Top chess players in Azerbaijan

The highest-rated active players from Azerbaijan on FIDE's October 2026 classical list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMShakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE	2710	−10	#28	1985
2	GMTeimour Radjabov AZE	2689	0	#38	1987
3	GMAydin Suleymanli AZE	2679	+15	#41	2005
4	GMMahammad Muradli AZE	2662	+9	#53	2003
5	GMRauf Mamedov AZE	2632	+1	#89	1988
6	GMVasif Durarbayli AZE	2611	0	#129	1992
7	GMEltaj Safarli AZE	2610	−6	#131	1992
8	GMNijat Abasov AZE	2580	0	#200	1995
9	GMVugar Rasulov AZE	2572	+9	#221	1991
10	GMAhmad Ahmadzada AZE	2552	+9	#296	2004
11	GMMisratdin Iskandarov AZE	2530	+10	#398	1995
12	IMRead Samadov AZE	2524	0	#429	2007
13	IMKhagan Ahmad AZE	2524	0	#430	2011
14	GMUlvi Sadikhov AZE	2482	0	#720	1998
15	IMShiroghlan Talibov AZE	2481	+22	#728	2006
16	IMKhazar Babazada AZE	2479	−10	#743	2005
17	IMVugar Manafov AZE	2465	+17	#868	2004
18	GMFarhad Tahirov AZE	2451	0	#999	1987
19	IMRahim Gasimov AZE	2447	0	#1060	1976
20	GMNamig Guliyev AZE	2444	0	#1089	1974
21	IMMurad Ibrahimli AZE	2441	−8	#1118	2002
22	FMTunar Davudov AZE	2441	+4	#1119	2009
23	IMMahammad Zulfugarli AZE	2427	0	#1279	1977
24	GMAzer Mirzoev AZE	2425	+7	#1301	1978
25	IMKamal Aghasiyev AZE	2422	0	#1339	1988
26	FMRustam Rustamov AZE	2413	+4	#1474	2009
27	IMSuleyman Suleymanli AZE	2402	−10	#1660	2006
28	FMPasham Alizada AZE	2402	+66	#1661	2011
29	GMZaur Mammadov AZE	2398	0	#1738	1994
30	IMUlviyya Fataliyeva AZE	2395	−7	#1785	1996
31	WGMGovhar Beydullayeva AZE	2392	0	#1838	2003
32	IMOrkhan Abdulov AZE	2388	0	#1919	1988
33	IMRavan Aliyev AZE	2382	0	#2043	2002
34	FMSabir Huseynov AZE	2371	−8	#2254	1973
35	FMFarid Mustafayev AZE	2369	0	#2290	2004
36	IMShahin Valiyev AZE	2363	−3	#2426	2007
37	FMUmid Aslanov AZE	2362	0	#2449	2006
38	IMKhanim Balajayeva AZE	2357	+1	#2552	2001
39	FMFarid Orujov AZE	2354	0	#2622	2008
40	IMGunay Mammadzada AZE	2348	−3	#2773	2000
41	FMShamsi Garakhanov AZE	2333	0	#3145	2012
42	IMKanan Garayev AZE	2325	0	#3372	2002
43	CMIslam Hajialiyev AZE	2311	+40	#3746	2008
44	IMGulnar Mammadova AZE	2309	−2	#3814	1991
45	IMParviz Gasimov AZE	2307	0	#3868	2000
46	GMUrfan Sevdimaliyev AZE	2286	0	#4576	1989
47	FMAllahverdi Hamidov AZE	2284	−1	#4638	2008
48	FMRashad Zeynalli AZE	2282	+7	#4714	1994
49	IMToghrul Hasanzade AZE	2278	0	#4858	1997
50	WGMNargiz Umudova AZE	2276	0	#4937	1989
51	IMSadig Mammadov AZE	2276	0	#4938	2003
52	IMIlgar Bajarani AZE	2249	0	#5955	1965
53	Samir Davidov AZE	2245	0	#6129	1986
54	FMAtilla Eynullayev AZE	2243	+2	#6198	2004
55	CMHabil Javadov AZE	2241	+25	#6289	2005
56	FMZaur Bayramov AZE	2240	0	#6318	1998
57	FMKanan Hajiyev AZE	2239	0	#6373	1987
58	IMLogman Guliev AZE	2229	−24	#6820	1974
59	WGMTurkan Mamedjarova AZE	2228	0	#6868	1989
60	Agil Israilov AZE	2228	0	#6869	2006
61	FMRavan Ughuzov AZE	2226	0	#6962	2007
62	WIMSabina Ibrahimova AZE	2220	+13	#7247	1995
63	Nurlan Shabanov AZE	2209	0	#7826	1996
64	WGMNarmin Mammadova AZE	2205	0	#8038	1999
65	WGMNarmin Khalafova AZE	2204	+6	#8086	1994
66	WIMNarmin Abdinova AZE	2203	0	#8142	2008
67	WIMAyan Allahverdiyeva AZE	2198	0	#8367	2005
68	WIMMalak Ismayil AZE	2195	0	#8437	2004
69	WFMLala Huseynova AZE	2178	−59	#8819	2010
70	GMSarhan Guliev AZE	2177		#8838	1968
71	FMShahriyar Rahmanov AZE	2173		#8918	1990
72	WIMFidan Aghasiyeva AZE	2150	0	#9316	1987
73	WGMNarmin Kazimova AZE	2150	0	#9317	1993
74	WGMZeinab Mamedjarova AZE	2128	0	#9630	1983
75	WIMZahra Allahverdi AZE	2105	0	#9923	2012
76	WFMLaman Hajiyeva AZE	2094	0	#10060	2003
77	WFMMaryam Aghaverdiyeva AZE	2079	0	#10206	2010
78	CMBabak Jafarli AZE	2069		#10297	2001
79	WCMNurtan Nuriyeva AZE	1990		#10933	2008

Ratings from FIDE's official October 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.