BAKU: Azerbaijani Men Chess Team wins over Armenia in World Chess Cu

APA, Azerbaijan
Jan 5 2010

Azerbaijani Men’s Chess Team wins over Armenia in a World Chess Cup

[ 05 Jan 2010 23:32 ]

Baku – APA. Men’s World Chess Cup between national chess teams has
begun today in Bursa city of Turkey, where Azerbaijan and chess teams
from 10 countries will compete between each other, Apasport.az
reports.

Among the participant countries there are winners of continental
champion chess teams from Russia, Brazil, India and Egypt. Armenia,
Israel and USA have gained licenses to the competition during the 2008
World Chess Cup, where they shared first three places. Turkey is a
host country.

Azerbaijan and Greece have joined the Chess Cup after the invitation
came from FIDE.

Our national Chess team includes Vugar Heshimov (2759), Teymur Recebov
(2733), Shehriyar Memmedov (2741), Rauf Memmedov (2640), Qedir
Huseynov (2614) and Nicat Memmedov (2610). As a result of drawing our
country faced Armenian national chess team holding the victory.

Note that, our national chess team has lost the final two sets against
Armenia. Our chess team members lost the Armenian national chess team
in 2008 Chess Olympiad held in Germany, as well as in European Chess
Cup in Serbia with the same results (1,5 : 2,5).

I tour, January 5, 2010

Azerbaijan – Armenia – 2,5 ; 1,5

1. Vugar Heshimov (2759) – Levon Aronyan (2781) – 0,5 – 0,5
2. Teymur Recebov (2733) – Vladimir Akopyan (2678) – 0,5 – 0,5
3. Shehriyar Memmedov (2741) – Arman Pashikyan (2647) – 1:0
4. Rauf Memmedov (2640) – Tigran POetrosyan (2627) – 0,5 – 0,5

First set between the chess players finished by the 25 move. Heshimov
playing with white figures was successful to bring score to our
country.

Shehriyar Mammedov left no chance for his rival in the III board. This
victory brought our team much more forward in the competition.

Recebov also finished his sets, playing draw with Akopyan. Mammedov
had draw with Petrosyan at the IV board. However, our men’s chess team
won the Armenia with the victory of Mammedyarov.

Other results:

Turkey – USA – 1:3
India – Greece – 2,5 – 1,5
Russia – Brazil – 2,5 – 1,5
Egypt – Israel – 1:3