Azerbaijani grandmaster Rauf Mammadov has won silver of European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2019 held in Tallinn, Estonia on December 5-6.

For the second time in its history, the women's chess team of Azerbaijan won the medals of European Team Championship.

Azerbaijan’s First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva has congratulated chess player Aydin Suleymanli who won the World Youth Chess Championship in Under-14 category in India.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has congratulated young Azerbaijani chess player Aydin Suleymanli on the victory at the World Youth Chess Championship in Under-14 category in India.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to chess grandmaster Teymur Rajabov on the occasion of his victory at the FIDE World Cup in Russia’s Khanty-Mansiysk city.

Azerbaijani chess player Teymur Radjabov won the third final at the World Cup being held in Russian Khanty-Mansiysk, Trend reports on October 2.

Azerbaijani chess players have successfully performed and won medals at the European Youth Chess Championship 2019 in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Azerbaijani grandmaster Shakhriyar Mammadyarov has won the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. He beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in a nerve-wracking tie-break thanks to a win in the last Armaggedon game.

The names of the grandmasters who will defend the honor of Azerbaijan at the World Chess Cup have been revealed, Trend reports.

Azerbaijani chess player Arkadij Naiditsch has ranked third at the Grenke Chess Classic tournament held in Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe cities of Germany.