The Skopje Open 2024 chess tournament has kicked off in North Macedonia, with a promising start for Azerbaijani chess player Eltaj Safarli.
Idman.biz reports that Eltaj, the top seed of the international competition, secured a victory against Dragomir Vreljanski (Serbia) in the first round. The grandmaster is set to face Alexander Reprintsev (Ukraine) in his next match.
The tournament, held in a Swiss system format, consists of nine rounds.
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