National Chess Championship Concluded: Winners Determined

The national chess championship among boys and girls aged 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 has come to an end. Sport24.az reports that the competition was held for the first time outside the capital - in the Ganja Sports Palace in Ganja.

Mahir Mammadov, President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation, Vice-President of the International Chess Federation, who participated in the closing ceremony of the national championship, congratulated the winners and wished them success in the next competitions.

Winners and awardees:

Boys under 8:
1. Ziya Qubatov (Guba)
2. Mahammad Mirzayev (Baku)
3. Kamaladdin Huseynov (Baku)
3. Suad Rahimli

Girls under 8:
1. Amina Amanzade (Baku)
2. Selin Mammadova (Ganja)
3. Aylin Abbasli (Shamakhi)

Boys under 10:
1. Nurlan Ganizade (Baku)
2. Kenan Babasoy (Baku)
3. Daniel Konovalov (Baku)

Girls under 10:
1. Nurjan Tahirova (Ganja)
2. Banu Mammadzade (Baku)
3. Shams Jarchili (Gazakh)

Boys under 12:
1. Safa Hummatov (Baku)
2. Kamran Babayev (Baku)
3. Nurlan Azizli (Sumgayit)

Girls under 12:
1. Mehriban Ahmadli (Ganja)
2. Khanimzar Hummatli (Sumgayit)
3. Sadagul Afandi (Baku)

Boys under 14:
1. Shamsi Garakhanov (Baku)
2. Yashar Shirinov (Baku)
3. Suat Ibrahimli (Baku)

Girls under 14:
1. Zahra Allahverdi (Mingachevir)
2. Leyla Mirzaliyeva (Sumgayit)
3. Fatima Mirzaliyeva (Sumgayit)

Boys under 16:
1. Pasham Alizade (Baku)
2. Elchin Shakaraliyev (Sumgayit)
3. Huseyn Gurbanov (Ganja)

Girls under 16:
1. Lala Huseynova (Baku)
2. Asnad Veliyeva (Baku)
3. Ayan Huseynli (Baku)

Boys under 18:
1. Tunar Davudov (Baku)
2. Rustam Rustamov (Sumgayit)
3. Farid Orujov (Sumgayit)

Girls under 18:
1. Narmin Abdinova (Baku)
2. Nurten Nuriyeva (Sumgayit)
3. Leyla Budagova (Ganja)

It should be noted that the prize-winning chess players in each age group were awarded diplomas and medals of the appropriate degree. The Azerbaijani champions will be sent to the World Championship and European Championship of 2026 in the corresponding age group, and the chess players who took 2nd place will be sent to the European Championship of 2026 in the corresponding age group. The chess players who take the 3rd place will be given financial support up to 2,000 AZN to participate in a rated international competition.