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Khazar Babazada
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Khazar Babazada

AzerbaijanBorn 2005 (age 21)FIDE ID 13413554

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2484

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 12 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense450%
Four Knights Game150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation150%
Taimanov Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%

Four Knights Game

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation150%
French Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense1100%
Mannheim Variation10%

Zukertort Opening

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Nimzo-Larsen Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Caro-Kann Defensive System10%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Averbakh System10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265/7+5+5
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=24th+7+7
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20255/6+7+8
European Individual Chess Championship 202416 Nov 2024=109th+8+9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMP. Pultinevicius19 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262562
IMJ. Reuker24 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252390
FMM. Pecurica19 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262349
FME. Oktem23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262332
FMF. Sawatzki22 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262322

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GME. GurelLast 9 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241010
GMV. DurarbayliLast 10 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241010
GME. BacrotLast 11 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241010
GMM. BartelLast 13 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241010
GMN. PetrovLast 15 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241010

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