The international chess tournament continues in the city of Karshi, Uzbekistan.
Idman.biz reports that Azerbaijani grandmaster Vugar Rasulov is also participating in the competition.
After seven rounds, he is in fifth place with five points.
Rasulov drew with Saparmirat Atabayev (Turkmenistan) in the last round and is currently half a point behind the leaders.
37 chess players from seven countries are participating in the tournament.
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