![Shakhriyar Mamedyarov](https://i0.wp.com/chesschest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/shakhriyarmamedyarov.jpg?resize=220%2C261&ssl=1)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is a super-grandmaster from Azerbaijan. He was the number-two ranked player in the world in the FIDE ratings list of February 2018. According to 2700chess.com, Mamedyarov reached his peak rating of 2826 on September 30, 2018—the sixth-highest rating of all time. Source: Chess.com