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Elif
Mehmed
Serbian national team player and Woman Grandmaster since 2024. Explore her path to the title and replay selected games.
Years
2004
Title
WGM
FIDE ID
2921103
Rating peak
2344 (February and March 2026)
Elif Mehmed plays for Serbia’s national team and holds the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title. Born in 2004, she previously represented Bulgaria. FIDE records her federation transfer on April 1, 2023. FIDE profile
Her career spans domestic leagues, international tournaments and national team appearances. Our selection features encounters with Teodora Injac and Irina Bulmaga.
The path to the grandmaster title
At the 55th Belgrade International Women’s Grandmaster Tournament in March 2024, Mehmed scored 7/9, level with Lu Miaoyi and behind winner Aleksandra Maltsevskaya on 7½. The result earned her third WGM norm. Serbian Chess Federation report
FIDE formally awarded the title at its Council meeting on July 29, 2024. FIDE decision
She reached 2344 on the February and March 2026 rating lists. Her standard rating on the September list that year is 2316. FIDE: rating history
Representing Serbia
Mehmed is in Serbia’s squad for the 2026 Samarkand Olympiad, alongside Teodora Injac, Alina Bivol, Jovana Srdanović and Sofija Pogorelskih. Alisa Marić leads the team. Serbian federation: the squad
Follow current pairings, results and broadcasts in our Olympiad special.
Teodora Injac - Elif Mehmed, 2022
In round four of the 2022 Serbian Women’s First League, Mehmed has Black against Teodora Injac. The game was played on October 25, before her transfer to the Serbian federation. Start from the initial position and follow how both players choose their plans.
Teodora Injac - Elif Mehmed · Serbian First Women's League (round 4), 2022.10.25
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Injac - Mehmed, Serbian Women’s First League 2022, round 4.
Black first places her pieces in the centre, then advances kingside pawns. After 29...g4 and 31...g3, White’s pawn cover begins to disappear. The queen enters g3, while a rook travels through f7 to h7 to join the attack.
The game ends in Mehmed’s favour after 39...Rf7+. Revisit the preceding moves to see how queen and rook join the play opened up by the pawns.
Elif Mehmed - Irina Bulmaga, 2025
At the 2025 European Women’s Club Cup in Rhodes, Mehmed represents Crvena Zvezda. In round four on October 22, she has White against Irina Bulmaga of SuperChess. This is a meeting between two players experienced in international club chess.
Elif Mehmed - Irina Bulmaga · European Club Cup for women, Rhodes (round 4), 2025.10.22
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Mehmed - Bulmaga, European Women’s Club Cup 2025, round 4.
After the exchanges, a passed-pawn race develops. White’s first promotion, 48.c8=Q, is immediately answered by 48...Rxc8 49.Kxc8. A second white c-pawn then advances. Black promotes the g-pawn, White gives up a rook for the new queen, and 58.c8=Q produces another white queen.
Mehmed uses her queen and king to stop the remaining pawns; the game ends after 71.Kd4, with a 1-0 result. On a second viewing, calculate the opponent’s reply before each promotion, not just the moment a pawn reaches the last rank.