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Azerbaijani chess grandmasters to compete at Isle of Man International Masters

23 September 2016 [14:35] - TODAY.AZ

By  Azertac 


Azerbaijani grandmasters Eltaj Safarli and Arkadij Naiditsch will compete at the Isle of Man International Masters chess tournament.


The tournament will be held in Douglas from 1 to 9 October.


The Masters event is a 9 round Swiss open with a prize fund of £50,000, including a first prize of £12,000, and four-figure prizes down to tenth place.


The Masters will likely be one of Europe’s strongest opens this year and will be limited to around 140 players.


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