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Khalafova, Narmin

WGM🇦🇿

FIDEFIDE 13402625· Female· Azerbaijan· Born in 1994

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Narmin Khalafova, a 32-year-old Azerbaijani Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2211 and ranked 9th among Azerbaijani women, and in the top 3% worldwide. She has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10, Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9, and Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 7. Also played 3 rapid events (including European Corporate Chess Championship 2025) recently. She took a 49-month break between Aug 2018 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). Her peak of 2303 was reached at age 23 (Apr 2017); she also reached Azerbaijani #45 in Jun 2024.

Awarded WGM in 2017 (age 23), WIM in 2015 (age 21), and WFM in 2010 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #7, #4, #6 and #15 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2211

Standard

Rpd2097·Blz2137

All-time high

2303

−92 pts below
Apr 2017 · age 23

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#9

#9 · Azerbaijani women · of 200

Career timeline

21 entries
2024
Peak Azerbaijani rank: #45
at age 30 · rated 2284
Jun 2024
2018
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 2279 → returned at 2270
Aug 2018
2017
WGM title awardedWGM
at age 23 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2017
Aug 2017
500 career games
at age 23
Aug 2017
Crossed 2300
at age 23
Apr 2017
All-time peak 2303
at age 23 · −92 from today
Apr 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tykhon CherniaievFM 2,369
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10 · Apr 2026 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
-33
2244 → 2211
Tournaments
9
15 games
Score
5.5/ 1536.7%
4W3D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#522369+4.2
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9
Team
Mar 20260/2#2111571-13.0
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#732313+2.2
Coupe de Luxembourg 2026 Round 1
Knockout
Jan 20260/1R641433-10.0
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 6
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#792130-3.0
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#1101714-3.4
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20253/6#4122227-1.8
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250/1#1321415-10.8
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#212687+2.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsKhayala AbdullaWGM
🇦🇿AZE·2213
+2 −9 =6
17 games·last met May 2017
View head-to-head →
vsNarmin KazimovaWGM
🇦🇿AZE·2128
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2018
View head-to-head →
vsTurkan MamedjarovaWGM
🇦🇿AZE·2232
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met May 2018
View head-to-head →
vsGulnar MammadovaIM
🇦🇿AZE·2324
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met May 2018
View head-to-head →
vsNargiz UmudovaWGM
🇦🇿AZE·2276
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2016
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Azerbaijan
#67
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#5,284
in continent
World
#7,596
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Azerbaijan
1
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2,717
2
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2,689
3
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2,665
4
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2,648
5
🇦🇿Mamedov, RaufFollow Rauf MamedovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,636
6
🇦🇿Muradli, MahammadFollow Mahammad MuradliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,617
7
🇦🇿Durarbayli, VasifFollow Vasif DurarbayliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,611
8
🇦🇿Abasov, NijatFollow Nijat AbasovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,588
9
🇦🇿Asadli, VugarFollow Vugar AsadliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,545
10
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2,537
...
67🇦🇿Khalafova, Narmin2,211
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
5284🇦🇿Khalafova, Narmin2,211
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
7596🇦🇿Khalafova, Narmin2,211