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Azerbaijani chess players advance in FIDE ranking
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- 31 October, 2019
- 12:56
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has published a rating for November.
Report informs referring to the official website of FIDE in the ranking among men that four Azerbaijani players were included in top 100. Shakhriyar Mammadyarov, who advanced two steps ranked 5th with 2777 points. Last month's World Cup winner Teymur Rajabov advanced 6 steps and ranked 9th with 2767 points.
Gadir Huseynov ranked 83rd with 2660 points. Nijat Abbasov, who just entered top 100 with 2655 points, ranked 93rd.
4 female players were also included in top 100. Gunay Mamedzade has shown best performance. She took 38th place with 2427 points. Gulnar Mammadova (2369) - 97th, Khanim Balajaeva (2368) - 98th, Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2368) - 99th.
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