Ulviyya Fataliyeva
Azerbaijani chess player (born 1996)
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Ulviyya Fataliyeva (Azerbaijani: Ülviyyə Fətəliyeva; born 3 August 1996) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the title of International Master. She won the European Women's Individual Chess Championship in 2024[1] and the Azerbaijan Women's Chess Championship in 2026.[2]
Fataliyeva at the 2026 Chess Olympiad | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 August 1996 |
| Chess career | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
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| FIDE rating | 2402 (September 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2450 (April 2026) |
| Peak ranking | No. 24 woman (April 2026) |
Biography
Ulviyya Fataliyeva attended Ganja chess school. She participated in the Azerbaijani Girls' Championships (U20) and won this tournament in 2011, at age 14.[3] Also she participated in European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships. In 2010 in Batumi Ulviyya Fataliyeva won European Youth Chess Championship in Girls U14 age category.[4] In 2014 she won European Youth Chess Championship in Girls U18 age category.[5] In the same year she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title three years later.[6]
In 2017 she won silver medal in Azerbaijani Women Chess Championship (tournament won Gunay Mammadzada),[7] and won silver medal for Azerbaijan chess club Odlar Yurdu in team competition and individual silver medal in 22nd European Chess Club Cup for Women.[8]
Ulviyya Fataliyeva played for Azerbaijan in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (2016),[9] World Women's Team Chess Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk (2017),[10] and two European Women's Team Chess Championships (2015, 2017). In 2018 she participated in the 43rd Chess Olympiad, where her team reached 10th place in the final rankings.[11] In 2022 she received a silver medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad for her result on the reserve board; the team ended at 7th place.[12] In 2024, at the 45th Chess Olympiad, Azerbaijan finished 15th, fataliyeva scored 6½/10 points (+5-2=3), 7th best for Board 2.[13]
In August 2022, she won bronze medal in European Women's Individual Chess Championship.[14]
In February 2026, Fataliyeva won the Azerbaijan's Women's Chess Championship.[15]
In March 2026, Fataliyeva played in the masters section of International Women's Chess Championship Uzbekistan held in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, She won the tournament with 6½ points (+5-1=3), and gained 19 rating points, to reach her all time best.[16]
