Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Vugar Hashimov will be buried in the second Alley of Honors, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has said.
His body will be brought home on January 13.
The funeral for the chess player, who died in Heidelberg clinic, Germany, last Friday, will take place at the Republican Chess Center from 11.00 to 15.00 local time, Tuesday.
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