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.

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.