Chess grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov's triumph in Beijing
By Nazrin Gadimova
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov has become the winner of the FIDE Grand Prix in Beijing.
Mammadyarov drew against Boris Gelfand of Israel in the last round of the Grand Prix and claimed the first place with 7 points.
Thus, Mammadyarov secured a victory in the fifth stage of the Grand Prix, becoming unreachable for competitors.
Earlier the Azerbaijani grandmaster became the sole leader of the fifth stage of the Beijing FIDE Grand Prix, defeating Dutch grandmaster Anish Giri.
Based on the results of the five stages of the FIDE Grand Prix Mammadyarov is the second in the race for the right to participate in the Candidates Tournament in 2014.
Under the rules of the series each participant can take part in four tournaments of the six stages, of which the top three will be counted. Two winners of the Grand Prix tournament can participate in the Candidates Tournament.
The fifth stage of the FIDE Grand Prix will end on July 17.
Earlier Mammadyarov celebrated victory in the Geneva Chess Masters and the World Rapid Chess Championship.
Mammadyarov represented Azerbaijan at the Chess Olympiads in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010. In 2009, he won a gold medal for Azerbaijan at the European Team Chess Championship, having won a bronze medal in 2007 and silver in 2011.