Aydin Suleymanli

Aydin Suleymanli (Azerbaijani: Aydın Süleymanlı; born 22 March 2005) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster (2021).[1]

Aydin Suleymanli
Suleymanli at the Chess World Cup 2023
CountryAzerbaijan
Born (2005-03-22) March 22, 2005
Baku, Azerbaijan
TitleGrandmaster (2021)
FIDE rating2588 (October 2023)
Peak rating2588 (September 2023)

Biography

Aydin Suleymanli repeatedly represented Azerbaijan at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups, where he won three gold medals: in 2013, in Budva at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U08 age group and was awarded the Candidate master (CM) title,[2] In 2017, he won the European Youth Chess Championship in the U12 age group in Mamaia and was awarded the title of FIDE Master (FM).[3]

In 2014, in Tallinn he won European Youth Chess Championships in blitz and rapid in the U10 age group.[4][5]

In 2019, he won World Youth Chess Championship in O14 age group.[6]

In February 2020 Suleymanli came first in the Aeroflot Open.[7] In 2021, he won the Niksic Memorial with a score of 8/9.[8] In the 8th round of the competition, he won against local chess player Luka Drašković. Due to this victory, at the age of 16, he became the 27th grandmaster of Azerbaijan.[9]

Personal life

His current coach is GM Farid Abbasov.[10] Aydin Suleymanli is one of the first to apply the Web3 trend in chess. Suleymanli offers fans a modern fan experience through its exclusive NFT collection.[11]

References
  1. 2nd quarter PB 2019, 27-30 June, Baku, Azerbaijan
  2. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 23rd EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 - OPEN U8". chess-results.com.
  3. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - European Youth Chess Championship 2017". chess-results.com.
  4. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 14th INDIVIDUAL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - BLITZ, U10-BOYS". chess-results.com.
  5. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 14th EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP – RAPID, U10-BOYS". chess-results.com.
  6. World Youth Chess Championship 2019 - Open U14
  7. "Айдын Сулейманлы выиграл главный турнир фестиваля "Аэрофлот Опен 2020"" (in Russian). Ruchess. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  8. "The Week in Chess 1382". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  9. "Aydın Süleymanli became the grandmaster!".
  10. "Самый юный азербайджанский чемпион мира: "Я изучал шахматы денно и нощно, и прятал их под подушку"". Vzglyad.az (in Russian).
  11. "SKAUT announces cooperation with GM Aydin Suleymanli".
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