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The final round matches of the European Team Chess Championship, held in Batumi, Georgia, have been played.
In the 9th round, the Azerbaijani men's chess team, one of the leaders of the continental championship, experienced its first defeat in the championship. The team consisting of Shahriyar Mammadyarov, Rauf Mammadov, Aydin Suleymanli, Mahammad Muradli, and Eltaj Safarli lost to Serbia 1-3. In the reporting round, the Ukrainian team defeated England 2.5-1.5.
In the end, the Ukrainian team with 15 points became the champion of the European Championship. The Azerbaijani team, scoring 13 points, finished the competition in second place and was awarded the silver medal. Serbian chess players were content with the bronze medal.
The Azerbaijani women's team lost to Poland in the last match - 1.5:2.5. With 10 points, our female chess players finished the European Championship in 10th place.
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The Azerbaijani men's chess team has lost the opportunity to become the European champion for the fourth time.
According to Idman.Biz, the matches of the final - ninth round of the European Team Chess Championship are being held in Batumi, Georgia.
The decisive match resulted in the failure of the Azerbaijani team - our team lost to Serbia with a score of 1:3.
Shahriyar Mammadyarov, playing with white pieces on the first board, unexpectedly lost to Alexey Sarana. Then Aydin Suleymanli also faced defeat in the game with Robert Markus. At this time, Eltaj Safarli reduced the gap by defeating Velimir Ivic. However, the final score was determined by Rauf Mammadov's defeat to Aleksandar Inđić - 3:1.
This defeat dashed the hopes of Azerbaijani chess players to become European champions for the fourth time. At the same time, our main rival for the championship - the Ukrainian team won a victory over England with a score of 2.5:1.5 and won the gold medals.
After a major defeat to Serbia, the Azerbaijani team may lose second place. The final position of our team will be known after all matches are completed.
Teymur Tushiyev
