Nilufar Muradovna Yakubbaeva (born 29 August 2000) is an
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...
i chess player. She was awarded the title of
Woman International Master
FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...
in 2020 and
Woman Grandmaster in 2022.
Career
2019–present
Since 2019, Yakubbaeva has won the Women's section of the
Uzbekistani Chess Championship three years in a row; in 2019, 2020
and 2021.
In 2021, Yakubbaeva earned her first IM norm in the 14th Tashkent Open, Agzamov Memorial A. She ended the tournament with a score of 5/9, for a performance rating of 2468. She later earned her second IM norm at the 2nd International Chess Tournament for the Prizes of the President of Uzbekistan (also known as "President's Cup"), where she finished on 5.5/10 for a performance rating of 2491.
In 2022, Yakubbaeva won the first women's prize of the Abu Dhabi Masters with a score of 5.5/7.
Personal life
Yakubbaeva has a younger brother,
Nodirbek Yakubboev
Nodirbek Yakubboev (born 23 January 2002) is an Uzbek chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2019.
Career
He has won the Uzbekistani Chess Championship three times; in 2016, 2018 and 2020. He came second in the Zone 3.4 Zona ...
, who has won the
Uzbekistani Chess Championship multiple times.
As of May 2023, she is studying maths at the
National University of Uzbekistan.
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2000 births
Living people
Uzbekistani chess players
Chess Woman International Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors
Chess players at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan
National University of Uzbekistan alumni