Aydin Suleymanli
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster (born 2005)
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Aydin Suleymanli (Azerbaijani: Aydın Süleymanlı; born 22 March 2005) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.[1]
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | March 22, 2005 Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Title | Grandmaster (2021) |
| FIDE rating | 2665 (May 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2665 (May 2026) |
| Ranking | No. 49 (May 2026) |
| Peak ranking | No. 49 (May 2026) |
Biography
Aydin Suleymanli repeatedly represented Azerbaijan at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups, where he won three gold medals: in 2013, in Budva at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U08 age group and was awarded the Candidate Master (CM) title,[2] In 2017, he won the European Youth Chess Championship in the U12 age group in Mamaia and was awarded the title of FIDE Master (FM).[3]
In 2014, at Tallinn, he won the European Youth Chess Championships in blitz and rapid in the U10 age group.[4][5]
In 2019, he won the World Youth Chess Championship in the O14 age group.[6]
In February 2020, Suleymanli finished first in the Aeroflot Open.[7] In 2021, he won the Niksic Memorial with a score of 8/9.[8] In the 8th round of the competition, he won against a local chess player Luka Drašković. Due to this victory, at the age of 16, he became the 27th grandmaster of Azerbaijan.[9]
In December 2023, he won the rapid section of the Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023 super tournament by scoring 11 points.[10]
Personal life
His current coach is GM Farid Abbasov.[11]
