Rauf Mamedov
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Rauf Mamedov, Heraklion 2007
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| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Born | 26 April 1988 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2650 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2679 (May 2011) |
Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijani: Rauf Məmmədov; born 26 April 1988) is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster.[1]
Career
Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Mamedov started playing chess at the age of seven. In 2004, he became a Grandmaster (GM), following his victory during international tournament in Dubai.
In 2009, he tied for 1st-3rd with Yuriy Kuzubov and Dmitry Andreikin in the category 16 SPICE Cup tournament at Lubbock, Texas.[2]
Mamedov won the Corsica Masters blitz tournament in 2011.[3]
In 2015 Mamedov won the European Blitz Chess Championship in Minsk.[4]
He won the Azerbaijani championship three times (2006, 2008, 2015).
Team competitions
He played in the gold medal-winning Azerbaijani team at the European Team Chess Championship in Novi Sad in 2009, alongside Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Teimour Radjabov, Vugar Gashimov and Gadir Guseinov, previously winning bronze medal in 2007.[5][6]
Gallery
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Mamedov with Azerbaijani Chess team, winners of European Team Chess Championship in 2007.
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Rauf Mamedov 2007.jpg
Mamedov at EuroChess 2007.
References
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External links
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- Rauf Mamedov chess games at 365Chess.com
- Rauf Mamedov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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