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.

The Shamkir Chess 2019 international tournament commemorating Azerbaijani grandmaster and European champion Vugar Hashimov has solemnly opened the Heydar Aliyev Center in Shamkir.

"Shamkir Chess" super tournament, dedicated to the memory of Azerbaijani chess player Vugar Hashimov, will start in Shamkir, Report informs.

Azerbaijan Women's Chess Championship has ended. According to Report, in the tournament, which was held in the building of the federation, Gunay Mammadzade became the winner. In the ninth round, she defeated Melek Ismail with black pieces. As a result of the victory, she scored 8.5 points and became the champion of the country again.

Azerbaijani grandmaster Gadir Huseynov won the "Paul Keres Memorial" Blitz Tournament held in Tallinn, Estonia.

Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has defended his chess world championship title by beating American challenger Fabiano Caruana 3-0 in rapid tiebreaker games, Newsday reported.

Azerbaijani national team chess player Arkadij Naiditsch finished second in the “Masters“ tournament on the Isle of Man.

Although the fifth round of 2018 Sinquefield Cup between Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov and American Hikaru Nakamura ended in a draw, Mammadyarov still remains in the leading group.