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Winner of Vugar Hashimov Memorial to be defined in August
Baku, July 31 (AZERTAC). The winner of the international tournament devoted to Azerbaijan's late grandmaster Vugar Hashimov will be defined on August 1 in Baku.
Azerbaijan`s Ravan Aliyev is leading in the tournament with 6.5 points.
The memorial tournament for children under 12 that gathered about 96 chess players from Azerbaijan, Russia, France, Georgia, Turkey, Iran and other countries will come to an end on August 2.
The winner of the tournament will be awarded with Vugar Hashimov's Cup and would have the opportunity to participate in the European Youth Chess Championship to be held in Batumi on October 18-29.
The silver medalist will be invited to Baku Open tournament and the holder of the third place would take part in Nakhchivan Open tournament.
This tournament is the second competition devoted to the prominent Azerbaijani grandmaster and European Champion of 2009 Vugar Hashimov, who was known as a strong player in blitz.