WGMJosefine Safarli

GER Born 1998 Female
FIDE ID
12900460

About Josefine Safarli

Josefine Safarli was born Josefine Heinemann in Gardelegen, Germany. She first competed in the national youth championships in the under-ten section in 2007. In 2015, she won the German girls' under-eighteen title and finished fifth in the world championship for that age group. Show more

Josefine Safarli was born Josefine Heinemann in Gardelegen, Germany. She first competed in the national youth championships in the under-ten section in 2007. In 2015, she won the German girls' under-eighteen title and finished fifth in the world championship for that age group. She became a Woman International Master in 2016 and a Woman Grandmaster in 2018. Her national-team achievements include Mitropa Cup gold in 2016 and European Team Championship bronze in 2025. She played second board at the 2022 Olympiad and third board in 2024. At the 2023 European Team Championship, she went undefeated on third board with four wins and four draws. Away from tournaments, she studied business mathematics at the University of Mannheim with a sporting scholarship. She married grandmaster Eltaj Safarli in 2024.

FIDE ratings

2251

Classical

Published FIDE

2232

Rapid

Published FIDE

2260

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#5898
National rank · GER
#562
Women’s world rank
#248

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2369 Dec 2021
Recorded years
2010–2026
Archived games
920

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FIDE rating history

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FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-031. Frauenbundesliga 2026-2027 Oktober 2026Classical1

