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Yakubbaeva, Nilufar
WGM🇺🇿FIDE 14204487· Female· Uzbekistan· Born in 2000
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Nilufar Yakubbaeva, a 26-year-old Uzbekistani Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2259 and ranked 40th among Uzbekistani players, and in the top 3% worldwide. She is climbing fast, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 97 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - A, Fagernes Chess International 2026 GM group, and 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including FIDE Women's World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. Her peak of 2373 was reached at age 23 (May 2023, Uzbekistani #17 at the time).
Competes as a woman since 2013. Awarded WGM in 2022 (age 22) and WIM in 2020 (age 20). At junior level, she reached #3, #5, #5, #8 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2259
Standard
Rpd2089·Blz2125
All-time high
2373
−114 pts below
May 2023 · age 23
May 2023 · age 23
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
97 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#40
#40 · Uzbekistani players · of 931
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 26
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Sep 2025
2023
500 career games
at age 23
Oct 2023
Peak Uzbekistani rank: #17
at age 23 · rated 2373
May 2023
All-time peak 2373
at age 23 · −114 from today
May 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - Aperf 2382 (+123) · 5.5/9 · #8
Top opponent
Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - A · Apr 2026 · +16.9 Elo
Evolution
+98
2161 → 2259
Tournaments
9
84 games
Score
43.5/ 8451.8%
27W33D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJose Alberto Sanchez NegreirosFM2,055·XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A·R8·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 2382 | +35.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #32 | 2210 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/10 | #45 | 2254 | +15.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #49 | 2228 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #161 | 2058 | -34.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2299 | +22.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 6/12 | #45 | 2277 | +32.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/9 | #221 | 2161 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #35 | 2231 | +16.0 |
Worst Elo result: XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A (-34.2 Elo, finished #161).
Most-Played Opponents
vsBakhora EgamberdievaWIM
🇺🇿UZB·2006
+8 −7 =4
19 games·last met Apr 2021
View head-to-head →
vsUmida OmonovaWGM
🇺🇿UZB·2357
+2 −0 =8
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsNodira NadirjanovaWIM
🇺🇿UZB·2155
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMaftuna BobomurodovaWIM
🇺🇿UZB·2022
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAsal SalimovaWFM
🇺🇿UZB·2144
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Uzbekistan
#40
out of 1,041 players
Asia-Pacific
#968
in continent
World
#5,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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