Zeinab Mamedyarova

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Zeinab Mamedyarova
Mamedyarova in 2017
Full nameZeynəb Həmid qızı Məmmədyarova
CountryAzerbaijan
Born (1983-10-03) 3 October 1983 (age 40)
Sumgayit, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2002)
Peak rating2384 (July 2007)

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).

Career[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "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. [dead link]

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