The May rankings released by FIDE have been disappointing for Azerbaijani women chess players.
According to Idman.biz, while the number of Azerbaijani representatives in the Top-100 has increased to five, none of them are in the top 50.
Azerbaijan's top-ranked player, Govhar Beydullayeva (2394), has dropped 8 places and is no longer in the Top-50, falling from 45th to 53rd. Gunay Mammadzada (2390) also slipped, dropping 4 places to 57th. Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2374) dropped 10 places to 67th, while Khanim Balajayeva (2358) made a 3-step improvement, reaching 82nd. Gulnar Mammadova re-entered the Top-100 with a score of 2352, ranking 91st.
With Govhar losing her place among the top 50, Azerbaijan is now absent from the upper half of the "Top-100." This marks the first time in 7 years that no Azerbaijani woman is in the "Top-50." The last time this happened was in April 2018 when Azerbaijan's top-ranked player, Gunay Mammadzada, was ranked 71st globally.
However, she later made a significant rise, establishing a successful trend that saw Azerbaijan maintain a spot in the top half for the next seven years.
|
Month/year |
Leader of Azerbaijan |
Rank |
|
April 2018 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
71 |
|
May 2018 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
34 |
|
June 2018 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
32 |
|
July 2018 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
37 |
|
August 2018 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
39 |
|
September 2018 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
33 |
|
October 2018 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
33 |
|
November 2018 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
46 |
|
December 2018 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
47 |
|
January 2019 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
49 |
|
February 2019 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
49 |
|
March 2019 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
39 |
|
April 2019 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
40 |
|
May 2019 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
40 |
|
June 2019 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
40 |
|
July 2019 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
40 |
|
August 2019 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
41 |
|
September 2019 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
39 |
|
October 2019 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
38 |
|
November 2019 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
38 |
|
December 2019 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
27 |
|
January 2020 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
28 |
|
February 2020 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
28 |
|
March 2020 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
31 |
|
April 2020 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
May 2020 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
June 2020 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
July 2020 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
August 2020 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
September 2020 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
October 2020 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
28 |
|
November 2020 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
31 |
|
December 2020 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
30 |
|
January 2021 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
31 |
|
February 2021 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
March 2021 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
April 2021 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
28 |
|
May 2021 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
June 2021 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
July 2021 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
25 |
|
August 2021 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
26 |
|
September 2021 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
25 |
|
October 2021 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
25 |
|
November 2021 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
25 |
|
December 2021 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
26 |
|
January 2022 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
24 |
|
February 2022 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
24 |
|
March 2022 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
24 |
|
April 2022 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
26 |
|
May 2022 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
26 |
|
June 2022 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
25 |
|
July 2022 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
26 |
|
August 2022 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
21 |
|
September 2022 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
21 |
|
October 2022 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
18 |
|
November 2022 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
20 |
|
December 2022 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
21 |
|
January 2023 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
21 |
|
February 2023 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
20 |
|
March 2023 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
22 |
|
April 2023 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
23 |
|
May 2023 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
25 |
|
June 2023 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
25 |
|
July 2023 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
26 |
|
August 2023 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
27 |
|
September 2023 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
October 2023 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
30 |
|
November 2023 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
December 2023 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
27 |
|
January 2024 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
26 |
|
February 2024 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
26 |
|
March 2024 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
27 |
|
April 2024 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
34 |
|
May 2024 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
35 |
|
June 2024 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
29 |
|
July 2024 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
33 |
|
August 2024 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
31 |
|
September 2024 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
33 |
|
October 2024 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
34 |
|
November 2024 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
39 |
|
December 2024 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
36 |
|
January 2025 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
38 |
|
February 2025 |
Gunay Mammadzada |
36 |
|
March 2025 |
Govhar Beydullayeva |
43 |
|
April 2025 |
Govhar Beydullayeva |
45 |
|
May 2025 |
Govhar Beydullayeva |
53 |
Just three months ago, in the February rankings, two Azerbaijani players were in the Top-50, with Gunay Mammadzada ranked 36th with 2412 points, and Govhar Beydullayeva ranked 41st with 2404 points.
Vugar Kheyrullayev
Idman.biz
