Zeinab Mamedyarova

Zeinab Hamid qizi Mamedyarova (also spelled Mamedjarova; Azerbaijani: Zeynəb Həmid qızı Məmmədyarova; born 3 October 1983) is an Azerbaijani chess player holding the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

Zeinab Mamedyarova
Mamedyarova in 2017
Full nameZeynəb Həmid qızı Məmmədyarova
CountryAzerbaijan
Born (1983-10-03) 3 October 1983
Sumgayit, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2002)
Peak rating2384 (July 2007)

Career

In 2000, Mamedyarova won the Girls U18 section of the World Youth Championships in Oropesa del Mar[1][2] and took a silver medal at the 34th Chess Olympiad, held in Istanbul. In 2002, she won the European junior girls championship in Baku and a bronze medal at the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled.[3]

Mamedyarova won the Azerbaijani women's championship in 2001, 2008, 2015.[4] She took part in the Istanbul leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix series in 2009.[3]

Personal life

She is the elder sister of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Turkan Mamedyarova, both also chess players. Zeinab is married and has a son.[5]

References
  1. "World Chess Champion - Zeynab Mammadyarova". Azerbaijan International. No. 8.4. Winter 2000. p. 81.
  2. Crowther, Mark (2000-10-30). "TWIC 312: World Youth Championships Oropesa del Mar". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. "Mamedyarova, Zeinab". FIDE Women's Grand Prix Istanbul 2009. FIDE. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  4. "WGM Zeinab Mamedjarova is 2015 Azerbaijani champion for women". Chessdom. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. "Biography". azeriqueen.com.
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