Today, the second round games will be held at the "Baku Open" chess festival.
Idman.biz reports that Azerbaijani chess player Khazar Babazada will face European champion Aleksandar Inđić (Serbia) in the central match of the A tournament.
The most interesting pairs of the second round:
Aleksandar Inđić (Serbia) - Khazar Babazada
Aydin Suleymanli – David Akhmedov (FIDE)
G. Harshavardhan (India) - Baadur Jobava (Georgia)
Muhammad Muradli - Ravan Aliyev
Jinqun Xue (China) - Misratdin Iskandarov
Murad Ibrahimli – Vahap Şanal (Turkey)
It should be noted that the prize fund of "Baku Open" is 55 thousand dollars. About 700 chess players from 16 countries participate in the competition.
Idman.biz
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