Ulviyya Fataliyeva

Ulviyya Fataliyeva
Fataliyeva in 2023
Personal information
Born (1996-08-03) 3 August 1996
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Chess career
Country Azerbaijan
Title
FIDE rating2440 (August 2026)
Peak rating2450 (April 2026)
Peak rankingNo. 24 woman (April 2026)

Ulviyya Fataliyeva (Azerbaijani: Ülviyyə Fətəliyeva; born 3 August 1996) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the title of International Master. She won the European Women's Individual Chess Championship in 2024[1] and the Azerbaijan Women's Chess Championship in 2026.[2]

Biography

Ulviyya Fataliyeva attended Ganja chess school. She participated in the Azerbaijani Girls' Championships (U20) and won this tournament in 2011, at age 14.[3] Also she participated in European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships. In 2010 in Batumi Ulviyya Fataliyeva won European Youth Chess Championship in Girls U14 age category.[4] In 2014 she won European Youth Chess Championship in Girls U18 age category.[5] In the same year she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title three years later.[6]

In 2017 she won silver medal in Azerbaijani Women Chess Championship (tournament won Gunay Mammadzada),[7] and won silver medal for Azerbaijan chess club Odlar Yurdu in team competition and individual silver medal in 22nd European Chess Club Cup for Women.[8]

Ulviyya Fataliyeva played for Azerbaijan in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (2016),[9] World Women's Team Chess Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk (2017),[10] and two European Women's Team Chess Championships (2015, 2017). In 2018 she participated in the 43rd Chess Olympiad, where her team reached 10th place in the final rankings.[11] In 2022 she received a silver medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad for her result on the reserve board; the team ended at 7th place.[12] In 2024, at the 45th Chess Olympiad, Azerbaijan finished 15th, fataliyeva scored 6½/10 points (+5-2=3), 7th best for Board 2.[13]

In August 2022, she won bronze medal in European Women's Individual Chess Championship.[14]

In February 2026, Fataliyeva won the Azerbaijan's Women's Chess Championship.[15]

In March 2026, Fataliyeva played in the masters section of International Women's Chess Championship Uzbekistan held in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, She won the tournament with 6½ points (+5-1=3), and gained 19 rating points, to reach her all time best.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Ulviyya Fataliyeva wins European Women's Championship 2024". chessbase.com. April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Şahmat üzrə Azərbaycan çempionatına yekun vurulub" (in Azerbaijani). Azertac. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Herzog, Heinz. "AZE Ch U20 Girls 2011". Chess-Results.com.
  4. ↑ Herzog, Heinz. "European Youth Chess Championship". Chess-Results.com.
  5. ↑ Herzog, Heinz. "24th EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014". Chess-Results.com.
  6. ↑ "Title Applications - 88th FIDE Congress 2017 - Woman Grandmaster (WGM) - Fataliyeva, Ulviyya". ratings.fide.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  7. ↑ Herzog, Heinz. "Azerbaijan Women's Championship". Chess-Results.com.
  8. ↑ "TÜRKİYE SATRANÇ FEDERASYONU". euroclubcup2017.tsf.org.tr.
  9. ↑ Herzog, Heinz. "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". Chess-Results.com.
  10. ↑ Bartelski, Wojciech. "World Women's Team Chess Championship :: Ulviyya Fatalieva". OlimpBase.org.
  11. ↑ 43rd Chess Olympiad
  12. ↑ 44th Chess Olympiad
  13. ↑ 45th Chess Olympiad
  14. ↑ European Women Chess Championship 2022
  15. ↑ Azerbaijan Chess Championship 2026
  16. ↑ "IV International Women's Chess Championship Uzbekistan". Lichess.org. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
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