The Fujairah International Chess Festival has kicked off in the United Arab Emirates.
Azerbaijan is represented in the main event by Aydin Suleymanli and Mahammad Muradli among participants from 71 countries, Idman.biz reports.
In the “Masters” section, Read Samadov, Khagan Ahmad, Shiroghlan Talibov, Suleyman Suleymanli, and Ravan Ughuzov are competing, while in the “Open” tournament, Lala Huseynova, Mahammad Bagirov, Emil Mehraliyev, and Yashar Shirinov are taking part.
The festival, with a total prize fund of 125,000 USD, will conclude on September 1.
Idman.biz