Sport24.az
Our chess player Nijat Abasov has risen to the top at the individual European Championship held in Katowice, Poland. Sport24.az reports that our grandmaster is in first place after the IX round.
Abasov defeated Israeli representative Benny Ayzenberg in the last round. Aydin Suleymanli drew with Spaniard David Guijarro.
Currently, Suleymanli, who has scored 7 points, is in 5th place. Nijat Abasov and Spaniard David Guijarro, who scored 7.5 points each, share 1-2 places. Another Azerbaijani chess player, Mahammad Muradli, who scored 7 points, is in 12th place.
Today's X round attracts attention with the leaders' duel. The fight between Nijat Abasov and David Guijarro, who have the same points, may determine the sole leader.
Riad Samadov, Khagan Ahmad and Khazar Babazade, who are far from the leaders, scored 6 points each.
It should be noted that the chess players who will be in the first "20" at the European Championship will qualify for the World Cup.