All tournament results

Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
351 2022-08-30 22nd ch-EUR Indiv w 2022 Prague CZE 10.2 Josefine Safarli Jovana Eric 1-0 64 Open
352 2022-08-29 22nd ch-EUR Indiv w 2022 Prague CZE 9.31 Nadya Toncheva Josefine Safarli 0-1 70 Open
353 2022-08-28 22nd ch-EUR Indiv w 2022 Prague CZE 8.21 Josefine Safarli Aleksandra Lach 0-1 41 Open
354 2022-08-27 22nd ch-EUR Indiv w 2022 Prague CZE 7.8 Josefine Safarli Elina Danielian 0-1 28 Open
355 2022-08-25 22nd ch-EUR Indiv w 2022 Prague CZE 6.7 Nino Batsiashvili Josefine Safarli 1/2-1/2 61 Open
356 2022-08-24 22nd ch-EUR Indiv w 2022 Prague CZE 5.2 Marina Gajcin Josefine Safarli 0-1 53 Open
357 2022-08-23 22nd ch-EUR Indiv w 2022 Prague CZE 4.5 Josefine Safarli Monika Socko 0-1 65 Open
358 2022-08-22 22nd ch-EUR Indiv w 2022 Prague CZE 3.18 Irina Petrova Josefine Safarli 0-1 45 Open
359 2022-08-21 22nd ch-EUR Indiv w 2022 Prague CZE 2.17 Josefine Safarli Diana Lomaia 1/2-1/2 50 Open
360 2022-08-20 22nd ch-EUR Indiv w 2022 Prague CZE 1.34 Stella Sankova Josefine Safarli 0-1 50 Open
361 2022-08-09 Olympiad Women 2022 Chennai IND 11.6 Josefine Safarli Medina Warda Aulia 1/2-1/2 36 Open
362 2022-08-08 Olympiad Women 2022 Chennai IND 10.3 Anna Muzychuk Josefine Safarli 1/2-1/2 76 Open
363 2022-08-07 Olympiad Women 2022 Chennai IND 9.5 Katarzyna Toma Josefine Safarli 0-1 57 Open
364 2022-08-06 Olympiad Women 2022 Chennai IND 8.9 Josefine Safarli Thi Bao Tram Hoang 1/2-1/2 42 Open
365 2022-08-05 Olympiad Women 2022 Chennai IND 7.14 Gulenay Aydin Josefine Safarli 1/2-1/2 33 Open
366 2022-08-02 Olympiad Women 2022 Chennai IND 5.6 Turmunkh Munkhzul Josefine Safarli 1/2-1/2 44 Open
367 2022-08-01 Olympiad Women 2022 Chennai IND 4.7 Josefine Safarli Mihaela Sandu 0-1 56 Open
368 2022-07-31 Olympiad Women 2022 Chennai IND 3.8 Ghazal Hakimifard Josefine Safarli 1/2-1/2 70 Open
369 2022-07-30 Olympiad Women 2022 Chennai IND 2.8 Ellen Fredericia Nilssen Josefine Safarli 0-1 35 Open
370 2022-06-10 Cattolica Chess Open A Cattolica ITA 8.6 Tarun Kanyamarala Josefine Safarli 1-0 41 Open
371 2022-06-09 Cattolica Chess Open A Cattolica ITA 7.1 Josefine Safarli Ieysaa Bin-Suhayl 1-0 43 Open
372 2022-06-08 Cattolica Chess Open A Cattolica ITA 5.8 Josefine Safarli Elie Milikow 0-1 43 Open
373 2022-06-07 Cattolica Chess Open A Cattolica ITA 4.7 Oleg Korneev Josefine Safarli 1/2-1/2 25 Open
374 2022-06-05 Cattolica Chess Open A Cattolica ITA 2.5 Yoav Milikow Josefine Safarli 1-0 38 Open
375 2022-05-28 Frauenbundesliga 2021-22 Germany GER 10.4 Ekaterina Atalik Josefine Safarli 1/2-1/2 76 Open
376 2022-05-27 Frauenbundesliga 2021-22 Germany GER 4.4 Monika Braje Josefine Safarli 0-1 29 Open
377 2022-05-26 Frauenbundesliga 2021-22 Germany GER 3.5 Josefine Safarli Valerija Naumenko 1-0 27 Open
378 2022-05-25 Frauenbundesliga 2021-22 Germany GER 9.4 Josefine Safarli Angelika Valkova 1-0 34 Open
379 2022-05-15 Bundesliga 2021-22 Viernheim GER 8.8 Kristian Dimitrijeski Josefine Safarli 1/2-1/2 28 Open
380 2022-05-14 Bundesliga 2021-22 Viernheim GER 7.7 Josefine Safarli Leon Lucas Finn Carmesin 0-1 39 Open
381 2022-04-30 German Masters der Frauen Darmstadt GER 9.5 Antonia Ziegenfuss Josefine Safarli 1/2-1/2 38 Open
382 2022-04-29 German Masters der Frauen Darmstadt GER 8.2 Josefine Safarli Lara Schulze 1/2-1/2 36 Open
383 2022-04-28 German Masters der Frauen Darmstadt GER 7.4 Melanie Lubbe Josefine Safarli 1/2-1/2 64 Open
384 2022-04-27 German Masters der Frauen Darmstadt GER 6.3 Josefine Safarli Hanna Marie Klek 1/2-1/2 54 Open
385 2022-04-26 German Masters der Frauen Darmstadt GER 5.3 Dinara Wagner Josefine Safarli 1-0 62 Open
386 2022-04-25 German Masters der Frauen Darmstadt GER 4.4 Josefine Safarli Brigitte Burchardt 1-0 49 Open
387 2022-04-24 German Masters der Frauen Darmstadt GER 3.2 Elena Koepke Josefine Safarli 0-1 35 Open
388 2022-04-23 German Masters der Frauen Darmstadt GER 2.5 Josefine Safarli Jana Schneider 1/2-1/2 46 Open
389 2022-04-22 German Masters der Frauen Darmstadt GER 1.1 Josefine Safarli Sarah Papp 1-0 41 Open
390 2022-04-10 Frauenbundesliga 2021-22 Germany GER 8.4 Elina Otikova Josefine Safarli 0-1 43 Open
391 2022-04-09 Frauenbundesliga 2021-22 Germany GER 7.4 Josefine Safarli Petra Schulz 1-0 24 Open
392 2022-03-06 Bundesliga 2021-22 Viernheim GER 2.2 Philipp Richter Josefine Safarli 0-1 47 Open
393 2022-03-05 Bundesliga 2021-22 Viernheim GER 1.1 Josefine Safarli Jarno Pitl 1-0 47 Open
394 2021-12-22 8th Sunway Sitges 2021 Sitges ESP 9.5 Dmitry Minko Josefine Safarli 0-1 63 Open
395 2021-12-21 8th Sunway Sitges 2021 Sitges ESP 8.64 Jordi Ayza Ballester Josefine Safarli 0-1 62 Open
396 2021-12-20 8th Sunway Sitges 2021 Sitges ESP 7.51 Josefine Safarli Chitlange Sakshi 0-1 34 Open
397 2021-12-19 8th Sunway Sitges 2021 Sitges ESP 6.65 Shubh Jayesh Laddha Josefine Safarli 0-1 51 Open
398 2021-12-16 8th Sunway Sitges 2021 Sitges ESP 4.63 Koosha Jaferian Josefine Safarli 1-0 67 Open
399 2021-12-15 8th Sunway Sitges 2021 Sitges ESP 3.61 Ummi Fisabilillah Josefine Safarli 1/2-1/2 35 Open
400 2021-12-14 8th Sunway Sitges 2021 Sitges ESP 2.1 Josefine Safarli Anton Korobov 0-1 38 Open