Azerbaijan to compete with 40 players at European chess championship

The European Youth Chess Championship will begin in Heraklion, Greece, on November 3. Azerbaijan will compete with 40 players.

The Azerbaijani team includes reigning world youth champion Zahra Allahverdi, silver medalist at the previous European championship Mehriban Ahmadli, and bronze medalist Maryam Aghaverdieva.

A total of 1,250 players from 49 countries will compete for medals in six age categories.

Azerbaijan’s team will be accompanied in Greece by youth team head coach Nijat Mammadov, coaches Farid Abbasov, Elmar Atakishiyev and Orkhan Abdulov, and delegation head Raul Guliyev.