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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Number of games in database: 743
Years covered: 1999 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2721
Highest rating achieved in database: 2760
Overall record: +278 -118 =316 (61.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      31 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Indian (43) 
    E15 E12 E17 E18 E14
 Slav (38) 
    D10 D15 D17 D16 D12
 Semi-Slav (37) 
    D47 D43 D45 D44 D46
 Queen's Gambit Declined (31) 
    D37 D31 D30 D38 D39
 King's Indian (29) 
    E61 E63 E60 E62 E67
 Queen's Pawn Game (28) 
    A45 A46 D02 A40 A41
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (71) 
    C76 C80 C69 C72 C96
 Sicilian (44) 
    B46 B90 B66 B50 B33
 Grunfeld (31) 
    D85 D86 D83 D76 D94
 Petrov (30) 
    C42 C43
 King's Indian (24) 
    E60 E91 E62 E61 E70
 English (22) 
    A10 A15 A16 A17 A11
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Mamedyarov vs A Timofeev, 2004 1-0
   Mamedyarov vs Ivanchuk, 2007 1-0
   Mamedyarov vs Kharlov, 2006 1-0
   Kramnik vs Mamedyarov, 2008 0-1
   Mamedyarov vs P Tregubov, 2006 1-0
   Mamedyarov vs Bacrot, 2008 1-0
   Mamedyarov vs Carlsen, 2008 1-0
   Topalov vs Mamedyarov, 2006 1/2-1/2
   Mamedyarov vs Kamsky, 2007 1-0
   Mamedyarov vs B Galstian, 2002 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Shakhriyar Mamedyarov`s Selected Games by Jafar219
   Azeri players' masterpieces by ahmadov
   mamedyarov by clubhouse
   Mamedyarov's Best Games by notyetagm
   Mamedyarov wins Essent 2006 by Bufon
   Pirc/KID by Delfinik
   pacer's favorite games by pacer

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SHAKHRIYAR MAMEDYAROV
(born Apr-12-1985) Azerbaijan

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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was born on the 12th of April 1985 in Sumgait, Azerbaijan. In 2002 he set a record by winning the European under-18 Championship with 10 points out of 11. Greater successes were soon to come, including the 2003 World Junior Championship and the 6th Dubai Open (2004). In 2005 he reclaimed his title as World Junior Champion, raising his rating past the coveted 2700-mark in the process. Further competitive successes, including joint first places at both the Aeroflot Open (2006) and the Essent Tournament (2006) Crown Group, saw his rating climb higher still, until Mamedyarov eventually reached fourth place on the FIDE World Ranking list in January of 2007.

 page 1 of 30; games 1-25 of 743  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Mamedyarov vs Navara  1-052 1999 WCh U14 BoysA48 King's Indian
2. Mamedyarov vs Radjabov  ½-½53 1999 Baku-C U18D30 Queen's Gambit Declined
3. A Volokitin vs Mamedyarov  1-030 1999 WCh U14 BoysC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
4. A Riazantsev vs Mamedyarov 0-166 2000 Dubai OpenB50 Sicilian
5. A Guseinov vs Mamedyarov  1-083 2000 Dubai OpenE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
6. A Riazantsev vs Mamedyarov  ½-½41 2000 Dubai OpenE82 King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation
7. K Asrian vs Mamedyarov 1-044 2000 Dubai OpenC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
8. Mamedyarov vs Sadegi Adel 1-047 2000 Dubai OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
9. Mamedyarov vs C S Gokhale  ½-½28 2000 Dubai OpenD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
10. B Abdulla vs Mamedyarov  ½-½31 2000 Dubai OpenC81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack
11. Mamedyarov vs M Al Sayed  ½-½55 2000 Dubai OpenE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
12. Mamedyarov vs Shumiakina  ½-½41 2000 Dubai OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
13. Mamedyarov vs R Mamedov 1-041 2001 openC11 French
14. R Zelcic vs Mamedyarov  ½-½64 2001 EuTChC54 Giuoco Piano
15. Mamedyarov vs A Sitnikov 1-025 2001 EYCC B16D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
16. Mamedyarov vs J Borisek  1-033 2001 WYB16D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
17. Mamedyarov vs A Kolev  1-071 2001 EuTChD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
18. Mamedyarov vs Z Izoria  ½-½42 2001 openA40 Queen's Pawn Game
19. O Ismailov vs Mamedyarov 0-124 2001 AZE-ch U16C42 Petrov Defense
20. Mamedyarov vs N Mamedov  1-028 2001 EYCC B16A40 Queen's Pawn Game
21. J C Ibarra Jerez vs Mamedyarov  ½-½16 2001 WYB16A45 Queen's Pawn Game
22. S Khukhashvili vs Mamedyarov  ½-½39 2001 openC45 Scotch Game
23. Mamedyarov vs Sutovsky  0-136 2001 EuTChE60 King's Indian Defense
24. V Jakymov vs Mamedyarov  ½-½51 2001 EYCC B16C56 Two Knights
25. F Mustafaev vs Mamedyarov  0-140 2001 AZE-ch U16C54 Giuoco Piano
 page 1 of 30; games 1-25 of 743  PGN Download
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Aug-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  percyblakeney: <“I am very happy that I finally won one of the Open tournaments here in Mainz. I have played in six tournaments and I always had a very good start. I often won the first five or six games in a row, but when I lost one game, things went from bad to worse. It is a probably a psychological problem, because the same thing also happened in other tournaments. I can remember that I played the Tal Memorial blitz tournament and started with with 8/8. I won every game, against Anand, Polgar, you name it. Then I lost a game against Karpov, although I had a completely winning position. After that game I lost track and lost 16 games in a row! Incredible, but I am working on it. Therefore, this victory is very important for me.”

