Leya Garifullina (born 5 November 2004) is a Russian chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2020.[1]
Leya Garifullina | |
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Country | Russia |
Born | (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 17) |
Title | Woman Grandmaster (WGM) (2020) |
Peak rating | 2409 (September 2021) |
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]
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