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MAMMADYAROV TO FACE GRISCHUK

Azeri chess player Shakhriyar Mammadyarov will face Friday Russian Alexander Grischuk in the 10th round of FIDE Grand-Prix tournament dedicated to the 85th jubilee of Azerbaijan`s nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev in Baku.

Alexander Grischuk tops the table with 6 points.

Friday`s other games are: Teymur Rajabov (Azerbaijan) vs Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria); Vugar Hashimov (Azerbaijan) vs Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine); Ernesto Inarkiev (Kyrgyzstan) vs Michael Adams (England); Magnus Carlsen (Norway) vs David Navara (Czechia); Peter Svidler (Russia) vs Etienne Bacrot (France); Gata Kamsky (USA) vs Wang Yue (China).

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