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AZE · 11 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1677 (Nov 2026)

Best performance: 1647 at Ganja Open 2026 International Chess Festival 11-18 October Rapid(Best of 2026)

World #=84447 live, down 1451#82,996 publishedAzerbaijan #=307Europe #=45563among active players

Rapid rating

1677

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Dec 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1404 to 1677 since December 2025; peak 1677 in November 2026.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261490, +66, 8 games1677, +243, 7 games1477, +77, 7 games
Oct 20261424, 0, 0 gamesunratedunrated
Sep 20261424, 0, 0 gamesunratedunrated
Aug 20261424, 0, 0 gamesunratedunrated
Jul 20261424, -25, 3 gamesunratedunrated
Jun 20261449, -14, 1 game1434, 0, 0 games1400, 0, 0 games
May 20261463, +30, 7 games1434, 0, 0 games1400, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261433, +29, 0 games1434, -113, 0 games1400, -55, 0 games
Mar 2026unrated1547, +125, 0 games1455, +33, 0 games
Feb 2026unrated1422, +18, 0 gamesunrated
Jan 2026unrated1404, 0, 0 gamesunrated
Dec 2025unrated1404, 5 gamesunrated

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 draws), since Oct 14. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 28 rapid games on record, the latest on Oct 14.

Rapid games since the November list

No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
Ganja Open 2026 International Chess Festival 11-18 October RapidOct 14TPR 16473/7

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Rapid

From 20 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2023–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Sharofiddin Shukurov, Oct 2026 · Ganja Open 2026 International Chess Festival 11-18 October Rapid, 1746
2, Felix Schmalz, Oct 2026 · Ganja Open 2026 International Chess Festival 11-18 October Rapid, 1664*
3, Mehin Mastiyeva, Nov 2025 · Ganja Open - 2025, Rapid, 1481*

* No rapid rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Openings · Rapid

From the moves of 10 of 28 rapid games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 5 of 5 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e6.

All openings (1 as Black)

Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 4.

Openings in Black gamesGamesScore
French Defense425%

1 more game in an opening played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Rapid

4 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202611316821507
202551½15841435
2023401119319

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Nihat Khalilzade · Rapid

World

  1. #=84447Maximilian Dueck1677.0
  2. #=84447Bayrampasha Huseynov1677.0
  3. #=84447Nihat Khalilzade1677.0
  4. #=84447Alisa Goncharova1677.0
  5. #=84447Simon Trigo1677.0

Azerbaijan

  1. #=305Tunar Gurbanov1678.0
  2. #=307Bayrampasha Huseynov1677.0
  3. #=307Nihat Khalilzade1677.0
  4. #=309Nail Aghayev1676.0
  5. #=309Ilkin Soltanov1676.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.

Nihat Khalilzade: Live FIDE Rating 1490