"I am very glad to be in here in Shamkir. It's my first visit here," the president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Arkady Dvorkovich said.
Western Bureau of Report News Agency informs that Dvorkovich came to watch the ShamkirChess 2019 international chess tournament in memory of well-known Azerbaijani grandmaster. The Russian specialist , who held a press conference in Shamkir, expressed his satisfaction with the level of the organization and the local population: "The tournament is organized at a high level, and people of Shamkir are very friendly."
Among the participants of ShamkirChess, Dvorkovich especially noted the world champion, Magnus Carlsen: "Carlsen's game is more interesting. Of course, he is the strongest chess player in the world. The main difference lies in this. His distinctive feature is that he focuses attention on the game and works hard on himself."