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Azerbaijani grandmaster to challenge reigning champ for the World Title

26 May 2010 [18:23] - TODAY.AZ
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Teymur Rajabov has become a second bidder who will challenge reigning Viswanathan Anand of India for the title of the FIDE world champion.
Rajabov secured the title after ranking second at a Fide Grand Prix tournament in Astrakhan, Russia. Eight bidders will lock horns late this year to decide the winner who will try to take the world crown away from the Indian.


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