SPORTS
Junior Azerbaijani chess players vying for medals in Greece
Baku, October 31, AZERTAC
Azerbaijani chess players are competing in the World Amateur Championship 2015 in Greece.
Mahammad Muradli ranks 3rd with 4.5 points in the U-12 competition.
The FIDE World Amateur Championships 2015 brings together 135 players from 41 countries with a prize fund of €8.000 for the winners.
The winner of the Men (Open) section receives the title of ”World Amateur Champion 2015” and title of FIDE Master (FM) and the winner of the Women section receives the title of ”World Women’s Amateur Champion 2015” and the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM).
The silver and bronze medalists receive the title of FIDE Candidate Master (CM) in the Men (Open) section and the title of Woman Candidate master (WCM) in the Women section.
The 3 top winners of the Men (Open) section and the winner of the Women section will also receive by FIDE their free accommodation and full board in their respective Continental Championships 2016 which are qualifiers for the World Championship Cycle.