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Nijat Abasov
Name: Nijat Abasov
Federation: Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Sex: Male Male
Born: 1995
Fide FIDE ID: 13402960 FIDE Profile
Title: Grand Master
ELO Classic: 2620
ELO Rapid: 2559
ELO Blitz: 2555
Years: 2005 - 2025
Total Games: 903
Wins: 309 (34.22 %)
Draws: 437 (48.39 %)
Losses: 157 (17.39 %)
Score: 58.42 %

Nijat Abasov

Nijat Abasov, an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster born on May 14, 1995, achieved his career-best rating of 2679 in October 2023, securing the 58th position globally. He is scheduled to compete in the prestigious Candidates Tournament of 2024.
Abasov's journey in chess began with notable milestones. He attained the title of International Master in 2009 and completed his final norm for the Grandmaster title during the Azerbaijani Solidarity Day event in late December 2010. This achievement led to the official recognition of his Grandmaster title by FIDE in February 2011.

Career Highlights

  • In November 2015, he won the Cultural Village tournament in Wijk aan Zee, earning a spot in the 2016 Tata Steel Challengers tournament.
  • He represented Azerbaijan 2 in the 42nd Chess Olympiad held in Baku and secured the Zurich Christmas Open title on tiebreak in late December 2016.
  • The year 2017 witnessed his triumph in both the Azerbaijani Chess Championship and the Baku Open tournament.

Abasov's exceptional performance in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament in October 2019 garnered attention. He earned 6.5 points, finishing 15th among 154 participants, and soared to the 93rd position in the world rankings, marking his debut in the FIDE Top 100.

Qualifying to the Chess Candidates 2024

In the Chess World Cup 2023, Abasov defeated several higher-seeded opponents. As the 69th seed, he defeated the 5th seed Anish Giri in the third round and continued by defeating Peter Svidler, Salem Saleh, and Vidit Gujrathi in subsequent rounds, as well as IM Rodwell Makoto and GM Laurent Fressinet. Although facing challenges against Carlsen and Caruana in the semifinals and third-place playoff respectively, his outstanding performance secured him a place in the Candidates Tournament 2024, following Carlsen's withdrawal.

Last tournaments played

Tournament Date Elo Avg. Country
Baku Open 2025 04/28/2025 2359  Azerbaijan
25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 03/15/2025 2424  Romania
79th ch-AZE 2025 02/01/2025 2450  Azerbaijan
39th ECC Open 2024 10/20/2024 2410  Serbia

Nijat Abasov Opening Repertoire with White pieces

ECO Opening Games
D02 Queen's pawn game 26 games
B22 Sicilian, Alapin's variation (2.c3) 21 games
A45 Queen's pawn game 13 games
D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, exchange variation, 6.Bf4 Bf5 9 games

Nijat Abasov Opening Repertoire with Black pieces

ECO Opening Games
B33 Sicilian defence 23 games
B40 Sicilian defence 17 games
B30 Sicilian defence 14 games
E04 Catalan, open, 5.Nf3 14 games

