Azerbaijani chess players competing in Nona Gaprindashvili Cup tournament in Tbilisi
The tournament brings together 265 chess players from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Iran and other countries.
In Nona Cup Open A, Azerbaijan is represented by Mushfig Asgarov and Vusal Abbasov.
After round 7, Georgian Luka Paichadze leads the table with 6 points, while Azerbaijan`s Mushvig Askerov has 4 points.
In the 8 round, Azerbaijan`s Askerov will face Georgian Meri Arabidze, while Abbasov to take on Iraqi Ahmed Ali Layth.
The Swiss system tournament consists of nine rounds. The time limit is 40 moves in 90 minutes, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game. An increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from 1 move will be added after each move.
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