Famous Azerbaijani Chess Players

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Teimour Radjabov
(Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster)
Teimour Radjabov
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Birthdate: March 12, 1987
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
(Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
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Birthdate: April 12, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
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Arkadij Naiditsch
(Azerbaijani Chess Player)
Arkadij Naiditsch
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Birthdate: October 25, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Rauf Mamedov
(Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster and a Three-Time National Champion)
Rauf Mamedov
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Birthdate: April 26, 1988
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
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Vugar Gashimov
(Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster)
Vugar Gashimov
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Birthdate: July 24, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Died: January 11, 2014
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Turkan Mamedyarova
(Azerbaijani Chess Player)
Turkan Mamedyarova
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Birthdate: August 7, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
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Gunay Mammadzada
(Azerbaijani Chess Player)
Gunay Mammadzada
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Birthdate: June 19, 2000
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
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Vladimir Makogonov
(Azerbaijani Chess Player)
Vladimir Makogonov
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Birthdate: August 27, 1904
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Died: January 2, 1993
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Zeinab Mamedyarova
(Azerbaijani Chess Player)
Zeinab Mamedyarova
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Birthdate: October 3, 1983
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
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Elina Danielian
(Armenian Chess Player and Grandmaster)
Elina Danielian
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Birthdate: August 16, 1978
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union

Elina Danielian is an Armenian chess player who achieved the prestigious grandmaster title in 2010. A six-time Armenian women's champion, Danielian represented her country on 12 occasions during the Women's Chess Olympiads between 1992 and 2014. Elina Danielian helped her team win the European Team Chess Championship in 2003 before winning the European Individual Chess Championship in 2021.

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Nijat Abasov
(Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster)
Nijat Abasov
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Birthdate: May 14, 1995
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan