"Champions' Battle" Event Between Rauf Mammadov and Viswanathan Anand to be Held at the Carpet Museum
A tournament called "Battle of Champions" will be organized jointly by the Azerbaijan Chess Federation, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the National Carpet Museum.
Idman.biz reports that leading chess players of Azerbaijan and the world will face each other in rapid and blitz competitions at the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum on April 27-30.
In the "Battle of Champions", Azerbaijani champion Rauf Mammadov will compete with the 15th world champion Viswanathan Anand (India), and the winner of the national women's championship Gunay Mammadzada will compete with the world and European champion Antoaneta Stefanova. The winner of the "Battle of Champions" will be determined based on the total of rapid and blitz tournaments.
The chess tournament to be held at the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum will unite the ancient art form with the world's oldest game, turning it into a space for intellectual competition.
It should be noted that Viswanathan Anand, Rauf Mammadov, Antoaneta Stefanova and Gunay Mammadzada will hold a session for young chess players who won the national championship on April 27.
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