WGMJosefine Safarli
- 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 rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | 1. Frauenbundesliga 2026-2027 Oktober 2026 | Classical | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 2021-12-13 | 8th Sunway Sitges 2021 | Sitges ESP | 1.79 | Josefine Safarli | Joel Perez Bolanos | 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 402 | 2021-11-30 | 2nd elllobregat Open 2021 | Castelldefels ESP | 1.2 | Ruslan Ponomariov | Josefine Safarli | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 403 | 2021-11-27 | Frauenbundesliga 2021-22 | Germany GER | 1.4 | Zuzana Hagarova | Josefine Safarli | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 404 | 2021-11-21 | 23rd European Teams Women | Terme Catez SLO | 9.6 | Kamile Baginskaite | Josefine Safarli | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 405 | 2021-11-20 | 23rd European Teams Women | Terme Catez SLO | 8.7 | Sila Caglar | Josefine Safarli | 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 406 | 2021-11-19 | 23rd European Teams Women | Terme Catez SLO | 7.4 | Josefine Safarli | Oliwia Kiolbasa | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 407 | 2021-11-18 | 23rd European Teams Women | Terme Catez SLO | 6.5 | Ticia Gara | Josefine Safarli | 1/2-1/2 | 33 | Open |
| 408 | 2021-11-16 | 23rd European Teams Women | Terme Catez SLO | 5.7 | Josefine Safarli | Ann Matnadze Bujiashvili | 1/2-1/2 | 81 | Open |
| 409 | 2021-11-15 | 23rd European Teams Women | Terme Catez SLO | 4.5 | Gulnar Mammadova | Josefine Safarli | 1-0 | 62 | Open |
| 410 | 2021-11-14 | 23rd European Teams Women | Terme Catez SLO | 3.1 | Josefine Safarli | Kateryna Lagno | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 411 | 2021-11-13 | 23rd European Teams Women | Terme Catez SLO | 2.6 | Josefine Safarli | Monika Machlik | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 412 | 2021-11-12 | 23rd European Teams Women | Terme Catez SLO | 1.7 | Josefine Safarli | Lena Georgescu | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 413 | 2021-10-16 | Bundesliga 2019-20 | Berlin GER | 13.1 | Josefine Safarli | Oscar Lemmers | 1/2-1/2 | 23 | Open |
| 414 | 2021-10-15 | Bundesliga 2019-20 | Berlin GER | 11.2 | Josefine Safarli | Fatih Baltic | 1-0 | 82 | Open |
| 415 | 2021-09-29 | Women's World Team Pool B | Sitges ESP | 5.2 | Mariya Muzychuk | Josefine Safarli | 1-0 | 23 | Open |
| 416 | 2021-09-28 | Women's World Team Pool B | Sitges ESP | 3.3 | Nino Batsiashvili | Josefine Safarli | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 417 | 2021-09-27 | Women's World Team Pool B | Sitges ESP | 1.3 | Josefine Safarli | Dinara Saduakassova | 1/2-1/2 | 96 | Open |
| 418 | 2021-09-24 | 36th ECC Women 2021 | Struga MKD | 7.1 | Josefine Safarli | Elif Mehmed | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 419 | 2021-09-23 | 36th ECC Women 2021 | Struga MKD | 6.1 | Mariya Muzychuk | Josefine Safarli | 1/2-1/2 | 35 | Open |
| 420 | 2021-09-22 | 36th ECC Women 2021 | Struga MKD | 5.1 | Josefine Safarli | Ena Cvitan | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 421 | 2021-09-21 | 36th ECC Women 2021 | Struga MKD | 4.1 | Ekaterina Atalik | Josefine Safarli | 1/2-1/2 | 74 | Open |
| 422 | 2021-09-20 | 36th ECC Women 2021 | Struga MKD | 3.1 | Josefine Safarli | Nana Dzagnidze | 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 423 | 2021-09-19 | 36th ECC Women 2021 | Struga MKD | 2.1 | Nadya Toncheva | Josefine Safarli | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 424 | 2021-09-18 | 36th ECC Women 2021 | Struga MKD | 1.1 | Josefine Safarli | Olga Badelka | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 425 | 2021-09-05 | Frauenbundesliga 2019-20 | Germany GER | 11.6 | Stefanie Scognamiglio | Josefine Safarli | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 426 | 2021-09-04 | Frauenbundesliga 2019-20 | Germany GER | 10.6 | Josefine Safarli | Inken Koehler | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 427 | 2021-09-03 | Frauenbundesliga 2019-20 | Germany GER | 9.6 | Jana Basovskiy | Josefine Safarli | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 428 | 2021-08-20 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv w 2021 | Iasi ROU | 11.24 | Josefine Safarli | Yulia Grigorieva | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 429 | 2021-08-19 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv w 2021 | Iasi ROU | 10.26 | Zala Urh | Josefine Safarli | 1/2-1/2 | 18 | Open |
