Safarli, Eltaj

GM

AZE AZE·Born 1992·FIDE #13402129

2624Classical
2614Rapid
2605Blitz

Statistics

Total2,575
Wins1,213
Draws1,020
Losses337
47%40%13%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.7% average
Solid conversion: 85%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (73% in 1229 games)

Play against Safarli's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 139 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.0%
Middlegame
94.0%
Endgame
94.8%
Clutch Factor
+3%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
92%
Problematic Pieces
24%
24 err
22%
22 err
19%
19 err
16%
16 err
10%
10 err
8%
8 err
Critical Moment
Move 44 avg
0%
1-15
20%
16-25
10%
26-35
20%
36-45
50%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 46 — keep tension until then.
Error Heatmap
4
4
4
4
4
Few
Many
d3
4 err
e5
4 err
g4
4 err
h4
4 err
h6
4 err
d3/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

2,575 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these

No significant weaknesses detected as white

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite78.6%wins
Scandinavian Defense — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd514 g
aswhite74.2%wins
Vienna Game — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf631 g
asblack55.0%wins
Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Deferred — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d660 g
asblack58.8%wins
Queen's Indian — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b617 g

Critical Blunders

10 errors
O-O??vs Aditya MittalOTB · 2026
Nd7??vs SuyarovOTB · 2026
Rxa3??vs MovahedBlitz · 2025
Ng3??vs GurelBlitz · 2025
Qxc5+??vs Goutham Krishna HBlitz · 2025
Nb2??vs AndreikinBlitz · 2025
Kxe5??vs DlugyBlitz · 2024
Rxa4??vs OroBlitz · 2024
f5??vs MoroniBlitz · 2024
Qf7??vs Pranav VBlitz · 2024

Recent Games

Loss
Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh(2387)

59th Biel Blitz Open 2026 · 19 Jul 2026

0-1
Loss
Ling, Chenxuan(2166)

59th Biel Blitz Open 2026 · 19 Jul 2026

0-1
Win
Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani Alexander(2125)

59th Biel Blitz Open 2026 · 19 Jul 2026

0-1
Win
Tkhoruk, Roman(1967)

59th Biel Blitz Open 2026 · 19 Jul 2026

1-0
Draw
Ghosh, Diptayan(2554)

59th Biel Blitz Open 2026 · 19 Jul 2026

½-½
Win
Gautier, Anand(2312)

59th Biel Blitz Open 2026 · 19 Jul 2026

0-1

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
1,299 games
54%36%10%
MovegamesPerf%
1.e4Strong
1231
73%
1.d4
42
60%
1.c4
15
60%
1.Nf3
9
50%
1.b3Weak
2
25%

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