“I like to play Chess960. I enjoy the FiNet Open in which I can play Chess960. This year Grischuk was unbeatable in Chess960. It is a pity that I can only play it once a year on top level here in Mainz. I get bored from playing openings like the Slav over and over again. I think that in about 15 or 20 years we will only be playing Chess960.”

“My best game was against Evgeniy Najer and in the fourth round I played a good game against Stanislav Novikov as well. The crucial game against Nakamura was a normal game for me. Well, maybe not a good game, but still very interesting. I had a lost position in my game against Sargissian, but somehow I even managed to win the game. You need a little luck to win an Open like this. I think that you can afford to lose one game in the Open, but not more than one.”>

http://www.chesstigers.de/ccm9_inde...

Aug-02-09
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  notyetagm: <percyblakeney: <“... I can remember that I played the Tal Memorial blitz tournament and <<<started with with 8/8>>>. I won every game, against Anand, Polgar, you name it. Then I lost a game against Karpov, although I had a completely winning position. <<<After that game I lost track and lost 16 games in a row!>>> Incredible, but I am working on it. Therefore, this victory is very important for me.”>>

Holy @#$%! I knew Mamedyarov lost a ton of games in a row in that blitz tournament, but 16(!!!!!)????

First 8 games: 8/8
Next 16 games: 0/16(!!!)

That is some kind of psychological problem that hopefully Shark has overcome now.

Congratulations, Shark. :-)

Aug-03-09   KamikazeAttack: I dont like this guy.

I will always root for his professional downfall.

Aug-03-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  MamedyarovFan: <notyetagm: Mamedyarov wins the <2009 ORDIX OPEN> with an *incredible* <10/11(!)> score, +9 =2 -0. Zero losses! Wow! Congrats, Shark.>
Yes, and congratulations also to GM Mamedyarov for winning the combined FiNet/Ordix events with 18.5 points out of a possible 22.
Aug-03-09
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  notyetagm: Mamedyarov in the Ordix Open:

http://www.chesstigers.de/ccm9/tour...

Aug-06-09
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  ahmadov: Congratulations indeed! He did a great job! Something he needed after a lot of criticim for various reasons... Looking forward to witnessing more record breaking in the future...
Aug-06-09
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  MamedyarovFan: Yes <ahmadov> I too look forward to more records being broken by Mamedyarov in the future. And hopefully you will interview him sometime ;-)
Aug-10-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  ahmadov: <MamedyarovFan: Yes <ahmadov> I too look forward to more records being broken by Mamedyarov in the future. And hopefully you will interview him sometime ;-)> Yes, but I am getting more busier from year to year to spare time for freelance chess journalism... :-(
Aug-10-09
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  MamedyarovFan: Well <ahmadov>, maybe you'll get time to do an informal interview of GM Mamedyarov at e.g. some future President's Cup. Meanwhile, good luck to you in your work and be happy :-)
Aug-11-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  ahmadov: Thanks a lot, <MamedyarovFan>!
Aug-16-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  notyetagm: What a tournament for Mamedyarov!

Ordix Open (2009)/Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

10(!)/11: +9 =2 -0 !!!

Aug-24-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  notyetagm: Does Mamedyarov ever play on ICC anymore? Or only on playchess.com? And if so, at what time relative to US Eastern time?

Thanks

Aug-30-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  MamedyarovFan: Hi <notyetagm>. A short while ago (August 30 2009, 4pm Azerbaijan time, 7am US Eastern time), I went into ICC and clicked 'Actions' and then 'Observe a high-rated game'. GM Mamedyarov happened to be playing. I think that his ICC visits now are infrequent (and possibly irregular) because it is a time-consuming hobby. He was on Playchess about a week ago but I am not sure if he was playing. I think that if you want to see him playing on either ICC or Playchess, the best is to check in at random times. I think (but am not sure) that good times may be around 7 am New York time, but other times might be good too.
Aug-30-09   Thuellin: On ICC, you can look at Mamedyarov's most recent 20 games by using the command "history azerichess". It gives you a game number, result, his rating at the time, the color he played, his opponent's rating at the time, name of the opponent, time control, opening ECO, how the game ended (resign, flag, mate, etc.), and the date and time when the game was played. It looks like he's been playing fairly frequently recently, mostly in the afternoon (Azerbaijani time.) You can also analyze the games he played by using the command "examine azerichess 90", where 90 is an example game number (0-99, but only the most recent twenty are available).

