AZERBAIJANI CHESS GRANDMASTER CLAIMS ESSENT TOURNAMENT TITLE IN HOOGEVEEN
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov claimed his win in the Essent tournament in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands, after beating Dutch Ivan Sokolov.
Mammadyarov gained 4.5 points and left behind Hungarian Judit Polgar, Dutch Ivan Sokolov and Bulgarian Veselin Topalov.
Meanwhile, another Azeri chess player Vasif Durarbeyli won gold medal in the Under-14 category in the world juniors championship in Batumi, Georgia.
Nijat Abbasov snatched bronze in the Under-12 category.
Nargiz Umudova won silver in the Under-18 category among women, while Gulnar Mammadova and Ulviya Fataliyeva scooped silver medals in the Under-16 and Under-10 categories respectively.
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