Azerbaijani chess players start R3 of FIDE Chess Olympiad with win and draw

  14 September 2024    Read: 967
Azerbaijani chess players start R3 of FIDE Chess Olympiad with win and draw

Azerbaijan scored convincing win over Moldova by a score of 3-1 after three rounds in the Open section of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024, taking place in Budapest, Hungary, with Aydin Suleymanli and Shahriyar Mammadyarov scoring a point for their country, AzVision.az reports. 

Meanwhile, Nijat Abasov and Mahammad Muradli signed draws.

In Women’s section, Azerbaijan has been held to a draw by Argentina, with Gulnar Mammadova achieving a point. Gunay Mammadzade and Khanim Balajayeva concluded the matches with a draw, while Ulviyya Fataliyeva lost the match.

The 11-round team Swiss tournament, played in classical time control, will run until September 23.

The record-breaking 193 teams in the Open section and 181 squads in the Women's competition gathered in the Hungarian capital to battle it out.

 

AzVision.az


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