Nijat Abasov
Nijat Azad oglu Abasov[1] (born 14 May 1995) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. In February 2020, he reached his all-time-highest rating of 2670 and was ranked as No. 3 in Azerbaijan and No. 67 in the world.
| Nijat Abasov | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nijat Azad oglu Abasov |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Born | 14 May 1995 Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Title | Grandmaster (2011) |
| FIDE rating | 2625 (March 2023) |
| Peak rating | 2670 (February 2020) |
| Ranking | No. 134 (July 2022) |
| Peak ranking | No. 67 (February 2020) |
Early years
Abasov was awarded the title of International Master in 2009. He gained his third and final norm required for the title of Grandmaster in the Azerbaijani Solidarity Day event in late December 2010,[1] in which he placed first.[2] FIDE awarded him the title in February 2011.[3]
Professional career
In November 2015, Abasov won the Cultural Village tournament in Wijk aan Zee to qualify for the 2016 Tata Steel Challengers tournament.[4] In this latter he scored 6½ points out of 13.[5] Abasov played on team Azerbaijan 2 in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku.[6] In late December 2016, he won the Zurich Christmas Open on tiebreak from Viktor Láznička, Dennis Wagner, Christian Bauer and Mateusz Bartel.[7] In 2017, Abasov won both the Azerbaijani Chess Championship and the Baku Open tournament.[8]
In October 2019, Nijat earned 6.5 points (+2=9-0) in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament, finishing 15th out of 154 players. In November that year, Abasov climbed to #93 in the world rankings and entered FIDE Top 100 for the first time in his career.
Notes
- ^ a b Grandmaster title application, FIDE
- ^ "Azerbaijani Solidarity Day 2010". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ . FIDE. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Schulz, André (30 November 2015). "Shipwrecked in the Benoni". ChessBase. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (31 January 2016). "Magnus Carlsen wins his fifth Tata Steel Masters". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ . FIDE. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Zürich: Nijat Abasov with best tie-break". Chess News. ChessBase. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 1203". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
External links
- Nijat Abasov rating card at FIDE
- Nijat Abasov player profile at Chess.com
- Nijat Abasov member profile at the Internet Chess Club
- Nijat Abasov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Nijat Azad Abasov chess games at 365Chess.com
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