Azerbaijani chess player Misratdin Iskandarov regained the lead at an international tournament held in Denizli, Turkiye.
He won in the seventh round, bringing his score to 5 points, and is ahead of Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (Uzbekistan) and Yevgeny Romanov (North Macedonia) on tiebreaks, Idman.biz reports.
Another Azerbaijani player, Shiroghlan Talibov, who is in fifth place, is half a point behind them.
The tournament, held in the Swiss system format, consists of nine rounds and features a total of 82 chess players.
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