OMM Newsroom
Azerbaijani chess player Mahammad Muradli has claimed his first win at the KazChess Masters international tournament in Almaty. The tournament’s top-rated player defeated Kazakhstan’s Alua Nurman with the black pieces in the fifth round.
Muradli, rated 2,662, began the event with two defeats, losing to Belarusian player Denis Lazavik in the first round and Uzbekistani Shamsiddin Vokhidov in the second. After drawing his next two games, the Azerbaijani had one point after four rounds. His win over Nurman took his total to two points.
After five rounds, Denis Lazavik and Edgar Mammadov lead the standings with 3.5 points. Denis Makhnev is half a point behind them on three points. Muradli, on two points, trails the leaders by 1.5 points.
The 10-player round-robin tournament will conclude on November 3.
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On October 30, Muradli had one point after four rounds at the KazChess Masters tournament.
