Armenians intends to hold a chess tournament in Karabakh
Today, Azerbaijan
March 24 2005
24 March 2005 [14:56] – Today.Az
Administration of Azerbaijan Chess Federation (ACF) sent a letter
to the President of International Chess Federation (ICF) Kirsan
Ilyumjinov, inviting to prevent Armenias’ attempt of holding a chess
tournament again in Upper Garabagh occupied by them.
Vise-president of Chess Federation Faig Hasanov informed APA that, it
is stated in the appeal that, Upper Garabagh had been the territory
of Azerbaijan since ancient times, and at the result of occupation
by Armenia, it remained without control: “Armenians attempted to hold
such tournament last year, too.
Chess Federation of Azerbaijan applied FIDE and other organization and
succeeded to prevent that ceremony to be registered as international
tournament. This time we together with Ministry of Youth, Sport, and
Tourism have appealed FIDE and other international organizations. “Head
of press service of Ministry of Youth, Sport, and Tourism Rafig Abbasov
informed APA that, only representatives of alleged state in a word
chess-players of Armenian nationality can take part in the tournament
o be held in alleged “Upper Garabagh Republic”: “The tournament will
not be given international status despite of Armenians’ attempts.”
“Last year chess-players of Georgia also took part in the tournament.
But later on, Georgia Chess Federation apologized to Azerbaijan.
“R.Abbasov stated that, Ministry of Youth, Sport, and Tourism will
protest against the states to send chess-player to the tournament to
be held in alleged “Upper Garabagh Republic”.
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