(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova
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FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships have begun in New York,
with five rounds of the rapid event taking place on the first day,
Azernews reports.
Among Azerbaijani male competitors, Shakhriyar Mammadyarov and
Vasif Durarbayli made notable performances, each scoring 3.5 points
and ranking 17th and 24th, respectively. Eltaj Safarli is currently
in 48th place with a score of 3 points. The standings are led by
Volodar Murzin (FIDE) with an impressive 4.5 points.
In the women's event, four rounds of rapid chess were conducted,
during which Azerbaijani chess player Gunay Mammadzade had a strong
start with 3.5 points, placing her in a tie for 2nd to 6th
position-just half a point behind the leader, Alice Lee from the
USA.
The national team includes Shakhriyar Mammadyarov, Eltaj
Safarli, Aydin Suleymanli, Vasif Durarbayli, Mammad Muradli, Vugar
Rasulov, Riad Samadov, Vugar Manafov, Gunay Mammadzade, Gulnar
Mammadova, Khanum Balajayeva, Ulviya Fataliyeva, Govhar
Beydullayeva, Zeynab Mammadyarova, and Turkan Mammadyarova.
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships will run until January
1, 2025.
A total of 184 players out of 61 countries are participating in
the open rapid championship, with 186 participating in the
blitz.
In the women's events, 115 players from 37 countries are taking
part in the rapid championship, and 112 from 36 countries in
blitz.
On the first day of the championship, participants will play six
rounds of rapid.
The rapid tournament is scheduled for December 26-28, while the
blitz competition will take place on December 30-31. The World
Chess Championship's total prize pool is $1.5 million.
For centuries, chess has been a popular game in Azerbaijan, with
ancient roots closely related to traditions. The country could
preserve these traditions, as chess remains a crucially popular
sport for now.
The first references to chess in Azerbaijan can be found in the
works of 12th-century great poets such as Khaqani Shirvani and
Nizami Ganavi, as well as in the works of one of the nation's most
respected literary personalities, Muhammed Fuzuli.
To popularise this original game, Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev, who is also the chairman of the National Olympic Committee,
signed in 2009 an executive order initiating a state-supported
chess development program, covering the years 2009-2014.
The Azerbaijan Chess Federation was founded in 1920.
The national chess players have always taken high places at
top-ranked tournaments.
Among them are male chess players Shahriyar Mammadyarov, Teymur
Rajabov, Nijat Abasov, female chess players like Ulviyya
Fataliyeva, Ayan Allahverdiyeva, Gulnar Mammadova, Govhar
Beydullayeva, etc.
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