| 430 | 2021-08-18 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv w 2021 | Iasi ROU | 9.23 | Josefine Safarli | Susanna Gaboyan | 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Open |
| 431 | 2021-08-17 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv w 2021 | Iasi ROU | 8.28 | Marina Makropoulou | Josefine Safarli | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 432 | 2021-08-16 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv w 2021 | Iasi ROU | 7.32 | Josefine Safarli | Mariam Mkrtchyan | 1/2-1/2 | 23 | Open |
| 433 | 2021-08-14 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv w 2021 | Iasi ROU | 6.22 | Nadya Toncheva | Josefine Safarli | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 434 | 2021-08-13 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv w 2021 | Iasi ROU | 5.18 | Josefine Safarli | Lilit Mkrtchian | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 435 | 2021-08-12 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv w 2021 | Iasi ROU | 4.1 | Meri Arabidze | Josefine Safarli | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 436 | 2021-08-11 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv w 2021 | Iasi ROU | 3.7 | Josefine Safarli | Laura Unuk | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 437 | 2021-08-10 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv w 2021 | Iasi ROU | 2.5 | Marsel Efroimski | Josefine Safarli | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 438 | 2021-08-09 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv w 2021 | Iasi ROU | 1.41 | Josefine Safarli | Luisa Bashylina | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 439 | 2021-07-15 | 14th Paracin Summer Open | Paracin SRB | 8.16 | Raja Harshit | Josefine Safarli | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 440 | 2021-07-10 | 14th Paracin Summer Open | Paracin SRB | 2.16 | David Gavrilescu | Josefine Safarli | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 441 | 2021-07-06 | Serbia Chess Open 2021 | Belgrade SRB | 6.65 | Josefine Safarli | Alexey Polschikov | 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 442 | 2021-07-05 | Serbia Chess Open 2021 | Belgrade SRB | 5.59 | Miodrag Perunovic | Josefine Safarli | 1/2-1/2 | 33 | Open |
| 443 | 2021-07-04 | Serbia Chess Open 2021 | Belgrade SRB | 4.52 | Josefine Safarli | Uurtsaikh Agibileg | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 444 | 2021-07-03 | Serbia Chess Open 2021 | Belgrade SRB | 3.6 | Milovan Ratkovic | Josefine Safarli | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 445 | 2021-07-03 | Serbia Chess Open 2021 | Belgrade SRB | 2.66 | Josefine Safarli | Daniel Fernandez | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 446 | 2021-07-02 | Serbia Chess Open 2021 | Belgrade SRB | 1.23 | Denis Kadric | Josefine Safarli | 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 447 | 2021-05-26 | Cattolica Summer GM Mix | Cattolica ITA | 9.3 | Josefine Safarli | Magnus Ermitsch | 1/2-1/2 | 38 | Open |
| 448 | 2021-05-25 | Cattolica Summer GM Mix | Cattolica ITA | 8.3 | Josefine Safarli | Arvin Rasti | 1/2-1/2 | 29 | Open |
| 449 | 2021-05-25 | Cattolica Summer GM Mix | Cattolica ITA | 7.3 | Jonas Buhl Bjerre | Josefine Safarli | 1/2-1/2 | 8 | Open |
| 450 | 2021-05-24 | Cattolica Summer GM Mix | Cattolica ITA | 6.4 | Christian Palozza | Josefine Safarli | 0-1 | 37 | Open |