Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | |
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Full name | Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Title | Grandmaster |
FIDE rating | 2800 (#5 on the June 2017 FIDE ratings list) |
Peak rating | 2800 (June 2017) |
Shakhriyar Mamadyarov [1] (born 12 April 1985 in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan), is a chess grandmaster. On the January 2008 FIDE rating list he reached number six in the world with a rating of 2760. He is known for being an excellent chess strategist.[2][3]