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Chess player Nurgyul Salimova has reached top of FIDE World Female U-16 Rank list

Nurgyul Salimova
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Bulgarian chess player Nurgyul Salimova has climbed to the top of the World Female U-16 Rank of FIDE. The ELO rating of the chess player born in 2003 is 2406 points. Salimova is a FIDE master and needs another 100 points for the title of grandmaster. Currently, Salimova holds the 61st place among all female chess players in the world, as on top of the rank stands Chinese grandmaster Hou Yifan with 2662 points.



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