The World Chess Federation, FIDE, has announced its latest top 100 list where Azeri grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadov was ranked 6th with 2,760 points.
Other Azeri grandmasters Teymur Rajabov and Vugar Hashimov shared 12 and 13 ranks scoring 2,740 points.
Norwegian Magnus Carlsen with 2,788 tops the list.
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