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The Rapid World Team Championship was held in London, the capital of England.
İdman.biz reports with reference to Teleqraf that the "Freedom" team, in which Azerbaijani champion Rauf Mammadov played, won the bronze medal of the championship with 17 points.
Rauf Mammadov, who participated in six games during the competition, won two victories, drew one and lost three.
"Generation XYZA", defended by Shahriyar Mammadyarov, finished the race in 8th place with 15 points. Mammadyarov won eight games in 12 games.
The victory of 13-year-old Azerbaijani chess player Khagan Ahmad, who played for the Turkish team in the 5th round of the World Blitz Championship, grabbed the agenda.
Khagan Ahmad, who has a FIDE rating of 2290, drew attention by defeating Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2804), who is second in the world ranking.
On the same day, in the blitz competition, the Azerbaijani chess player, who surpassed his opponents in nine of 13 games, proved that his victories were not accidental.
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