Azerbaijan will be represented by 14 chess players at the European Individual Championship to be held in Katowice, Poland.
The Azerbaijan Chess Federation told "Report" about this.
Aydın Suleymanli, Muhammad Muradli, Nijat Abasov, Read Samadov, Khagan Ahmad, Khazar Babazade, Shiroglan Talibov, Vugar Manafov, Shahin Veliyev, Umid Aslanov, Govhar Beydullayeva, Suleyman Suleymanli, Ali Zuganov and Jeyhun Huseynzade will compete in the continental championship.
The European Championship will grant qualification for the World Cup, which will be held next year. 502 chess players from 43 countries will participate in the prestigious competition, which will start on April 7.
It should be noted that the continental championship will consist of 11 rounds. The competition will end on April 19.