GM Eltaj Safarli

Eltaj Safarli

Full name

Eltaj Safarli

Born

1992 (age 34)‎

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 (2644) Kanan Isbatov (2144)	1-0	41	2026
Eltaj Safarli (2644) Kamal Aghasiyev (2426)	1-0	35	2026
Eltaj Safarli (2626) Mahammad Muradli (2541)	0-1	48	2026
Eltaj Safarli (2644) Mahammad Muradli (2581)	½-½	30	2026
Mahammad Muradli (2541) Eltaj Safarli (2626)	1-0	34	2026
Kanan Isbatov (2144) Eltaj Safarli (2644)	0-1	34	2026
Kamal Aghasiyev (2426) Eltaj Safarli (2644)	0-1	46	2026
Mahammad Muradli (2581) Eltaj Safarli (2644)	½-½	23	2026
Eltaj Safarli (2928) Tahsin Tajwar Zia (2704)	1-0	27	2025
Eltaj Safarli (2922) Krzysztof Budrewicz (2643)	1-0	43	2025