Games played by Nijat Abasov

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White ELO W Black ELO B Result Moves ECO Date Tournament View
Abasov, N 2620 Garayev, K 2336 ½-½ View Game 25 D32 2025 Baku Open 2025 View Game
Bluebaum, M 2643 Abasov, N 2612 ½-½ View Game 5 D13 2025 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 View Game
Abasov, N 2612 Malek, J 2504 1-0 View Game 34 A46 2025 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 View Game
Svane, F 2654 Abasov, N 2612 ½-½ View Game 46 C42 2025 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 View Game
Abasov, N 2612 Amar, E 2533 1-0 View Game 44 A20 2025 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 View Game
Ioannidis, E 2484 Abasov, N 2612 0-1 View Game 60 E65 2025 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 View Game
Abasov, N 2612 Trost, E 2457 ½-½ View Game 42 D16 2025 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 View Game
Iskandarov, M 2524 Abasov, N 2612 ½-½ View Game 30 B15 2025 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 View Game
Abasov, N 2612 Dotzer, L 2425 1-0 View Game 51 B95 2025 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 View Game
Zanan, E 2443 Abasov, N 2612 ½-½ View Game 38 E04 2025 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 View Game
Abasov, N 2612 Magold, F 2435 ½-½ View Game 37 E12 2025 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 View Game
Uritsky, Y 2285 Abasov, N 2612 0-1 View Game 33 A05 2025 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 View Game
Iskandarov, M 2515 Abasov, N 2615 1-0 View Game 41 C46 2025 79th ch-AZE 2025 View Game
Abasov, N 2615 Iskandarov, M 2515 ½-½ View Game 38 E17 2025 79th ch-AZE 2025 View Game
Abasov, N 2615 Iskandarov, M 2515 ½-½ View Game 83 E17 2025 79th ch-AZE 2025 View Game
Iskandarov, M 2515 Abasov, N 2615 ½-½ View Game 31 C42 2025 79th ch-AZE 2025 View Game
Abasov, N 2619 Murzin, V 2648 ½-½ View Game 44 D14 2024 39th ECC Open 2024 View Game
Abasov, N 2679 Nakamura, H 2780 0-1 View Game 69 D30 2024 Bundesliga 2023-24 View Game
Abasov, N 2619 Samadov, R 2497 1-0 View Game 90 D77 2024 39th ECC Open 2024 View Game
Bluebaum, M 2668 Abasov, N 2679 ½-½ View Game 24 D05 2024 Bundesliga 2023-24 View Game
Abasov, N 2619 Lukovic, V 2431 ½-½ View Game 77 C53 2024 39th ECC Open 2024 View Game
Anand, V 2754 Abasov, N 2679 1-0 View Game 47 B30 2024 Bundesliga 2023-24 View Game
Abasov, N 2619 Samunenkov, I 2533 0-1 View Game 59 C42 2024 39th ECC Open 2024 View Game
Mindlin, A 2452 Abasov, N 2619 0-1 View Game 60 E48 2024 39th ECC Open 2024 View Game
Vogt, A 2280 Abasov, N 2619 0-1 View Game 29 E48 2024 39th ECC Open 2024 View Game
Abasov, N 2619 Asllani, M 2136 1-0 View Game 55 C69 2024 39th ECC Open 2024 View Game
Abasov, N 2619 Nguyen, T 2663 ½-½ View Game 45 A14 2024 TCh-AUT 2024-25 View Game
Krivoborodov, E 2555 Abasov, N 2619 ½-½ View Game 30 D00 2024 TCh-AUT 2024-25 View Game
Dragnev, V 2562 Abasov, N 2619 1-0 View Game 39 C50 2024 TCh-AUT 2024-25 View Game
Abasov, N 2619 Sarana, A 2717 ½-½ View Game 27 B50 2024 TCh-AUT 2024-25 View Game
Unuk, L 2304 Abasov, N 2619 0-1 View Game 37 D02 2024 TCh-AUT 2024-25 View Game
Nisipeanu, L 2600 Abasov, N 2679 1-0 View Game 35 E52 2024 Bundesliga 2023-24 View Game
Abasov, N 2679 Pfreundt, J 2455 1-0 View Game 43 C41 2024 Bundesliga 2023-24 View Game
Abasov, N 2626 Fier, A 2551 ½-½ View Game 30 B40 2024 45th Olympiad 2024 View Game
Quesada Perez, L 2578 Abasov, N 2626 ½-½ View Game 43 D45 2024 45th Olympiad 2024 View Game
Abasov, N 2626 Lodici, L 2556 ½-½ View Game 151 E18 2024 45th Olympiad 2024 View Game
Nogerbek, K 2519 Abasov, N 2626 ½-½ View Game 33 D37 2024 45th Olympiad 2024 View Game
Pultinevicius, P 2587 Abasov, N 2626 1-0 View Game 28 E49 2024 45th Olympiad 2024 View Game
Abasov, N 2626 Praggnanandhaa R, 2750 ½-½ View Game 34 D02 2024 45th Olympiad 2024 View Game
Abasov, N 2626 Petrov, N 2574 ½-½ View Game 30 D02 2024 45th Olympiad 2024 View Game