The Women's Chess World Cup started today in Batumi. Sport24.az reports that 4 Azerbaijani chess players are participating in the tournament, which will be held according to the "knockout" system.
In the first games of the 1st stage, our representatives Govhar Beydullayeva, playing with white pieces, drew with Anahita Zahedifar (Iran), and Gulnar Mammadova, playing with black pieces, drew with Yunshan Li (Canada) - 0.5:0.5.
Ulviyya Fataliyeva will face Jiling Zhang from Australia, and Khanim Balajayeva will face Elnaz Kaliahmet from Kazakhstan.