Afruza Khamdamova

Afruza Khamdamova
Khamdamova in 2026
Personal information
Born (2009-02-25) 25 February 2009
Surkhandarya, Uzbekistan
Chess career
CountryUzbekistan
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2025)
FIDE rating2440 (August 2026)
Peak rating2440 (July 2026)

Afruza Khamdamova (Uzbek: Афруза Хамдамова, Afruza Hamdamova; born 25 February 2009) is an Uzbekistani chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a two-time girls' World Youth Champion, once in 2023 in the U-14 section and again in 2024 in the U-16 section. She is the first Uzbekistani girl to become a World Youth Champion.[1] She won the U-14 championship with a perfect 10/10 score after missing the first round due to visa troubles.[2][3] Khamdamova is of Tajik ethnicity.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Afruza Khamdamova becomes two-time world champion". Uz Daily. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "World Junior Chess Champion Afruza Khamdamova Returns to Tashkent". Uz News. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Chess player Afruza Khamdamova became the first world champion among girls in the history of Uzbekistan". Uz News. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Таджичка Из Узбекистана Афруза Хамдамова Стала Чемпионкой Мира По Шахматам" [A Tajik woman from Uzbekistan became World Chess Champion]. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
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