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Balajayeva, Khanim

Balajayeva, Khanim

IM🇦🇿

FIDEFIDE 13406396· Female· Azerbaijan· Born in 2001

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Khanim Balajayeva, a 25-year-old Azerbaijani International Master, is rated 2350 and ranked 39th among Azerbaijani players, and in the top 1% worldwide. She has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 8 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Azerbaijan Women's Chess Championship-2026, FIDE World Women`s Team Championship 2025, and European Women Team Ch 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World Women`s Team Championship 2025 Tiebreaks) recently. Her peak of 2404 was reached at age 23 (Jun 2024, Azerbaijani #25 at the time).

Awarded WGM in 2019 (age 18), IM in 2023 (age 22), WIM in 2018 (age 17), WFM in 2015 (age 14), and WCM in 2013 (age 12). At junior level, she reached World #65 in U18, World #76 in U16 and #4, #4, #6 and #3 nationally in U20, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2350

Standard

Rpd2254·Blz2198

All-time high

2404

−54 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 23

Activity

44

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#39

#39 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,040

Career timeline

26 entries
2024
Peak Azerbaijani rank: #25
at age 23 · rated 2404
Jun 2024
Crossed 2400
at age 23
Jun 2024
All-time peak 2404
at age 23 · −54 from today
Jun 2024
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 23
Jun 2024
2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 2023 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2023
500 career games
at age 22
Jun 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
FIDE Women`s Grand Swiss 2025
perf 2465 (+114) · 6/11 · #20
Top opponent
vs Alexandra KosteniukGM 2,472
FIDE Women`s Grand Swiss 2025 · Sep 2025 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
-8
2358 → 2350
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
17.5/ 3944.9%
12W20D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsElnaz KaliakhmetWIM2,218·FIDE Women's World Cup 2025·R1·-6.6
2.[L]vsDavaademberel Nomin-ErdeneIM2,306·European Women Team Ch 2025·R2·-5.6
3.[L]vsQi GuoIM2,371·FIDE Women`s Grand Swiss 2025·R6·-4.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Azerbaijan Women's Chess Championship-2026
Knockout
Feb 20262.5/4QF2319-1.2
FIDE World Women`s Team Championship 2025
Team
Nov 20255/10#122360+1.4
European Women Team Ch 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/7#932341-0.9
FIDE Women`s Grand Swiss 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20256/11#202465+20.3
FIDE Women's World Cup 2025
Knockout
Jul 20250.5/2R1282027-5.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsGulnar MammadovaIM
🇦🇿AZE·2325
+3 −4 =23
30 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsGovhar BeydullayevaWGM
🇦🇿AZE·2368
+7 −1 =13
21 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsTurkan MamedjarovaWGM
🇦🇿AZE·2222
+3 −2 =9
14 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsUlviyya FataliyevaIM
🇦🇿AZE·2450
+3 −3 =7
13 games·last met Mar 2025
View head-to-head →
vsGunay MammadzadaIM
🇦🇿AZE·2374
+4 −3 =6
13 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings

/
Azerbaijan
#39
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#1,738
in continent
World
#2,714
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.
2,599
9
🇦🇿Asadli, VugarFollow Vugar AsadliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,545
10
🇦🇿Ahmadzada, AhmadFollow Ahmad AhmadzadaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,531
...
39🇦🇿Balajayeva, Khanim2,350
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿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.
2,708
...
1738🇦🇿Balajayeva, Khanim2,350
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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2714🇦🇿Balajayeva, Khanim2,350