Azerbaijani chess player Shahriyar Mammadyarov participated in the third round of the qualifying tournament for the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam to be held in Las Vegas.
Azerbaijani grandmaster, who faced Ukrainian Martin Kravtsiv in the quarterfinals, lost with a score of 0:2, Idman.biz reports.
The winner of the qualifying tournament was American Hans Nimman. He defeated Belarusian Denis Lazavik in the final.
14 chess players, including Magnus Carlsen, will compete in Las Vegas.
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