chess in azerbaijan

Azerbaijani men’s championship has started

In Baku (Azerbaijan) started the men’s championship of Azerbaijan. Rating favorites : Abasov N, Durarbeyli V, Safarli E dates : from 12 to 27 January prize fund : 25,000 AZN (1st place – 10,000) System : Swiss, 9 rounds start list

Nodirbek Abdusattorov became the winner of “Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022”

In Baku (Azerbaijan), the Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022, which took place from December 17 to 23, ended. 10 grandmasters took part in the round-robin tournament. The winner of the tournament was Nodirbek Abdusattorov from Uzbekistan, who scored 25.5 points. Rauf Mammadov and Shahriyar Mammadyarov, who scored 20.5 points each, took the first three places. technical results: 1. Nadirbek…

Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022 continues Standing after the 6th round

Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022 has started in Baku (Azerbaijan). After the 6th round, N. Abdusattorov is leading -6 points, R. Mamedov – 5.5; Wang Hao, Sh. Mamedyarov, A. Gadimbeyli, F. Vallejo, D. Gukesh, R. Rapport – 4.5 each; S. Shankland – 3.5; A. Suleymanli – 3 Dates:  from 17 to 24 DecemberSystem:  one round of rapid chess with a control of…

“Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022” starts tomorrow

Tomorrow in Baku (Azerbaijan) The “Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022” starts. The tournament will be attended by: S. Mamedyarov, R. Rapport, A. Suleymanli, D. Gukesh, R. Mamedov, N. Abdusattarov, F. Vallejo, A. Gadimbayli, S. Shankland and Wang Hao. Dates: from 17 to 24 DecemberSystem: one round robin of rapid chess with 15+10 control, then two rounds…

Rauf Mamedov wins Azerbaijan Rapid Chess Championship

The Rapid Championship of Azerbaijan, held from December 2 to 3 in Baku, has ended. 22 chess players took part in the tournament, including 8 grandmasters. According to the results of nine rounds, grandmaster Rauf Mamedov won. In second place – V. Asadli. On the third – M. Muradli. Technical results:1-2. R. Mamedov, V. Asadli…

A large tournament has ended in Azerbaijan

A chess tournament has come to an end in Shusha. In the men’s tournament, the winner was Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, who scored 26 , Parham Maghsoodloo was one and a half points behind, Vidit Gujrathi came third (23.5). In the women’s tournament, Meri Arabidze scored 24, Nana Dzagnidze was half a point behind, on four- Kubra…

Rapid tournament completed in Shusha

The first stage of the competition with the participation of eminent grandmasters has ended in Azerbaijan. Final standings after rapid (double scoring): Mamedyarov – 15 out of 18, Vidit, Maghsoodloo – 13, Durarbayli – 10, Radjabov, Wang Hao – 9, Kasimdzhanov – 7, Mamedov – 6, Yilmaz – 5, Guseinov – 3. Among women, the…

The tournament in Shusha continues

The standings of the participants in the men’s tournament after 5 rounds (double scoring): Mamedyarov – 10, Vidit – 9, Maghsoodloo – 6, Durarbayli, Radjabov, Kasimdzhanov – 5, Wang Hao – 4, Mamedov, 3, Yilmaz – 2, Guseinov – 1. The position of the participants in the women’s tournament: Dzagnidze – 9, Efroimski, Zavadska, Ozturk…

Shusha 2022

Round-robin grandmaster tournaments in rapid (2 points for a victory) and blitz (two circles) in Shusha have begun in Azerbaijan, in which ten participants play. The composition of the men’s tournament: Sh. Mamedyarov, T. Radjabov, G. Guseinov, R. Mamedov, V. Durarbayli (all – Azerbaijan), Wang Hao (China), P. Maghsoodloo (Iran), S. Vidit (India), R. Kasimdzhanov…