Azerbaijani chess player Elnur Aliyev has caught up with the leader in the international tournament held in Manisa, Turkey.
Idman.biz reports that he defeated Hamidreza Ebrahimi (Iran) in the 4th round and currently has 3.5 points.
With this result, Aliyev caught up with Mehdi Gholami (Iran), the leader of the competition, from whom he lags behind only in additional indicators.
Khazar Babazade, who is in fifth place, is half a point behind them.
Idman.biz
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