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Vugar Manafov takes lead at Guba Open chess festival

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Vugar Manafov takes lead at Guba Open chess festival

The decisive stage of the Guba Open Chess Festival is underway.

After seven rounds, Vugar Manafov has taken the lead, Idman.biz reports.

The Azerbaijani international master has scored 6 points, placing him half a point ahead of Ukrainian player Vitaliy Bernadskiy and Khagan Ahmad.

A total of 48 chess players are participating in the tournament.

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