Nargiz Umudova
| Nargiz Umudova | |
|---|---|
 Umudova in 2008 | |
| Full name | Nərgiz Məmmədağa qızı Umudova |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Born | 20 June 1989 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2015) |
| Peak rating | 2301 (June 2019) |
Nərgiz Məmmədağa qızı Umudova (born 20 June 1989) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2015).
Biography
[edit]In 2005 and 2009, Umudova won Azerbaijani Girl's Chess Championships. In 2001, in Kallithea she won bronze medal in European Youth Chess Championship in girl's U12 age group. In 2008, in Batumi she won silver medal in World Youth Chess Championship in girl's U18 age group behind Harika Dronavalli.[1]
She played for Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan 2 teams in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 2006, at second board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in Turin (+7, =3, -2),
- In 2008, at third board in the 38th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dresden (+3, =2, -3),
- In 2010, at fourth board in the 39th Chess Olympiad (women) in Khanty-Mansiysk (+5, =2, -2),
- In 2012, at fourth board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+3, =1, -3),
- In 2016, at reserve board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+5, =3, -1),[3]
Umudova played for Azerbaijan in the European Women's Team Chess Championships:[4]
- In 2007, at fourth board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Heraklion (+3, =1, -2),
- In 2011, at reserve board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Porto Carras (+3, =0, -4),
- In 2013, at reserve board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Warsaw (+3, =1, -2).
In 2007, she received the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2015.[5]
Personal life
[edit]In 2016, Umudova married Dutch Grandmaster Twan Burg.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Youth Chess Championship 2006". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
Umudova Nargiz
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Nargiz Umudova". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
Umudova Nargiz
- ^ "European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Nargiz Umudova". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Title Applications - 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2012 - Woman Grandmaster (WGM) - Nargiz, Umudova". ratings.FIDE.com. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Olympiad Wedding of Nargiz Umudova & Twan Burg". Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
External links
[edit]- Nargiz Umudova rating card at FIDE
- Nargiz Umudova player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Nargiz Umudova chess games at 365Chess.com
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