The penultimate round - the 10th round - of the European Women's Chess Championship, which is being held on the Greek island of Rhodes, will take place today. Sport24.az reports that Azerbaijani chess players are already 2.5 points behind the leader.
Govhar Beydullayeva, Gulnar Mammadova, Narmin Abdinova and Turkan Mammadyarova each scored 5.5 points. All of them are far from the World Cup, where, based on the results of the continental championship, the ten strongest chess players will win a ticket.
Opponents of Azerbaijani chess players in the 10th round:
Anastasia Avramidu (Greece) – Govhar Beydullayeva
Inga Khurtsilava (Georgia) – Gulnar Mammadova
Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine) – Narmin Abdinova
Turkan Mammadyarova – Viktoriya Radeva (Bulgaria)
Ulviyya Fataliyeva – Ayan Allahverdiyeva
Maryam Mkrtchyan (Armenia) – Sabina Ibrahimova
Ekaterini Pavlidu (Greece) – Lala Huseynova
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