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GM Eltaj Safarli

Eltaj Safarli

Full name

Eltaj Safarli

Born

1/1/1992 (age 32)‎

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 (2661) Sergei Azarov (2588)	1-0	45	2024
Eltaj Safarli (2659) Miguel Santos Ruiz (2532)	1-0	64	2024
Eltaj Safarli (2670) Raja Rithvik R (2392)	1-0	53	2024
Eltaj Safarli (2683) Oleksandr Bortnyk (2631)	1-0	30	2024
Eltaj Safarli (2702) Aleksandar Indjic (2542)	1-0	39	2024
Eltaj Safarli (2695) Aleksandar Indjic (2549)	1-0	32	2024
Eltaj Safarli (2693) Bardiya Daneshvar (2632)	1-0	19	2024
Eltaj Safarli (2614) David Nesse (2002)	1-0	33	2024
Eltaj Safarli (2614) Ilamparthi A R (2426)	1-0	50	2024
Eltaj Safarli (2607) Margarita Novikova (2222)	1-0	23	2024

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