Tokyo, 27 December, /AJMEDIA/
Azerbaijani chess players are testing their strength at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Azerbaijan`s hopes are pinned on Shahriyar Mammadyarov, Rauf Mammadov, Vugar Asadli, Mahammad Muradli, Vasif Durarbayli, Aydin Suleymanli and Abdulla Gadimbayli and female chess players Gunay Mammadzade, Ulviya Fataliyeva, Gulnar Mammadova, Khanim Balajayeva, Govhar Beydullayeva and Laman Hajiyeva.
The championships brought together 258 grandmasters from 50 countries, including reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.
The championships, with its $1 million prize fund, will run until December 30.
