IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva takes sole lead in the European Women’s Chess Championship 2024
IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE, 2377) emerged as the sole leader of the European Women’s Chess Championship 2024 after four played rounds. Playing on the top board yesterday, Ulviyya Fataliyeva had white pieces against 15-year-old Ukrainian talent WCM Bozhena Piddubna (UKR, 2005). Fataliyeva gained a clear advantage from the early part of the opening and gradually improved it to crush her opponent without giving a single chance. The top 10 boards yesterday saw as many as nine decisive results and eight