Azerbaijan names 12 players for European Women’s Chess 2026

Azerbaijan will be represented by 12 chess players at the continental championship.

The Azerbaijani squad will include Ulviyya Fataliyeva, Gunay Mammadzada, Gohar Beydullayeva, Gulnar Mammadova, Ayan Allahverdiyeva, Turkan Mammadyarova, Sabina Ibrahimova, Zeynab Mammadyarova, Maryam Aghaverdiyeva, Malak Ismayil, Lala Huseynova, and Narmin Abdinova.

The European Women’s Chess Championship 2026 will be played in 11 rounds, Swiss system, with the time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes until the end of the game, with 30-second increment for each move, starting from the move one.

The Championship, with a total prize fund of €60,000, will run until June 6.

The European Women’s Chess Championship 2026 is part of the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship cycle and gives qualification spots for the FIDE Women World Cup.