Firuza Velikhanli (Azerbaijani: Firuzə Orxan qızı Vəlixanlı; born 26 October 1970) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1994).
From the mid-1980s to the early 2000s, Velikhanli was one of the leading female chess players in Azerbaijan.
[2] Velikhanli participated twice in USSR Women's Chess Championship finals: She played for Azerbaijan in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3] Velikhanli played for Azerbaijan in the European Women's Team Chess Championships:[4] She played for Azerbaijan in the World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship:[5] In 1990, Velikhanli was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and in 1994 she received the title of FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
In 1991, she was awarded an Honorary Diploma of the Azerbaijan SSR for her chess performance.
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