Today, the second round of the Baku Open chess festival will take place.
In the main match of the A tournament, Azerbaijani chess player Khazar Babazade will face European champion Aleksandar Inčić from Serbia, Idman.biz reports.
The most exciting matchups of the second round include:
Aleksandar Inčić (Serbia) vs. Khazar Babazade (Azerbaijan)
Aydin Suleymanlı vs. David Ahmadov (FIDE)
G. Harshavardan (India) vs. Baadur Jobava (Georgia)
Mahammad Muradli vs. Ravan Aliyev
Jingun Ksyu (China) vs. Misratdin Iskandarov
Murad Ibrahimli vs. Vahap Sanal (Turkiye)
The prize pool for the Baku Open is $55,000, and around 700 chess players from 16 countries are participating in the tournament.
Idman.biz
