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Budagova, Leyla
WCM🇦🇿FIDE 13416065· Female· Azerbaijan· Born in 2008
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Leyla Budagova, a 18-year-old Azerbaijani Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1793 — her current career high. She has fluctuated between 1717 and 1793 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent appearances: Azerbaijan Chess Championship-2026, G18 and Lankaran Open 2025, Group A. Also played 2 rapid (including Lankaran Open 2025, Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Azerbaijan Women's Chess Championship, Blitz) recently.
Awarded WCM in 2016 (age 8). At junior level, she reached #22, #18, #30, #15, #7 and #9 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1793
Standard
Rpd1660·Blz1663
All-time high
1793
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#78,603
#78,603 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
All-time peak 1793
at age 18
May 2026
2025
22nd Azerbaijani U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1780
May 2025
2024
18th Azerbaijani U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1789
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+371 Elo)
1418 → 1789
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1780 → 1793
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
8.5/ 1944.7%
7W3D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6.5/10 | #3 | 1844 | +49.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/9 | #37 | 1698 | -38.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNurtan NuriyevaWCM
🇦🇿AZE·1987
+3 −8 =3
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNarmin AbdinovaWIM
🇦🇿AZE·2183
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLeyla Rzali
🇦🇿AZE·1666
+7 −1 =3
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAysel Rahimova
🇦🇿AZE·1688
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsAytan Alizada
🇦🇿AZE·1581
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#253
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#56,814
in continent
World
#78,602
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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