Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
age
39
age became grandmaster
18
residence
Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
2013 World Rapid Chess Champion
Shakhriyar
Mamedyarov is the No.1 player in Azerbaijan and was the third highest rated player in the world in September 2018. He is a two-time World Junior Champion (2003 and 2005) and a three-time European Team Champion (2009, 2013, 2017) with Azerbaijan. Mamedyarov was World Rapid Chess Champion in 2013, scoring 11.5/15. He represented his country at the 2012 Chess Olympiad and received a gold medal on the third board. GM Mamedyarov is also a two-time winner of the Tal Memorial (2010 and 2014) and Shamkir Chess (2016 and 2017) tournaments. In 2018, he won the Biel Chess Festival after defeating Magnus Carlsen and tied for second place in the Candidates Tournament. His peak rating of 2820 is the sixth highest in chess history.
2022 Grand Chess Tour Winnings
$46,750
Tour Stops
- 1
2022 Superbet Chess Classic Romania
- 2
2022 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
- 3
2022 SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
- 4
2022 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
- 5
2022 Sinquefield Cup
| rank | tournament | points | prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-9 | Superbet Chess Classic Romania | 3½ | $11,750 |
| T-7 | SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia | 15 | $9,500 |
| 6 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | 17½ | $11,000 |
| T-8 | Sinquefield Cup | 3 | $14,500 |
| Total | 38 | $46,750 |
| rank | tournament | points | prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Superbet Chess Classic | 6 | $90,000 |
| 6 | Croatia Rapid & Blitz | 19 | $10,000 |
| T-6 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | 17 | $9,500 |
| T-7 | Sinquefield Cup | 4 | $17,500 |
| GCT Bonus - 3rd Place | - | $25,000 | |
| Total | 46 | $152,000 |
| rank | tournament | points | prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-9 | Croatia Grand Chess Tour | 3 | $10,000 |
| 8 | Paris Rapid & Blitz | 3 | $7,500 |
| 10 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | 1 | $7,500 |
| T-5 | Sinquefield Cup | 6.5 | $16,250 |
| T-8 | Superbet | 2.5 | $7,500 |
| Total | 16 | $48,750 |
