Elmira Mirzayeva

Elmira Mirzayeva was born on November 2, 1981, in Moscow in an Azerbaijani family. Her parents come from the city of Ganja. Elmira has an older sister named Gulnara and a younger brother named Nizami. It was named after his brother poet Nizami Ganjavi.

In 1995, she became the Moscow champion among schoolgirls. In 1996, she won the title of Russian champion among girls up to 16 years old in the final of the Russian Championship held in Kaluga.^[2] In the October–November season of 1996, she played for the Russian team at the junior world championship. In 1998, she became the Moscow blitz champion among women, and a year later she became the owner of the Russian Blitz Cup among women.^[3]

In 2008, she won the unofficial world trade chess championship.

2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 "Moscow Open" international chess festival prize winner.

• Elmira Mirzayeva rating card at FIDE