Achievements He won the under 10 World Youth Chess Championship in Heraklion in 2002. Safarli played in the silver medal-winning Azerbaijani team at the European Team Chess Championship in Porto Carras in 2011, alongside Shahriyar Mammadyarov, Teimour Radjabov, Vugar Gashimov and Qadir Huseynov, previously winning bronze medal in 2007 and gold in 2009. Winner of Azerbaijan Chess Championship (2010) Company-winner of the Tata Steel Challengers Tournament 2016 (+6-1=5).