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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was born on the 12th of April 1985 in Sumgait, Azerbaijan. He is a chess International Grandmaster. On the January 2006 FIDE rating list he was number fifteen in the world with an Elo rating of 2709.

In 2005 Mamedyarov competed at European Club Cup and had the second highest performance rating (2913) among all of the participants (Vassily Ivanchuk had the highest).

In 2003 he won World Junior Chess Championship, and did the same in 2005 achieving an incredible 2953 performance rating after eight rounds .

About Mamedyarov's play, IM Goran Antunac from Croatia has commented that Mamedyarov is a true virtuoso at handling his pieces, always finding the best squares for them.

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