IM Khanim Balajayeva Full name Khanim Balajayeva Born Mar 18, 2001 (age 25) Place of birth Qakh, Azerbaijan Federation Azerbaijan Profiles # World Ranking 2350 Classical 2254 Rapid 2198 Blitz 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 (2351) Lala Huseynova (2128) 1-0 71 2026 Khanim Balajayeva (2264) Gulnar Mammadova (2271) 0-1 42 2026 Khanim Balajayeva (2351) Gulnar Mammadova (2330) ½-½ 29 2026 Lala Huseynova (2128) Khanim Balajayeva (2351) ½-½ 30 2026 Gulnar Mammadova (2271) Khanim Balajayeva (2264) ½-½ 37 2026 Khanim Balajayeva (2355) Laman Hajiyeva (2079) 1-0 31 2025 Khanim Balajayeva (2276) Nilufar Yakubbaeva (2096) 1-0 43 2025 Khanim Balajayeva (2276) Gulenay Aydin (2026) 1-0 40 2025 Khanim Balajayeva (2206) Nilufar Yakubbaeva (2105) 1-0 22 2025 Khanim Balajayeva (2206) Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2221) 1-0 26 2025 Show All Games