Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 12, 1985(1985-04-12)
Age	39
Birthplace	Sumqayit
Country	Azerbaijan
Horoscope	Aries

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Biography

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on April 12, 1985 in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster and one of the top players in the world.

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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijani: Şəhriyar Həmid oğlu Məmmədyarov; born 12 April 1985) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. As of November 2019, he is ranked as No. 1 in Azerbaijan and No. 5 in the world. His personal best rating of 2820 makes him the sixth-highest-rated player of all time in chess history.

He played for Azerbaijan at the Chess Olympiads of 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. In 2009,2013 and 2017 he won the team gold medal for Azerbaijan at the European Team Chess Championship, having won the bronze medal in 2007 and silver in 2011.

His father was a athlete and boxer.

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Net Worth

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is one of the richest Chess Player from Azerbaijan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The year 2003 was the time he famous after his victory at his first World Junior Chess Championship, and then winning the title again two years later.

He took home in 2013 the Rapid Chess World Championship and the only one who has won his place in the World Junior Chess Championship twice.

Shakhriyar’s parents are from the Zangilan District of Azerbaijan, which is now occupied by Armenia. In 1980, his family moved to the then-flourishing industrial city of Sumqayit, Azerbaijan, where Shakhriyar was born. His first chess trainer was his father, who is also a former boxer and taught boxing to Shakhriyar for some time. Mamedyarov has two sisters, Zeinab Mamedyarova and Turkan Mamedyarova, who are Woman Grandmasters. Mamedyarov got married in 2012, but got divorced for unknown reasons. He remarried in July 2017.

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In 2008 he won the Corsican Circuit rapid knockout.

Facts & Trivia

Shakhriyar Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Azerbaijan. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov celebrates birthday on April 12 of every year.

In 2011, Mamedyarov was the tournament organisers’ nominee, qualifying him for the Candidates tournament for the World Chess Championship 2012, where he lost to Boris Gelfand in the first round.

How old is Mamedyarov?

37 years (April 12, 1985)

When did Mamedyarov become a GM?

He won the Azerbaijan Championship in 2001 and 2002. Mamedyarov won the World Junior Championship in 2003 and became a grandmaster at the age of 18. In 2005 he won the World Junior Championship again, becoming the only two-time World Junior Champion in history and also achieving a 2700-rating for the first time.

How old is Carlsen?

31 years (November 30, 1990)

How old is Sergey Karjakin?

32 years (January 12, 1990)

Who has the highest FIDE rating?

PlayerPeak rating
1| Magnus Carlsen| 2882
2| Garry Kasparov| 2851
3| Fabiano Caruana| 2844
4| Levon Aronian| 2830