Meihriban Shukurova
CountryAzerbaijan
Born (1984-06-08) 8 June 1984
TitleWoman International Master (2000)
Peak rating2281 (April 2004)

Meihriban Shukurova (born 8 June 1984) is an Azerbaijani chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM) in 2000.

Biography

From the end 1990s to the early 2000s, Meihriban Shukurova was one of the leading female chess players in Azerbaijan.

Shukurova played for Azerbaijan in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[1]

She played for Azerbaijan in the European Women's Team Chess Championshipss:[2]

  • In 1999, at second board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Batumi (+5, =2, -2) and won team bronze medal and two individual gold medals,
  • In 2001, at second board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship (women) in León (+3, =4, -2).

Since 2008 she rarely participated in chess tournaments.

References

  1. Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Meihriban Shukurova". OlimpBase.org.
  2. "European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Meihriban Shukurova". OlimpBase.org.


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