ELTAJ SAFARLI WON EUROPEAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Azerbaijani chess players succeeded in the European championship among sportsmen aged 10-18 held in Budva (Serbia and Montenegro). According to the Azerbaijan Chess Federation, having gained 7,5 points out of 9 possible, Eltaj Safarli became European champion among 12-aged sportsmen. The other Azerbaijani sportsman Rauf Mammadov, 16, won a silver medal, while Farida Mammadbeyova (10-age category) secured a bronze medal with 6,5 points