GMNijat Abasov
- 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 rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | 1. Schachbundesliga 2026-2027 Oktober 2026 | Classical | 2 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | 2017-03-14 | 72nd ch-AZE 2017 | Baku AZE | 8.1 | Tabriz Idrisov | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 752 | 2017-03-13 | 72nd ch-AZE 2017 | Baku AZE | 7.1 | Nijat Abasov | Ahmad Ahmadzada | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 753 | 2017-03-12 | 72nd ch-AZE 2017 | Baku AZE | 6.3 | Urfan Sevdimaliyev | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 754 | 2017-03-11 | 72nd ch-AZE 2017 | Baku AZE | 5.1 | Nijat Abasov | Misratdin Iskandarov | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 755 | 2017-03-10 | 72nd ch-AZE 2017 | Baku AZE | 4.1 | Vugar Rasulov | Nijat Abasov | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 756 | 2017-03-09 | 72nd ch-AZE 2017 | Baku AZE | 3.2 | Nijat Abasov | Fariz Ahmadov | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 757 | 2017-03-08 | 72nd ch-AZE 2017 | Baku AZE | 2.1 | Nijat Aghayev | Nijat Abasov | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 758 | 2017-03-07 | 72nd ch-AZE 2017 | Baku AZE | 1.1 | Nijat Abasov | Mahammad Muradli | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 759 | 2017-01-08 | Basel Masters 2017 | Basel SUI | 9.1 | Nijat Abasov | Eltaj Safarli | 1/2-1/2 | 12 | Open |
| 760 | 2017-01-07 | Basel Masters 2017 | Basel SUI | 8.2 | Jinshi Bai | Nijat Abasov | 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 761 | 2017-01-07 | Basel Masters 2017 | Basel SUI | 7.5 | Stefan Beukema | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 762 | 2017-01-06 | Basel Masters 2017 | Basel SUI | 6.5 | Nijat Abasov | Rui Gao | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 763 | 2017-01-05 | Basel Masters 2017 | Basel SUI | 5.8 | Nijat Abasov | Khamparia Akshat | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 764 | 2017-01-04 | Basel Masters 2017 | Basel SUI | 4.4 | Bence Korpa | Nijat Abasov | 1/2-1/2 | 19 | Open |
| 765 | 2017-01-03 | Basel Masters 2017 | Basel SUI | 3.12 | Nijat Abasov | Sonja Maria Bluhm | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 766 | 2017-01-03 | Basel Masters 2017 | Basel SUI | 2.3 | Lucas Van Foreest | Nijat Abasov | 1/2-1/2 | 12 | Open |
| 767 | 2017-01-02 | Basel Masters 2017 | Basel SUI | 1.7 | Nijat Abasov | Maximilian Ruff | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 768 | 2016-12-29 | 40th Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 6.3 | Vitaly Kunin | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 25 | Open |
| 769 | 2016-12-27 | 40th Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 2.9 | Olivier Moor | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 19 | Open |
| 770 | 2016-12-26 | 40th Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 1.1 | Nijat Abasov | Marc Potterat | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 771 | 2016-11-09 | 32nd ECC Open 2016 | Novi Sad SRB | 4.3 | Nijat Abasov | Anton Korobov | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 772 | 2016-11-08 | 32nd ECC Open 2016 | Novi Sad SRB | 3.7 | Nijat Abasov | Gojko Vucinic | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 773 | 2016-11-06 | 32nd ECC Open 2016 | Novi Sad SRB | 1.9 | Nijat Abasov | Robert Jacques | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 774 | 2016-09-26 | Baku Open 2016 | Baku AZE | 9.3 | Nijat Abasov | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 22 | Open |
| 775 | 2016-09-25 | Baku Open 2016 | Baku AZE | 8.4 | Abdelrahman Hesham | Nijat Abasov | 1/2-1/2 | 56 | Open |
| 776 | 2016-09-24 | Baku Open 2016 | Baku AZE | 7.1 | Nijat Abasov | 14115298 | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 777 | 2016-09-23 | Baku Open 2016 | Baku AZE | 6.2 | Nijat Abasov | Aleksandr Lenderman | 1-0 | 60 | Open |
| 778 | 2016-09-22 | Baku Open 2016 | Baku AZE | 5.1 | Sanan Sjugirov | Nijat Abasov | 1/2-1/2 | 33 | Open |
| 779 | 2016-09-21 | Baku Open 2016 | Baku AZE | 4.3 | Anastasia Bodnaruk | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 780 | 2016-09-20 | Baku Open 2016 | Baku AZE | 3.4 | Nijat Abasov | Saveliy Golubov | 1/2-1/2 | 26 | Open |
| 781 | 2016-09-19 | Baku Open 2016 | Baku AZE | 2.6 | Logman Guliev | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 782 | 2016-09-18 | Baku Open 2016 | Baku AZE | 1.7 | Nijat Abasov | Abdimalik Abdisalimov | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 783 | 2016-09-13 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | Baku AZE | 11.2 | Luis Miguel Aguilar | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 784 | 2016-09-12 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | Baku AZE | 10.17 | Robert Markus | Nijat Abasov | 1/2-1/2 | 44 | Open |
| 785 | 2016-09-11 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | Baku AZE | 9.11 | Nijat Abasov | Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 786 | 2016-09-10 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | Baku AZE | 8.14 | Nijat Abasov | Daniel Ebeling | 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 787 | 2016-09-08 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | Baku AZE | 6.8 | Nijat Abasov | Mircea-Emilian Parligras | 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 788 | 2016-09-06 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | Baku AZE | 5.17 | Saparmyrat Atabayev | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 789 | 2016-09-04 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | Baku AZE | 3.3 | B. Adhiban | Nijat Abasov | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 790 | 2016-09-03 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | Baku AZE | 2.33 | Nijat Abasov | Tomas Laurusas | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 791 | 2016-09-02 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | Baku AZE | 1.27 | Wilton Inacio Calicoca | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 792 | 2016-07-22 | TCh-TUR Premier League | Konya TUR | 9.1 | Nijat Abasov | Okan Bulgurlu | 1-0 | 18 | Open |
| 793 | 2016-07-21 | TCh-TUR Premier League | Konya TUR | 8.1 | Can Alp Cansun | Nijat Abasov | 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Open |
| 794 | 2016-07-21 | TCh-TUR Premier League | Konya TUR | 7.1 | Nijat Abasov | Kirill Stupak | 1/2-1/2 | 12 | Open |
| 795 | 2016-07-20 | TCh-TUR Premier League | Konya TUR | 6.1 | Ali Yagmur Demirel | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 796 | 2016-07-19 | TCh-TUR Premier League | Konya TUR | 5.1 | Nijat Abasov | Enes Emre Bal | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 797 | 2016-07-19 | TCh-TUR Premier League | Konya TUR | 4.1 | Gun Sumer | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 798 | 2016-07-18 | TCh-TUR Premier League | Konya TUR | 3.1 | Nijat Abasov | Alber Kadir Zor | 1/2-1/2 | 102 | Open |
| 799 | 2016-07-18 | TCh-TUR Premier League | Konya TUR | 2.1 | Faik Emre Yaver | Nijat Abasov | 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 800 | 2016-07-17 | TCh-TUR Premier League | Konya TUR | 1.1 | Nijat Abasov | Ibrahim Ege Bulduk | 1-0 | 38 | Open |