SHAKHRIYAR MAMEDYAROV DEFEATS ARMENIAN GRANDMASTER
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Oct 16 2007
Azeri grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov has started successfully in
the international tournament Essent held in Hoogeven, Netherlands.
Azeri grandmaster achieved successive victories over Lyuk van
Veli(Netherlands) and Zaven Andrisyan(Armenia) in the first round,
APA-Sport reports. Today the 22-year old Azeri grandmaster is to meet
Ruslan Ponamaryov(Ukraine), who enjoys 1,5 points.
The festival’s open tournament has already left four rounds behind.
Turkan Mamedyarova with 3 points out of 4 matches has best results
there yet. Eltaj Safarli and Zeynab Mamedyarova have 2,5 and 2 points
respectively. The tournament with euro 7500 prize fund will last till
October 20.