Grandmaster Farid Abbasov

Chess Player | FIDE Trainer | Former Head Coach of Azerbaijan Youth Teams | Current Head of Youth Commission, Azerbaijan Chess Federation

Playing Career

Coaching and Leadership Career

Chess coach since 1999
Former Head Coach of the Azerbaijan Youth National Team (2013–2024)
- Led the team to around 55 medals at European and World Youth Championships
- Achievements include the historic Olympic Gold Medal with the U16 Team at the 2019 World Youth Olympiad (Çorum, Türkiye)
Current Head of Youth Commission, Azerbaijan Chess Federation (2023 – present)
- Responsible for national youth chess development, training programs, masterclasses, and international preparation

Notable Private Students

GM Batuhan Daştan (Türkiye, 2008–2012)
GM Abdulla Gadimbayli (Azerbaijan, 2010–2011)
WGM Khayala Abdulla (Azerbaijan, 2013–2014) — 2× Azerbaijan Women’s Champion, Olympiad team member
GM Aydın Süleymanlı (Azerbaijan, 2015–2022) — 2× European Youth Champion, World Youth Champion U14, 2× Gold Medalist at U16 Olympiad 2019
IM Read Samadov (Azerbaijan, 2016–2022) — 2nd place at European Youth 2017, Gold on board 1 at U16 Olympiad 2022, Bronze with Azerbaijan U16 team
IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (Azerbaijan, 2016–2018)
IM Vugar Manafov (Azerbaijan, 2022 – present)
And many others

Specializations

Contacts

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