Chess Fund establishes club named after Vugar Hashimov

Vugar Hashimov Chess Fund has established a club named after the late chess player.

Report informs citing the Chess Federation of Azerbaijan that Vugar Hashimov club will join the competition for the first time within the European Cup in Montenegro.

Three-time European Champion Rauf Mammadov, international grandmaster Vugar Asadli, Ulvu Sadigov, international master Anar Allahverdiyev, 14-year-old world champion Aydin Suleymanli, international master Ahmad Ahmadzadeh and Ukrainian grandmaster Nataliya Buksa will be involved in the team led by Sarkhan Hashimov. 

Notably, Anar Allahverdiyev will be the playing coach of the club. The race, to be held from November 9 to 17, consists of seven rounds.