World Chess Federation, FIDE, has announced its ranking list for July, 2014, placing Azerbaijan`s grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov 18th with 2743 points.
Other Azerbaijani grandmasters Teymur Rajabov (2724) and Rauf Mammadov (2659) were listed 28th and 88th respectively.
Norwegian Magnus Carlsen remains the highest-rated chess player on the planet with 2877.
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