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GM Namig Guliyev

Full name

Namig Guliyev

Born

1/1/1974 (age 50)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Azerbaijan

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (23 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin, Rio Gambit Accepted (21 games)

French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (19 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (18 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (15 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Gambit Accepted (42 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (24 games)

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation (23 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (19 games)

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Main Line (18 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Namig Guliyev (2489) Helgi Olafsson (2347)	1-0	36	2024
Namig Guliyev (2493) Nikita Matinian (2429)	1-0	47	2024
Namig Guliyev (2509) Khagan Ahmad (2321)	1-0	27	2024
Namig Guliyev (2509) Urfan Sevdimaliyev (2320)	1-0	51	2024
Namig Guliyev (2501) Harika Dronavalli (2442)	1-0	52	2024
Namig Guliyev (2483) Cioran Vigneau-Zorraquino (2057)	1-0	27	2024
Namig Guliyev (2486) Antoine Bournel (2343)	1-0	46	2024
Namig Guliyev (2486) Mitra Hejazipour (2358)	1-0	67	2024
Namig Guliyev (2481) Jean-Baptiste Mullon (2293)	1-0	39	2024
Namig Guliyev Yaroslav Lapitski (1907)	1-0	41	2024

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