ICC also saves all grandmaster games played, so you can find older games by using the "search" command. For example, "search azerichess" will find all of his games but "search white=azerichess black=smallville winner=azerichess eco=A40" will find all games starting 1. d4 e6 where he played white against Nakamura and won. You can replay all of these games using "examine 0" where 0 is whatever the game number of the game is listed as in your most recent search.

PS: Mamedyarov is playing in the 4th Calcutta Open Grandmaster Chess tournament (http://www.alekhinechessclub.com/4k...) starting Tuesday. Nigel Short, Ni Hua, Gadir Guseinov, Evgeny Postny, Vladislav Tkachiev, and Rauf Mamedov will also be playing.

Aug-30-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  MamedyarovFan: Thanks a lot <Thuellin>. That is really helpful information. I wasn't aware of those ICC features! I am going to have fun going back over GM Mamedyarov's games (as you indicated, his handle is azerichess). I really hope he wins the Calcutta tournament. Thanks for the link.
Aug-31-09
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  notyetagm: <MamedyarovFan: Hi <notyetagm>. A short while ago (August 30 2009, 4pm Azerbaijan time, 7am US Eastern time), I went into ICC and clicked 'Actions' and then 'Observe a high-rated game'. GM Mamedyarov happened to be playing. I think that his ICC visits now are infrequent (and possibly irregular) because it is a time-consuming hobby. He was on Playchess about a week ago but I am not sure if he was playing. I think that if you want to see him playing on either ICC or Playchess, the best is to check in at random times. I think (but am not sure) that good times may be around 7 am New York time, but other times might be good too.>

Thanks

Oct-25-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  MamedyarovFan: In Round 4 of the 17th European Team Championship Tournament today, GM Mamedyarov sacrificed the exchange on move 16 against the great player GM Postny. It seemed to me that Shakh had only slight compensation (possibly positional, but I am merely an amateur). Later he offered to further sacrifice a bishop with 27.Bg6, and then he declined to take back the exchange by instead playing 29. Qe4. He ended all of GM Postny's resistance with 48.Bd4 and 49.Qe5. Evidently Shakh was playing only for a win today, and was prepared for great risk. This game seems to be a most impressive example of determination to win by GM Mamedyarov (in my, er, unbiased opinion ;-) )
Oct-27-09
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  parisattack: I have been following Mamedyarov for about a year now. I very much enjoy his style of play!

But I am disappointed in his inconsistency. If he is to make a run towards the top he will have to be much more consistent and, given his age, sooner than later. He is no longer a child prodigy. ;)

Oct-27-09   Schwartz: MamedyarovFan, I looked at his game against GM Postny. It was quite exciting!
Oct-28-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  MamedyarovFan: For sure <Schwartz>, it was exciting. And that game was followed by three quite long and exciting draws in Rounds 5, 6 and 7. Yes <parisattack> I wish GM Mamedyarov could be more consistent, and I hope he will gain that necessary quality soon!
Oct-28-09
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  tamar: He could use a good trainer. Does he currently work with anyone?
Oct-29-09
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  parisattack: <tamar: He could use a good trainer. Does he currently work with anyone?>

That would be a BIG assist! I think lack thereof is what has kept the other nervous power player - Ivanchuk - from the very top.

I do like Mamedyarov is experimenting with some new openings.

Oct-29-09
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  MamedyarovFan: Hi <tamar> and <parisattack>: GM Mamedyarov's only trainer is his father, Hamid, who was a weightlifting champion of Azerbaijan. One can see a photo of him and also photos of fathers of other famous chess players in a nice article by Zahir Ahmadov at http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...
Oct-29-09
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  tamar: thanks for the link <MamedyarovFan>

The Azeris seem more equal at the top than their rivals the Armenians.

Mamed, Radjabov and Gashimov look equal right now, with perhaps Gashimov having the most momentum the last year.

Oct-30-09
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  MamedyarovFan: Yes <tamar> GM Gashimov made the biggest improvement in the past year and he is now Number 6 on the Live Ratings ( http://chess.liverating.org ) with 2765.2 . I see that Azerbaijan just won the European Team Chess Championship. Complete details are available at http://www.chess-results.com and one can see that GM Mamedyarov, GM Gashimov, GM Hammer and GM Nyback got more points, 6.5 out of 9 games, than any of the other players. Of course I am especially happy for GM Mamedyarov ;-)
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