National chess players to join Chigorin Memorial
By Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijan’s grandmaster Ulvi Bajarani and chess players Narmin Khalafova, Mushvig Asgarov and Elmar Gasimov will compete in the 23rd Chigorin memorial in Saint Petersburg, Azertac reported.
The tournament will gather 460 players, including 44 grandmasters.
The memorial will feature 13-round blitz and 9-round classic chess tournaments.
The Chigorin Memorial is a chess tournament played in honour of Mikhail Chigorin (1850–1908), founder of the Soviet Chess School and one of the leading players of his day.
The first and most important edition was the one played in 1909 in St. Petersburg. Later on, the tournament was mainly played in the Black Sea resort Sochi. From 1993 the venue for the tournament returned to his hometown.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova
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