Aydin Suleymanli

World rank: No. 41 (October 2026)
Rating: 2679 (+15 this month)
Peak rating: 2668 (August 2026)
Title: Grandmaster (2021)
Federation: Azerbaijan
Born: March 22, 2005, Baku, Azerbaijan (age 21)
FIDE ID: 13413937

A young Azerbaijani grandmaster from Baku, born in 2005. Suleymanli won several European and world youth titles, including the 2019 World Under-14 Championship.

He won the Aeroflot Open in 2020 and became a grandmaster at 16, Azerbaijan’s 27th. In December 2023 he won the rapid section of the Gashimov Memorial, and he reached his career-high rating of 2668 in August 2026.

Career highlights

Won the 2020 Aeroflot Open
Won the 2023 Gashimov Memorial rapid
2019 World Under-14 Champion
Grandmaster at 16

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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.