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Name: Nijat Abasov
Federation:  Azerbaijan
Sex:  Male
Born: 1995
 FIDE ID: 13402960 FIDE Profile
Title: Grand Master
ELO Classic: 2632
ELO Rapid: 2566
ELO Blitz: 2534
Years: 2005 - 2024
Total Games: 829
Wins: 289 (34.86 %)
Draws: 396 (47.77 %)
Losses: 144 (17.37 %)
Score: 58.75 %

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
Bundesliga 2023-24 10/21/2023 2570  Germany
Bundesliga 2023-24 10/21/2023 2508  Germany
9th Gashimov Mem Rapid 12/08/2023 2689  Azerbaijan
TCh-AUT 2022-23 11/03/2022 2427  Austria

Nijat Abasov Repertoire with White pieces (most played)

ECO Opening Games
D02 Queen's pawn game 22 games
B22 Sicilian, Alapin's variation (2.c3) 21 games
A45 Queen's pawn game 13 games
B06 Robatsch (modern) defence 8 games

Nijat Abasov Repertoire with Black pieces (most played)

ECO Opening Games
B33 Sicilian defence 23 games
B40 Sicilian defence 17 games
B30 Sicilian defence 13 games
B31 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6) 13 games

Games played by Nijat Abasov

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White ELO W Black ELO B Result Moves ECO Date Tournament View
Abasov, N 2679 Nakamura, H 2780 0-1 69 D30 2024 Bundesliga 2023-24
Bluebaum, M 2668 Abasov, N 2679 ½-½ 24 D05 2024 Bundesliga 2023-24
Anand, V 2754 Abasov, N 2679 1-0 47 B30 2024 Bundesliga 2023-24
Nisipeanu, L 2600 Abasov, N 2679 1-0 35 E52 2024 Bundesliga 2023-24
Abasov, N 2679 Pfreundt, J 2455 1-0 43 C41 2024 Bundesliga 2023-24
Radjabov, T 2723 Abasov, N 2641 ½-½ 11 C67 2023 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid
Abasov, N 2641 Mamedov, R 2651 ½-½ 14 D14 2023 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid
Suleymanli, A 2609 Abasov, N 2641 1-0 33 B51 2023 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid
Abasov, N 2641 Vidit, S 2737 ½-½ 37 C67 2023 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid
Abasov, N 2641 Erigaisi Arjun, 2727 0-1 57 B92 2023 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid
Mamedyarov, S 2723 Abasov, N 2641 ½-½ 14 A33 2023 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid
Abasov, N 2641 Van Foreest, J 2679 ½-½ 38 B10 2023 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid
Rapport, R 2731 Abasov, N 2641 0-1 42 C24 2023 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid
Abasov, N 2641 Gelfand, B 2660 1-0 37 C43 2023 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid
Abasov, N 2646 Baenziger, F 2426 1-0 36 C45 2023 TCh-AUT 2022-23
Huschenbeth, N 2598 Abasov, N 2646 1-0 35 B45 2023 TCh-AUT 2022-23
Abasov, N 2646 Bluebaum, M 2651 1-0 60 B10 2023 TCh-AUT 2022-23
Haba, P 2451 Abasov, N 2646 0-1 65 E06 2023 TCh-AUT 2022-23
Abasov, N 2679 Sonis, F 2564 0-1 57 A46 2023 24th European Teams
Lenaerts, L 2322 Abasov, N 2679 ½-½ 38 E32 2023 24th European Teams
Papaioannou, I 2623 Abasov, N 2679 ½-½ 37 E03 2023 24th European Teams
Abasov, N 2679 Petrov, N 2567 1-0 52 D02 2023 24th European Teams
Abasov, N 2679 Bosiocic, M 2537 0-1 36 B10 2023 24th European Teams
Druska, J 2472 Abasov, N 2679 ½-½ 48 E04 2023 24th European Teams
Abasov, N 2679 Ochsner, B 2534 ½-½ 18 D35 2023 24th European Teams
Abasov, N 2679 Petrosyan, M 2604 ½-½ 34 E32 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Svane, F 2626 Abasov, N 2679 ½-½ 31 B15 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Abasov, N 2679 Firouzja, A 2777 0-1 65 D02 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Kuybokarov, T 2584 Abasov, N 2679 ½-½ 79 B76 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Abasov, N 2646 Sumets, A 2493 1-0 34 C11 2023 2nd Bundesliga Sud 2223
Abasov, N 2679 Iturrizaga Bonelli, E 2615 1-0 52 A46 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Suleymanli, A 2588 Abasov, N 2679 ½-½ 36 D20 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Perske, T 2436 Abasov, N 2646 1-0 46 B40 2023 2nd Bundesliga Sud 2223
Nguyen, T 2618 Abasov, N 2679 1-0 39 A13 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Abasov, N 2679 Mendonca, L 2622 ½-½ 32 D45 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Akobian, V 2582 Abasov, N 2679 ½-½ 39 E12 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Abasov, N 2679 Sargsyan, S 2631 0-1 42 D35 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Durarbayli, V 2625 Abasov, N 2679 ½-½ 28 C70 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Abasov, N 2677 Leniart, A 2503 1-0 28 C11 2023 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2023
Oleksiyenko, M 2587 Abasov, N 2677 ½-½ 13 B56 2023 TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2023