"Last year I was one step behind - I took fourth place. The goal this year was to reach the podium and I'm happy that I achieved it".
According to Idman.Biz, this was stated by Azerbaijani chess player Khazar Babazada, who took third place at the "Baku Open" chess festival.
He added that he achieved his second grandmaster norm in this competition:
"I fulfilled the norm here last year as well. I have one more norm left and soon, God willing, I will become a grandmaster".