The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced the top 100 players for July.
Azerbaijani grandmasters Teymur Rajabov (2765 scores) and Shahriyar Mammadyarov (2764 counts) ranked the 9th and 11th in the FIDE rating, respectively.
Norwegian Magnus Carlsen (2863 scores) tops the ratings followed by American Fabiano Caruana (2835 points) and Chinese Ding Liren (2791 counts).
Other Azerbaijani chess players are also listed in the ranking:
Gadir Huseynov (2665) – 72nd place
Nijat Abbasov (2664) –74th place
Rauf Mammadov (2654) – 89th place
Among women: Gunay Mammadzade – 29th place, Gulnar Mammadova – 77th place, Khanim Balajayeva – 86th place.