Aydin Suleymanli rises to 36th in FIDE world rankings

FIDE has published its world rankings as of November 1, 2026. Five Azerbaijani players are among the world’s top 100.

Aydin Suleymanli added 13 points to his rating, rising from 41st to 36th. The 21-year-old has 2,692 points. He moved ahead of Teymur Rajabov to become Azerbaijan’s second-highest-ranked player; Shakhriyar Mamedyarov remains the country’s top-ranked player.

Azerbaijani players’ positions

Mamedyarov lost one point but climbed from 29th to 27th with 2,709 points. Teymur Rajabov held 38th place with 2,689 points. Mahammad Muradli’s rating was unchanged at 2,662, but he slipped from 53rd to 54th. Rauf Mammadov dropped from 89th to 90th with 2,632 points.

The top 10 are Magnus Carlsen (2,823), Hikaru Nakamura (2,792), Fabiano Caruana (2,783), Javokhir Sindarov (2,782), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2,772), Wesley So (2,771), Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (2,763), Wei Yi (2,761), Vincent Keymer (2,761) and Alireza Firouzja (2,757).

Women’s rankings

Among Azerbaijani players, Ulviyya Fataliyeva fell from 55th to 59th with 2,389 points. Govhar Beydullayeva lost eight points and dropped from 57th to 63rd with 2,384. Khanim Balajayeva gained six points, rising from 83rd to 82nd with 2,363. Gunay Mammadzada lost seven points and fell from 93rd to 99th with 2,341. The women’s world rankings are led by Hou Yifan (2,596), Zhu Jiner (2,559) and Ju Wenjun (2,553).

Suleymanli has set a personal best for the second consecutive month.

Context

In the rankings published on October 1, Suleymanli was 49th with 2,679 points, setting a personal record. He gained 15 rating points that month.