 · Round 8.412th World Teams 2019
  8. vs S.P. SethuramanDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-03-12 · Round 7.212th World Teams 2019
  9. vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½White · 2019-03-11 · Round 6.112th World Teams 2019
  10. vs Aleksandr LendermanWon · 0-1Black · 2019-03-09 · Round 5.312th World Teams 2019
  11. vs Petr KostenkoWon · 1-0White · 2019-03-07 · Round 3.412th World Teams 2019
  12. vs Xiangzhi BuDraw · ½–½White · 2019-03-05 · Round 1.412th World Teams 2019
  13. vs Ferenc BerkesDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-27 · Round 4.1TCh-HUN 2018-19
  14. vs Ante BrkicDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-20 · Round 8.2TCh-AUT 2018-19
  15. vs Jaroslaw KrassowizkijWon · 1-0White · 2019-01-19 · Round 7.4TCh-AUT 2018-19
  16. vs Jan VotavaWon · 0-1Black · 2019-01-18 · Round 6.3TCh-AUT 2018-19
  17. vs Tamas BanuszDraw · ½–½White · 2019-01-17 · Round 5.3TCh-AUT 2018-19
  18. vs Eltaj SafarliDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-02 · Round 9.1Baku Open 2018
  19. vs Vugar BayramovWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-01 · Round 8.6Baku Open 2018
  20. vs Samir DavidovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-11-30 · Round 7.5Baku Open 2018
  21. vs Khazar BabazadaDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-11-29 · Round 6.4Baku Open 2018
  22. vs Khayala AbdullaWon · 1-0White · 2018-11-28 · Round 5.8Baku Open 2018
  23. vs Aydin SuleymanliLost · 1-0Black · 2018-11-26 · Round 3.3Baku Open 2018
  24. vs Ughur IlyasliWon · 1-0White · 2018-11-25 · Round 2.3Baku Open 2018
  25. vs Sabina RzaliWon · 0-1Black · 2018-11-24 · Round 1.3Baku Open 2018
  26. vs Markus RaggerWon · 1-0White · 2018-11-18 · Round 4.4TCh-AUT 2018-19
  27. vs Christoph MenezesDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-11-17 · Round 3.2TCh-AUT 2018-19
  28. vs Leon MonsDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-11-15 · Round 1.2TCh-AUT 2018-19
  29. vs Viktor LaznickaLost · 1-0Black · 2018-10-18 · Round 7.334th ECC Open 2018
  30. vs Laszlo TakacsWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-17 · Round 6.534th ECC Open 2018
  31. vs Alon GreenfeldWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-15 · Round 4.134th ECC Open 2018
  32. vs Omar SalamaWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-14 · Round 3.334th ECC Open 2018
  33. vs Linda Jap Tjoen SanWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-13 · Round 2.334th ECC Open 2018
  34. vs Kauko KeloWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-12 · Round 1.334th ECC Open 2018
  35. vs Vladimir MalakhovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-09-16 · Round 9.2127th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018
  36. vs Ernesto InarkievDraw · ½–½White · 2018-09-15 · Round 8.5127th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018
  37. vs Pavel PonkratovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-09-14 · Round 7.1127th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018
  38. vs Arik BraunLost · 1-0Black · 2018-09-13 · Round 6.5127th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018
  39. vs Evgeny TomashevskyDraw · ½–½White · 2018-09-12 · Round 5.2127th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018
  40. vs Zbynek HracekDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-09-11 · Round 4.4127th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018
  41. vs Marin BosiocicWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-10 · Round 3.3127th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018
  42. vs Evgeny PostnyDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-09-09 · Round 2.3127th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018
  43. vs Sergei MovsesianDraw · ½–½White · 2018-09-08 · Round 1.4127th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018
  44. vs Zviad IzoriaDraw · ½–½White · 2018-08-16 · Round 9.44th Chinggis Invitational
  45. vs Surya Shekhar GangulyDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-08-15 · Round 8.24th Chinggis Invitational
  46. vs Ray RobsonDraw · ½–½White · 2018-08-14 · Round 7.54th Chinggis Invitational
  47. vs Sumiya BilguunWon · 0-1Black · 2018-08-13 · Round 6.14th Chinggis Invitational
  48. vs Anton ShomoevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-08-12 · Round 5.54th Chinggis Invitational
  49. vs Dmitry BocharovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-08-11 · Round 4.24th Chinggis Invitational
  50. vs Tsegmed BatchuluunWon · 0-1Black · 2018-08-10 · Round 3.44th Chinggis Invitational

FIDE tournaments

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

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