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GM Eltaj Safarli

Eltaj Safarli

Full name

Eltaj Safarli

Born

1/1/1992 (age 33)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Azerbaijan

Rating

Bio

GM Eltaj Safarli is an Azerbaijani grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (39 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (26 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (22 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (20 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Euwe-Keres Line (19 games)

Black Pieces

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Anglo-Grünfeld Defense (24 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz, Fianchetto Variation (23 games)

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation (19 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense (16 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (16 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Eltaj Safarli (2928) Tahsin Tajwar Zia (2704)	1-0	27	2025
Eltaj Safarli (2922) Krzysztof Budrewicz (2643)	1-0	43	2025
Eltaj Safarli (2931) Fermin Gonzalez Velez (2646)	1-0	32	2025
Eltaj Safarli (2962) Anton Korobov (3069)	1-0	51	2025
Eltaj Safarli (2951) Bogdan-Daniel Deac (3064)	1-0	103	2025
Eltaj Safarli (2946) Alan Pichot (3041)	1-0	29	2025
Eltaj Safarli (2922) Amin Tabatabaei (3105)	1-0	36	2025
Eltaj Safarli (2911) Phil Martin Casiguran (2613)	1-0	39	2025
Eltaj Safarli (2609) Pasham Alizada (2176)	1-0	53	2025
Eltaj Safarli (2918) Aksel Bu Kvaloy (2782)	½-½	42	2025

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