Khayala Abdulla

Khayala Abdulla
Abdulla in 2012
Full name	Khayala Mardan qizi Abdulla
Country	Azerbaijan
Born	(1993-07-13) 13 July 1993 (age 31)
Title	Woman Grandmaster (2015)
Peak rating	2320 (September 2015)

Khayala Abdulla (Azerbaijani: Xəyalə Abdulla; born 13 July 1993) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2015).

Chess career

In 2010, Khayala Abdulla won a bronze medal in the European Youth Chess Championship in Batumi, in the age category U18. In 2011, she won the Azerbaijani Youth Chess Championship in the age category U18,[1] and second place in the age category U20.[2] In 2012, Abdulla repeatedly won the silver medal in the Azerbaijani Youth Chess Championship in age category U20.[3]

Twice winner of the Azerbaijani Women's Chess Championships (2013, 2014).[4][5]

Abdulla played for Azerbaijan in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[6]

• In 2014, at third board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in Tromsø (+3, =3, -2),
• In 2016, at second board (Azerbaijan 2) in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+1, =0, -4).

Abdulla played for Azerbaijan in the European Team Chess Championship:[7]

• In 2013, at third board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Warsaw (+2, =2, -2),
• In 2015, at fourth board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavík (+1, =3, -2).

In 2010, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title,[8] and in 2015, the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title.[9]

References

1. G18 18 yasadak qizlar arasinda Azarbaycan birinciliyi. Chess-Results.com.
2. AZE Ch U20 Girls 2011. Chess-Results.com.
3. Herzog, Heinz. "20 yasadak qizlar arasinda Azarbaycan birinciliyi". Chess-Results.com.
4. Herzog, Heinz. "Qadinlar arasinda Azarbaycan cempionati". Chess-Results.com.
5. "chessblog.com - Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog". chessblog.com.
6. Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Khayala Abdulla". OlimpBase.org.
7. Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Khayala Abdulla". OlimpBase.org.
8. "FIDE Title Applications - 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2010 - Woman International Master (WIM) - Abdulla, Khayala Mardan qizi". ratings.fide.com.
9. "FIDE Title Applications - 86th FIDE Congress 2015 - Woman Grandmaster (WGM) - Abdulla, Khayala". ratings.fide.com.

External links

• Khayala Abdulla rating card at FIDE
• Khayala Abdulla player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Khayala Mardan qizi Abdulla chess games at 365Chess.com