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Ismayilova, Khanim
WCM🇦🇿FIDE 13429019· Female· Azerbaijan· Born in 2010
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Khanim Ismayilova, a 16-year-old Azerbaijani Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1957 and sitting in the top 3% of women worldwide under 16. She has fluctuated between 1893 and 2049 over the past 2 years. 64 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 7th Colonial Open, 3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Premier, and 2025 U.S. Masters. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. Her peak of 2049 was reached at age 15 (Aug 2025).
Awarded WCM in 2018 (age 8). At junior level, she reached World #100 in U8 and #8, #5, #3 and #11 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1957
Standard
Rpd1823·Blz1904
All-time high
2049
−92 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 15
Aug 2025 · age 15
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#126 · women worldwide under 16 · of 3,606
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Mar 2026
500 career games
at age 16
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2049
at age 15 · −92 from today
Aug 2025
8th Azerbaijani U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2021
Mar 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1971 → 1957
Tournaments
10
59 games
Score
29/ 5949.2%
21W16D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsIrene Jiao FeiCM1,847·13th Annual WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions·R6·-28.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #30 | 1805 | -52.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #19 | 2091 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #167 | 2053 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #12 | 2027 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #36 | 1634 | -38.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #24 | 2083 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #15 | 1938 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/8 | #104 | 1980 | -31.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #10 | 1921 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #7 | 2182 | +78.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLala HuseynovaWFM
🇦🇿AZE·2149
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsSalbinaz Ismayilova
🇦🇿AZE·1402
+5 −0 =4
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMuthat Gulumov
🇦🇿AZE·1946
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsZarifa Abbasova
🇦🇿AZE·1748
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsAyan HuseynliWCM
🇦🇿AZE·2012
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#145
out of 1,281 players
Europe
#26,047
in continent
World
#35,213
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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