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Rauf Mamedov

Rauf Mamedov
Photo: Vladimir Barskij, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
World rank
No. 89 (October 2026)
Rating
2632 (+1 this month)
Peak rating
2709 (December 2017)
Title
Grandmaster (2004)
Federation
Azerbaijan
Born
April 26, 1988, Baku, Azerbaijan (age 38)
FIDE ID
13401653

An Azerbaijani grandmaster and six-time national champion. With Azerbaijan he won the European Team Championship three times, posting the best board-four score in 2017 with 8/9.

He won the 2015 European Blitz Championship and the 2013 U.S. Masters, and reached a peak of 2709 in 2017.

Career highlights

  • Six-time Azerbaijani Champion
  • European Team Champion with Azerbaijan in 2009, 2013 and 2017
  • 2015 European Blitz Champion
  • Won the 2013 U.S. Masters

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