Azerbaijani grandmasters struggle for world medals in Norway

Azerbaijan`s grandmasters are competing in the 2013 FIDE World Chess Cup in Tromso, Norway.

Top-seeded Shahriyar Mammadyarov will face Russian Maxim Matlakov, while Teymur Rajabov to clash with American Lazaro Bruzon in the 1/32 final round of the cup.

The event is an integral part of the World Championship Cycle 2012-2014.

The winner and the runner up of the World Cup 2013 will qualify to the Candidates stage of the World Championship cycle 2012-2014.

If there is a 3rd place qualification, a match will be organized together, and with the same terms, with the final match of the World Cup to decide the 3rd place.

There are 128 qualifiers (in order of priority): World Champion + four (4) semi-finalists from the World Cup 2011, Women`s World Champion, World Junior U-20 Champions 2011 & 2012, eighteen (18) rated players as described in 3.1.2, ninety (92) players from Continental Championships, six (6) FIDE President nominees and four (4) organizer nominees.

There will be six (6) rounds of matches comprising two (2) games per round, with the winners progressing to the next round, plus the final seventh (7th) round comprising of four (4) games.
The event will end on September 3.

/AzerTac/