IM Leya Garifullina

Leya Garifullina

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Full name

Leya Garifullina

Born

Nov 5, 2004 (age 20)‎

Place of birth

Federation

FIDE

Rating

Bio

IM Leya Garifullina is an international master and the 2019 U-16 Girls world champion.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Adams' Attack (29 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (14 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (12 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Tal Variation (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (8 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (11 games)

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (8 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Capablanca, Riumin Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (7 games)

Catalan Opening: Closed (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Leya Garifullina (2446) Swaminathan Soumya (2253)	1-0	38	2025
Leya Garifullina (2446) Marjona Malikova (2051)	1-0	41	2025
Leya Garifullina (2446) Gong Qianyun (2272)	1-0	39	2025
Leya Garifullina (2446) Melika Mohammadi (2181)	1-0	51	2025
Leya Garifullina (2459) Romain Lacroix (2101)	1-0	44	2025
Leya Garifullina (2459) Vihaan Karthikeya N (2024)	1-0	38	2025
Leya Garifullina (2459) Joshua Colas (2275)	1-0	58	2025
Leya Garifullina (2459) Baskaran Adhiban (2554)	1-0	55	2025
Leya Garifullina (2459) Joshua Friedel (2552)	0-1	57	2025
Polina Shuvalova (2508) Leya Garifullina (2446)	1-0	41	2025

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