Mahir Mammadov: Our next target is to gain victory in Olympiad

Baku. 8 November. REPORT.AZ/ Press conference on the occasion of the victory of Azerbaijani men's chess team in Crete, Greece was held today at the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Report informs, Deputy minister of youth and sports Ismayil Ismayilov, Head of the sports section of the ministry Farid Mansurov, Vice-presidents of Azerbaijan Chess Federation (ACF) Mahir Mammadov and Faig Hasanov, also team members attended the event.

Ismayilov said the third victory of Azerbaijani chess players European Team Championship is a result of state’s attention to sport. He said that with its success the team proved that it is the favorite in all attended tournaments.

ACF Vice-president F.Hasanov said after Olympiad European Championship was the second test. He said the team achieved the set target.

The team member Shahriyar Mammadov also shared his views in the conference. He said Russian team was the favorite of tournament but Azerbaijani chess players demonstrated better game.