Rauf Mamedov

Anatoly Karpov is surprised by Rauf Mamedov’s decision

The twelfth world chess champion Anatoly Karpov said that Azerbaijani grandmaster Rauf Mamedov did wrong when he refused to fight on the second move of the game with world champion Magnus Carlsen during the online tournament Titled Tuesday. Mamedov refused to continue the game with Carlsen at the blitz tournament on the second move. The…

Mamedov on incident with Carlsen: it’s disrespectful

Azerbaijani grandmaster Rauf Mamedov has denied reports that he was banned from the most popular online chess platform. Such information appeared after the traditional tournament “Titled Tuesday”. During the 10th round game, 1.e4 g5 was played between Mamedov and Carlsen, after which the result was 0-1 in favor of Magnus. Mamedov did not finish the…

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…