Azerbaijan`s GM wins Canakkale Troya tournament
By Amina Nazarli
The 22nd Chanakkale Troya International Open Chess Tournament was held from August 11 to 16 in Chanakkale, Turkey.
Azerbaijan also joined the tournament that consisted of 9
rounds.
Azerbaijani grandmaster Vugar Rasulov at category A ended the
tournament with the victory, gaining 8 points. Handszar Odeev from
Turkmenistan took the second place winning 7.5 points. Another
Azerbaijani player Kamal Agasiyev ranked the third with 7
points.
The tournament bringing together participants from 42 provinces and 12 countries remembered with enjoyable and challenging encounters. Some 127 chess players from category A and 405 players from category B took part at the tournament.
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