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Mirzoeva, Elmira
WGM🇬🇧FIDE 4127951· Female· England· Born in 1981
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Elmira Mirzoeva, a 45-year-old English Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2287 and sitting in the top 3% of English players, and in the top 2% worldwide. She has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 7 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4. Also played 5 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 6 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. She had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2006–2008), 18 months (2008–2009) and 44 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 2379 was reached at age 34 (Dec 2015, English #47 at the time).
Competes for England since Apr 2024. Awarded WGM in 2002 (age 21) and WIM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, she reached #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2287
Standard
Rpd2181·Blz2151
All-time high
2379
−92 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 34
Dec 2015 · age 34
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#72 · English players · of 2,574
Career timeline
22 entries2025
8th English 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2300
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Sep 2025
2024
Switched federation: FID → ENG
at age 43
Apr 2024
2022
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 41
Jul 2022
2019
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2261 → returned at 2256
May 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2294 → 2287
Tournaments
9
55 games
Score
28/ 5550.9%
29W9D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2958 | +22.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #53 | 2159 | -6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #46 | 2224 | -2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2947 | +14.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #88 | 1452 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #21 | 2201 | -17.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #49 | 2285 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #24 | 2347 | +17.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2135 | -11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaria CharochkinaIM
🇷🇺RUS·2307
+7 −11 =5
23 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsDina GureevaWIM
🇷🇺RUS·2158
+10 −6 =2
18 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsDaria VoitWGM
🇷🇺RUS·2302
+7 −8 =1
16 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsIrina VasilevichIM
🇷🇺RUS·2219
+7 −5 =4
16 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsAnna GvanceladzeWIM
🇷🇺RUS·2082
+7 −6 =2
15 games·last met Sep 2021
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Rankings
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England
#72
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#3,018
in continent
World
#4,505
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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England
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