Govhar Beydullayeva is the leader of World Girls Chess 2022

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FIDE World Junior Chess Championships 2022 is taking place in Sardinia, Italy from October 11 to 23, 2022. Nearly 200 players from 58 countries will compete over 11 swiss rounds for the title of the World Junior Chess Champion. IM Nurgyul Salimova, WIM Meruert Kamalidenova, WIM Mariam Mkrtchyan, WGM Govhar Beydullayeva and WGM Jana Schneider headlining the Women’s competition.

After six rounds (out of 11) Govhar Beydullayeva is the sole leader of the girls section with 5,5/6. She is closely followed by the top seeded Nurgyul Salimova, Meruert Kamalidenova, and Assel Serikbay with 5,0/6.

Live broadcast of Girls’ section games can be followed here

FIDE World Girls Chess Championship standings

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	WGM	Beydullayeva Govhar	AZE	2356	5.5
2	WIM	Kamalidenova Meruert	KAZ	2376	5
3	IM	Salimova Nurgyul	BUL	2415	5
4	WIM	Serikbay Assel	KAZ	2181	5
5	WIM	Urh Zala	SLO	2221	4.5
6	WGM	Schneider Jana	GER	2331	4.5
7	FM	Kurmangaliyeva Liya	KAZ	2199	4.5
8		Hrebenshchykova Yelyzaveta	UKR	2268	4
9	WGM	Ouellet Maili-Jade	CAN	2177	4
10	WGM	Priyanka Nutakki	IND	2326	4
11	FM	Schulze Lara	GER	2266	4
12	WFM	Rudzinska Michalina	POL	2259	4
13	WIM	Nurgali Nazerke	KAZ	2169	4
14	WIM	Mkrtchyan Mariam	ARM	2374	4
15	WFM	Kucharska Honorata	POL	2179	4
16	WFM	Vanduyfhuys Daria	BEL	2073	4
17	WFM	Altantuya Boldbaatar	MGL	2223	4
18	WFM	Hajiyeva Laman	AZE	2138	4
19	FM	Goltseva Ekaterina	FID	2300	3.5
20	FM	Jarocka Liwia	POL	2089	3.5
21		Bucur Denisa-Andreea	ROU	1946	3.5
22		Koubova Anna Marie	CZE	2089	3.5
23	WCM	Olde Grete	EST	1862	3.5
24	WFM	Djidjeli Sarah	FRA	2082	3.5
25	WIM	Gomez Barrera Javiera Belen	CHI	2219	3.5
26	WIM	Kanyamarala Trisha	IRL	2174	3.5
27		Le Thuy An	VIE	1728	3.5
28	WFM	Bashylina Luisa	GER	2073	3
29		Aubert Estee	FRA	2019	3
30	FM	Malicka Maria	POL	2327	3
31	WFM	Gombocz Zsofia	HUN	2118	3
	WFM	Radikovic Anamarija	CRO	2112	3
33	WFM	Aydin Gulenay	TUR	2109	3
34		Cassi Elisa	ITA	1965	3
35		Femil Chelladurai	IND	1562	3
36		Popovic Mateja	MNE	1718	3
37		Sebastian Mhage Gerriahlou	PHI	1865	3
38		Skaslien Ingrid	NOR	1909	3
39		Dejanovic Tereza	CRO	1943	3
40		Walter Ema	SVK	2062	2.5
41		Pipia Ekaterine	GEO	1926	2.5
42		Grozdanovic Anastasia	SRB	1824	2.5
43		Ortega Beltran Ximena	MEX	1820	2.5
44		Malikova Marjona	UZB	1830	2.5
45		Norlamo Sarabella	FIN	1946	2.5
46	WFM	Sala Giulia	ITA	1869	2.5
47		Muha Magdalena	CRO	1706	2.5
48		Daniilidi Dimitra Lydia	GRE	1498	2.5
49		Shaw Laurie Ann	RSA	1409	2.5
50		Gabbani Sara	ITA	1944	2.5
51		Middleton Jody	AUS	1850	2
52	WFM	Singgih Diajeng Theresa	INA	1991	2
53		Mikic Ivana	BIH	1783	2
54		Ruiz Villalba Andrea	MEX	1764	2
55	WFM	Simkunaite Gabija	LTU	2014	2
56	WFM	Levitan Ronit	ISR	2024	2
57		Badenhorst Chloe	RSA	1687	2
58		Jacobsen Shanne Hedegaard	DEN	1412	2
59		Ishvi Aggarwal	IND	1964	1.5
60		Velikova Gabriela	BUL	1500	1.5

More about Govhar Beydullayeva

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 Azerbaijan she started to go to the chess club with her little sister at the age of 6.

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 (in 2017, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U14 girls age group) and two silver (in 2014, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U12 girls age group, and in 2015, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U12 girls age group).

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

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

In 2017, in Riga Govhar Beydullayeva participated in Women’s European Individual Chess Championship.

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

In April 2022, she won the women’s gold medal at the 2022 European Individual Chess Championship.

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

Govhar Beydullayeva repeatedly participated in Azerbaijan national women’s chess championships, where she won 4 medals: gold in 2022, silver in the years of 2020 and 2021, and bronze in 2019

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.

In 2017, with the score of 10 out of 10, Govhar Beydullayeva won the “Mikhail Botvinnik cup” which was held in Moscow Russia.

In 2021, she won silver medal among women in “Serbia Open Masters” tournament which was held in Belgrade, Serbia.