title: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
text: Shakhriyar Mamadyarov  (born 12 April 1985 in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan), is a chess grandmaster. On the January 2008 FIDE rating list he reached number six in the world with a rating of 2760. He is known for being an excellent chess strategist.
  
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  1985 births
  Living people
  Azerbaijani chess players
  Chess grandmasters