Azerbaijani chess players win 5 medals at European Championship

Azerbaijani chess players won 5 medals at the European Championship among schoolchildren, Report informs, citing the Azerbaijan Chess Federation.

The competition was held online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In the 13-year-old girls' group, Narmin Abdinova won a gold medal in the final match with a score of 1.5: 0.5.

Among 15-year-old boys, Shiroghlan Talibov only lost in the final and thus, won a silver medal. Khagan Ahmad won the silver among 10-year-old boys.

Lala Huseynova and Asnad Valiyeva won bronze medals in the 11 and 10-year-old girls' competitions, respectively.

In general, 9 Azerbaijani chess players competed in the final round. The championship was organized in two stages on the game platform Tornelo.