Govhar Beydullayeva

Govhar Beydullayeva (Azerbaijani: Gövhər Bəydullayeva; born 23 April 2003) is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster (WGM 2022).[1] She is the 2022 World Girls U-20 Champion as well as the World Girl's U18 Champion in 2021.

Govhar Beydullayeva
Beydullayeva in 2021
CountryAzerbaijan
Born (2003-04-23) April 23, 2003
Al Zulfi, Saudi Arabia
TitleWoman Grandmaster (WGM) (2022)
FIDE rating2387 (November 2022)
Peak rating2390 (June 2022)

Early Years

Govhar Beydullayeva was born in Al Zulfi, Saudi Arabia on April 23, 2003. Govhar's parents are from the Agsu District of Azerbaijan. When she was 4, her father taught her how to play chess. After moving to Azerbaijan she started to go to the chess club with her little sister at the age of 6.

Chess career

World and European championships

Govhar Beydullayeva repeatedly represented Azerbaijan at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups, where she won three medals: gold medal (in 2017, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U14 girls age group[2]) and two silver medals (in 2014, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U12 girls age group,[3] and in 2015, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U12 girls age group[4]).

In 2013, Govhar Beydullayeva won European Youth Rapid Chess Championship in the U10 girls age group.[5]

In August 2018, she ranked 4th in the European Youth Chess Championship in the U16 girls age group.[6]

In 2021, she won the World Cup among girls under 18.[7] In the same year she won Girls U18 Fide World Youth Super Final.[8]

In april 2022, she won the women's gold medal at the 2022 European Individual Chess Championship.[9]

In october 2022, she won Girls World Junior Chess Championship in Sardegna, Italia.[10]

Team

Govhar Beydullayeva is a member of Azerbaijan women's national team.

Govhar Beydullayeva played for Azerbaijan-3 team in the Women's Chess Olympiad:

In 2019, she played for gold medal winner national youth team of Azerbaijan in World Youth Chess Olympiad Under 16.[12]

She represented Azerbaijan at the European women's team chess championship 2021. Azerbaijan team won bronze medal behind gold medallists Russia and silver medallists Georgia.[13]

Azerbaijan Championships

In 2012, Govhar Beydullayeva won Azerbaijani Youth Chess Championship in the U10 girls age group, then she repeated this success for three times in the years of 2013, 2015 and 2016[14][15]

Govhar Beydullayeva repeatedly participated in Azerbaijan national women's chess championships, where she won 5 medals: two gold medals (in the years of 2022 and 2023 [16]), two silver medals (in the years of 2020 and 2021,[17][18]) and bronze (in 2019 [19])

Other victories

Besides the European and the world championships Govhar Beydullayeva has won many prizes in other International tournaments.

In 2011, 2012, 2013, she won 1st place among her age group in the C category of Baku open international tournament.

In 2014, she played well in B category of "Baku Open 2014" festival. She scored 7 out of 9 and took 5th place. Also she gained 189 ELO points.[20]

In 2017, with the score of 10 out of 10, Govhar Beydullayeva won the "Mikhail Botvinnik cup" which was held in Moscow Russia.[21][22]

In 2021, she won silver medal among women in "Serbia Open Masters" tournament which was held in Belgrade, Serbia.[23]

References
  1. "Beydullayeva, Govhar". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  2. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – European Youth Chess Championship 2017". chess-results.com.
  3. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 24th EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014". chess-results.com.
  4. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 25th European Youth Chess Championship 2015 U12 – Girls". chess-results.com.
  5. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 13th European Youth Rapid Chess Championship 2013 – Girls U10". chess-results.com.
  6. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – European Youth Chess Championship G-16 – 2018". chess-results.com.
  7. "Chess-results.com – G18 FIDE Online Rapid World Cup 2021". chess-results.com.
  8. "chess-results.com – Fide Youth Rapid Super Final G18".
  9. "Matthias Bluebaum wins European Individual Chess Championship 2022". europechess.org. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  10. "chess-results.com – World Junior Girls Chess Championship 2022".
  11. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". chess-results.com.
  12. "chess-results.com – World Youth Chess Olympiad 2019". chess-results.com.
  13. "Chess-results.com – 14th European team chess championship 2021 – Women". chess-results.com.
  14. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 14 yaşadək qızlar arasında Azərbaycan birinciliyi 2016". chess-results.com.
  15. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – AZE Chmp, girls U-12". chess-results.com.
  16. "Azerbaijan Chess Championship women 2022". asf.org.az.
  17. "chess-results.com – Azerbaijan women's chess championship 2020". chess-results.com.
  18. "chess-results.com – Azerbaijan women's chess championship 2021". chess-results.com.
  19. "chess-results.com – Azerbaijan women's chess championship 2019". chess-results.com.
  20. "chess-results.com – Baku open 2014". chess-results.com.
  21. "chess-results.com – ACF Botvinnik cup 2017". chess-results.com.
  22. "azernews.az – Young Azerbaijani player wins Mikhail Botvinnik cup". azernews.az.
  23. "chess-results.com – Serbia Open Masters". chess-results.com.
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