Farhad Tahirov is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster.
Tahirov was born on 13th January 1977 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He earned the International Master title in chess in 1995, and the Grandmaster title in 2006.
Despite being born and raised in Baku, he primarily plays in European leagues and has switched between the Azerbaijan and Spanish chess federations multiple times. He has represented both nations internationally.
Tahirov has achieved several significant performances in his career. He came first at the 2006 Iranian Championship and the 2008 Navalmoral de la Mata Open. He became the Champion of Armenia in 2014. He also achieved notable results at events like the 2012 Latvian Railway Open, the 2016 Vladimir Petrov Memorial and the 2016 Teplice Open.