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27 April 2012 [15:16] - Today.Az
An International Chess Festival called “Nakhchivan Open-2012” dedicated to the 89th anniversary of Azerbaijan national leader Heydar Aliyev will be held from April 28-May 6 in Nakhchivan.
The aim of the festival is to commemorate Azerbaijan`s national leader Heydar Aliyev, as well as to develop and popularize chess in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
The Swiss system tournament will be held in 9 rounds. The total prize fund of the tournament amounts to $ 40000. The first tournament of the festival will bring together 55 chess players from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Moldova, the Netherlands, Belarus and Iran.
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