In 2012, Azarov tied for second place and finished tenth on tiebreak at the European Individual Championship with a score of 8/11 points.

Also in 2012, Azarov won the 3rd Annual Continental Class Championships in Arlington, Virginia, US edging out Sergey Erenburg on tiebreaks.

[3] The following year, he participated in the World Cup; he was eliminated in the first round after losing to Alexey Dreev in the tiebreaks.

[5] Later that year, in October, he tied for 1st–5th with Timur Gareev, Dávid Bérczes, Daniel Naroditsky and Sam Shankland in the inaugural Millionaire Chess Open in Las Vegas.

In Romania, he plays for Sah Club Hidrocon Bacău, in the Czech Republic for BŠŠ Frýdek-Místek, and in Slovakia for ŠK Caissa Čadca.