Azerbaijan unveils participants of Shusha Chess 2022 tournament

The participants of the Shusha Chess 2022 international chess tournament have been determined in Azerbaijan.

The first international chess tournament in the cultural capital of Azerbaijan - Shusha will be co-organised by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Azerbaijan Chess Federation and the Department of the Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve, the Azerbaijan Chess Federation told Report.

The international chess tournament dedicated to the 190th anniversary of outstanding poetess and philanthropist Khurshidbanu Natavan will be held among men and women.

The Azerbaijani men's team consists of three-time European champions Shakhriyar Mammadyarov, Teymur Rajabov, Gadir Huseynov, Rauf Mammadov and European champion among chess players under 18 Vasif Durarbayli.

Asian champion Wang Hao (China), world chess champion under 20 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (India), winner of the World Youth Championship Parham Maghsoodloo (Iran), FIDE world champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) and champion of Türkiye Mustafa Yilmaz will also participate in the tournament.

Prize-winners of the European Championship Gunay Mammadzade, Ulviya Fataliyeva, Gulnar Mammadova, Khanum Balajayeva, Govkhar Beydullayeva are represented in the women's team of Azerbaijan.

Winner of the World Chess Olympiad, European champion Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia), world and European champion among teenagers, the most rated chess player of Israel Marcel Efroimsky, world champion among chess players under 18 Jolanta Zawadzka (Poland), champion of World and European Championship among teenagers Nurgyul Salimova (Bulgaria), champion of Türkiye Kubra Ozturk Guvenli will also participate in the competition.

The Shusha Chess 2022 international tournament will be held on September 21-24, 2022.