Azerbaijani chess player Vugar Rasulov secured fifth place at Cesme Open Chess Tournament in Cesme, Turkiye.
Rasulov drew against Greece’s Dimitris Alexakis in the ninth and final round, Idman.biz reports.
Both Rasulov and four other participants finished with 7 points, but due to tie-break criteria, the Azerbaijani grandmaster ranked fifth, while Alexakis claimed first place.
The tournament featured 162 players from countries including India, Poland, Norway, Iran, Russia, Germany, and others.
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