Azerbaijan women's team wins Brazilian team in Chess Olympiad
By Amina Nazarli
The Chess Olympiad is the most important event on the chess calendar, next to the World Championship. The event kicks off in Tromso, Norway on August 1.
Azerbaijani men and women's teams have taken part at the 41st Chess
Olympiad this year.
Azerbaijani national woman's team defeated Brazil in the 9th round
of the Chess Olympiad. Azerbaijani men's team drew with Romania in
this round.
After the 9th tour of the Olympiad, Azerbaijan's team have 14 points and is on the 4th place. The leading teams are France and China, which have 15 points. Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania teams have 14 points and share 3-7 places.
The leading teams among women's teams were Russia with 18 points, which demonstrated a perfect result. China team is on the second place with 16 points. Ukraine closed top three with 15 points.
The Olympiad will be finished on August 14.
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