The first league competitions among men and women held at the Republican Chess Center have ended.
According to the information provided to "Report" from the press service of the Chess Federation, chess players who took the first 5 places among men and the first 2 places among women in the qualifying tournament won a ticket to the Azerbaijan Championship.
Thus, Murad Ibrahimli, who scored 7 points, not only became the winner of the competition but also gained the right to participate in the Azerbaijan Championship. Kanan Garayev, Suleyman Suleymanli, Umid Aslanov, and Pasham Alizadeh, who scored 6 points each and shared 2nd-5th places, will compete in the Azerbaijan Championship among men.
Among female chess players, Lala Huseynova and Maryam Agaverdiyeva, who scored 7.5 points each, finished the competition in 1st-2nd places and obtained a ticket to the national championship.
It should be noted that the prize fund of the competition was 10,000 manats. The winners of the first place in the men's and women's competitions received prizes of 2,500 and 1,200 manats, respectively. The Azerbaijan Championship among men and women will start on January 31.