What is Eltaj Safarli's FIDE rating?

Eltaj Safarli's FIDE rating is 2616 standard, 2614 rapid, 2605 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Eltaj Safarli's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Eltaj Safarli played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,884 over-the-board games by Eltaj Safarli (2,469 classical, 181 rapid, 290 blitz), with 45% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Eltaj Safarli's Chess Stalker profile.

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Open Eltaj Safarli's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Eltaj Safarli's style, before facing them.

Eltaj Safarli

Azerbaijanborn 1992FIDE ID 13402129

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

2560

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2640

2680

2612 · Sep 2023

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2616Classical

2609Rapid

2605Blitz

2694peak, Oct 2016

2,884games

1,300wins, 45%

1,158draws, 40%

424losses, 15%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2694 · Oct 2016

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 94.4% average

High resilience (57%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 90%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(71% in 1369 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 45%)

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Based on

2,884 games

Based on 2,884 games

Openings

2,884 gamesBased on 2,884 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Petroff: Classical1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞f6 3.♞xe5 d6 4.♞f3 ♞xe4 5.d411 games, last played last year81.8%wins

Caro-Kann: Panov-Botvinnik1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c475 games, last played 2 weeks ago68.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 763 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 763 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.6%

Middlegame

94.2%

Endgame

95.4%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%213g

EqualEqual position

95%225g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%62g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

23%

68 err

17%

50 err

17%

51 err

17%

51 err

14%

42 err

13%

40 err

Critical moment

Move 45 avg

1-15

16-25

17%

26-35

28%

36-45

44%

46+

44% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

92Errors mapped

e5 / f6Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1212 err

1111 err

1010 err

99 err

e5/f6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes

Stockfish

Aditya Mittal(2599)

Move 19 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−2.8O-O??

Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid(2551)

Move 43 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−2.4d7??

Lobanov, Sergei(2527)

Move 58 · Endgame · Blitz · 2025

−2.7e2??

Daneshvar, Bardiya(2600)

Move 34 · Endgame · Blitz · 2025

−5.4g4??

Yakubboev, Nodirbek(2691)

Move 36 · Endgame · Blitz · 2025

−5.6g7??

Movahed, Sina(2596)

Move 42 · Endgame · Blitz · 2025

−4.8xa3??

Andreikin, Dmitry(2714)

Move 25 · Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

−5.1b2??

Goutham Krishna H(2433)

Move 34 · Endgame · Blitz · 2025

−4.5xc5+??

Gurel, Ediz(2645)

Move 28 · Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

−3.5g3??

Kosteniuk, Alexandra(2479)

Move 29 · Endgame · Rapid · 2025

−4.1xd6??

Recent games

2,884 games

Vykouk, Jan(2524)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 19 Sept 2026

½–½

Garcia, Jan Emmanuel(2444)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 17 Sept 2026

½–½

Zarkik, Abdeslam(2067)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 16 Sept 2026

1–0

Predojevic, Borki(2555)

Turkish Team Championship Super ... · 13 Aug 2026

½–½

Korobov, Anton(2609)

Turkish Team Championship Super ... · 10 Aug 2026

½–½

Abasov, Nijat(2588)

Turkish Team Championship Super ... · 7 Aug 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

500 endgames (53.3%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (19%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

53.3%

500 / 938

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Opposite-Color Bishops: only 19% win rate (16 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,884 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,452 games52%W37%D11%L

1,452games in this linewon 52%, drew 37%, lost 11%

Move

1. e4

13702w

54%35%11

71%

1. d4

561y

31%60%9

60%

1. c4

137m

31%69%

65%

1. ♞f3

112y

973%18%

46%

1. b3

27y

50%50%

25%

Scouting report: Eltaj Safarli (GM, AZE)