In the 4th round of the Women's FIDE Grand Swiss tournament held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijani chess player Ulviyya Fataliyeva defeated a strong opponent, Ukrainian Mariya Muzychuk.
Idman.biz reports that Fataliyeva scored 3 points after 4 rounds and joined the leading group. In the 5th round, she will face Aleksandra Kosteniuk with black pieces.
The results of other Azerbaijani chess players are as follows: Khanim Balajayeva drew with Harika Dronavalli and settled in 12th place with 2.5 points. Govhar Beydullayeva agreed to a draw with Lela Javakhishvili and is in 42nd place with 1.5 points.
In the open tournament, Azerbaijani chess players finished the 4th round with three draws and one defeat. Shahriyar Mammadyarov drew with Anton Demchenko and is in 29th place with 2.5 points. Aydin Suleymanli drew with Andrey Esipenko and rose to 2.5 points, ranking 20th. Rauf Mammadov drew with Maxime Lagarde and is in 70th place with 2 points. Muhammad Muradli lost to Lu Shanglei and is in 111th place with 1 point.
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