An online chess competition will be held between Azerbaijan and Turkey national teams, Azertag reported on August 6.

Azerbaijani chess team will take part in FIDE Online Olympiad. The chess players will compete in the "Top Division", which includes 40 teams.

Azerbaijani grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov has won the second place at Summer of Seattle virtual chess tournament.

A virtual chess tournament will be held between Azerbaijani and Ukrainian female chess players on July 21-23.

Aydin Suleymanli, 14-year-old Azerbaijani chess player has become the sensational winner of the Aeroflot Open held in Moscow on February 28.

Azerbaijani chess grandmasters Shakhriyar Mammadyarov and Teimour Radjabov are among the top ten in the world rating published by FIDE as of 1 February 2020.

Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan region will host World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad 2020 on 2-12 October, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) reported in its official website.

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.