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IM Khanim Balajayeva

Full name

Khanim Balajayeva

Born

1/1/2001 (age 24)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Azerbaijan

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (27 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (10 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (6 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (5 games)

Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation (4 games)

Black Pieces

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (9 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (7 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (6 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Martinez Variation (5 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Flohr-Zaitsev System (5 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Khanim Balajayeva (2350) Salome Melia (2355)	1-0	40	2024
Khanim Balajayeva (2371) Johanna Paasikangas-Tella (2080)	1-0	28	2024
Khanim Balajayeva (2371) Katarzyna Toma (2202)	1-0	37	2024
Khanim Balajayeva (2376) Mendes Aaron Reeve (2306)	1-0	68	2024
Khanim Balajayeva (2384) Abigail Carolina Cabezas Calero (1824)	1-0	34	2024
Khanim Balajayeva (2384) Mariya Manko (2159)	1-0	47	2024
Khanim Balajayeva (2242) Vantika Agrawal (2352)	1-0	61	2024
Khanim Balajayeva (2242) Bella Khotenashvili (2394)	1-0	58	2024
Khanim Balajayeva (2242) Batkhuyag Munguntuul (2299)	1-0	35	2024
Khanim Balajayeva (2242) Yuxin Song (2347)	1-0	31	2024

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