Shahriyar Mammadyarov, a chess player from Azerbaijan, took first place in one of the divisions of the Julius Baer Generation Cup online tournament.
According to İdman.biz, the participants of the competition held mini-tournaments within various divisions. Shahriyar defeated Samuel Sevyan, a representative of the USA, In the final match of the group.
In the first division, Magnus Carlsen advanced to the final after defeating the American Fabiano Caruana and the French Alireza Firuza in the previous rounds.
The Julius Baer Generation Cup is part of the Champions Chess Tour initiated by Carlsen.
Nijat Zakiyev
İdman.biz
