Azerbaijan to host international chess festival
Xinhua, March 31, 2015 Adjust font size:
Azerbaijan will host the chess festival Nakhchivan Open 2015 commemorating the country's national leader Heydar Aliyev, the organising committee said Monday.
The tournament will take place on May 1-10 in three groups and will be played over nine rounds of Swiss system.
The tournament to be held in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan, will feature chess players from France, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, the Netherlands, India, Iran, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
The total prize of the tournament amounts to 40,000 U.S. dollars. Endi