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The games of the VIII round of the "Baku Open" chess festival were held today.
Idman.biz reports that Murad Ibrahimli, who won, rose to 4th place.
He defeated our other representative, Nijat Abasov. Nijat Abasov shared points with Aydin Suleymanli. The same result was recorded in the Read Samadov - Ahmad Ahmadzade meeting.
Khazar Babazada, who finished the round with a victory, rose to 3rd place.
The tournament is headed by European champion Aleksandar Indjic. Georgian Baadur Jobava is in second place.
"Baku Open"
VIII round
May 5
Aleksandar Indjic (Serbia) - Baadur Jobava (Georgia) - 0.5:0.5
Aydin Suleymanli – Mohammad Muradli - 0.5:0.5
Murad Ibrahimli - Nijat Abasov - 1:0
Aditya Mittal (India) - Mikhail Brodsky (Ukraine) - 0.5:0.5
Read Samadov – Ahmad Ahmadzade - 0.5:0.5
Khazar Babazada – A. Ilamparti (India) - 1:0
Ahmad Khagan - Misratdin Iskandarov - 0:1
Elmar Atakishiyev - S. Asvat (India) - 1:0
Tournament table after 8 rounds: 1. Aleksandar Incic (Serbia) - 6.5 points, 2. Baadur Jobava (Georgia) - 6 points, 3. Khazar Babazada, 4. Murad Ibrahimli, 5. Mohammad Muradli, 6. Aydin Suleymanli, 7. Misratdin Iskandarov - 5.5 points each...
It should be noted that the prize fund of "Baku Open" is 55 thousand dollars. About 700 chess players from 16 countries are participating in the competition.
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