Leya Garifullina Explained

Leya Garifullina
Country:	Russia (until 2022) FIDE (since 2022)
Birth Date:	5 November 2004
International Master (2022) Woman Grandmaster (2020)
Peakrating:	2458 (June 2024)
Fideid:	34127035

Leya Garifullina (born 5 November 2004) is a Russian chess player who holds the titles International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).^[1]

Chess career

She won the Girls Under-16 World Championship in 2019 in Bombay with 8.5 points out of 11.^[2] She tied for third in the Russian Women's Chess championship in December 2020.^[3]

She qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2021, where, ranked 44th, she beat Zenia Corrales Jiménez in the first round, before upsetting Olga Girya in the second round.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• • • Leya Garifullina chess games at 365Chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Garifullina, Leya . 2021-07-18 . ratings.fide.com.
2. Web site: Mumbai 2019 - 37° World Championship u16 (girls) . 2021-07-18 . www.brasilbase.pro.br.
3. Web site: 2020-12-17 . Nepomniachtchi and Goryachkina are the 2020 Russian champions . 2021-07-18 . Chess News . en.
4. Web site: FIDE World Cup 2.2: Krasenkow shocks Alekseenko . 2021-07-18 . chess24.com . en.
5. Web site: Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021 . 2021-07-18 . worldcup-results.fide.com.