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All participants of the 1/8 final stage of the Azerbaijan Chess Championship have been determined.
Idman.Biz reports with reference to the Chess Federation that Nijat Abasov, Khagan Ahmad, Rahim Gasimov, Kamal Agasiev, Pasham Alizadeh and Ravan Aliyev, who won in the tie-break, qualified for the next stage.
In the 1/8 finals, Murad Ibrahimli will face the tournament's rating favorite Shahriyar Mammadyarov, Ahmad Ahmadzade will face Vugar Rasulov, Nijat Abasov will face Khagan Ahmad, and Rahim Gasimov will face Aydin Suleymanli. Last year's winner of the Azerbaijan Championship, Rauf Mammadov, will compete with Shiroglan Talibov, Pasham Alizadeh with Read Samadov, Ravan Aliyev with Muhammad Muradli, and Eltaj Safarli with Kamal Agasiev.
Women chess players will also join the competition from the 1/8 finals.
Note that the championship will end on February 22.
