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Teimour Radjabov: "It is impossible to compare our relationship with Shahriyar with football" The second round of "Shamkir Chess 2019" devoted to the Memorial of Vugar Hashimov has been started. In the current round, the Azerbaijani grandmasters - Teimour Radjabov and Shahriyar Mammadyarov played a draw. 2019-04-01 More...

Magnus Carlsen: "I am married with Chess" In the first round of "Shamkir Chess 2019" Super-tournament, the reigning World Champion, Magnus Carlsen stated that the draw with Teimour Radjabov, the Azerbaijani representative, is quite fair. 2019-03-31 More...

Teimour Radjabov: "I started very confident to the game against Magnus" The first round of "Shamkir Chess 2019" Super-tournament devoted to the Memorial of Vugar Hashimov has been ended up. 2019-03-31 More...

Shahriyar Mammadyarov: "I try to save my energy" In the first round of "Shamkir Chess 2019" Super-tournament devoted to the Memorial of the late grandmaster Vugar Hashimov, our representative Shahriyar Mammadyarov and Alexander Grishuk, the Russian representative played a draw. 2019-03-31 More...

Sergey Kariakin: "I forced my opponent to have strong moves" In the first round of "Shamkir Chess 2019" Super-tournament devoted to the Memorial of late Azerbaijani grandmaster Vugar Hashimov, the Russian representative Sergey Kariakin played a draw with Chinese Ding Liren. 2019-03-31 More...

The sixth Memorial of Vugar Hashimov has been started in Shamkir “Shamkir Chess 2019” Super-tournament devoted to the memorial of chess player, late grandmaster Vugar Hasjimov has been started. 2019-03-31 More...

Mahir Mammadov: I hope that the number of draws will be less in “Shamkir Chess”. Supported by SOCAR, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Azerbaijan Chess Federation, and partnered by “Synergy Group”, the opening ceremony of the 22 category Memorial of Vugar Hashimov has been held. 2019-03-30 More...

The opening ceremony of “ShamkirChess 2019” Super-tournament The Gala Opening Ceremony of “ShamkirChess 2019” Super - tournament devoted to the memorial of late grandmaster Vugar Hashimov has been held on March 30th. 2019-03-30 More...

ShamkirChess2019: World's leading Chess Players to assemble Shamkir The traditional ShamkirChess 2019 Super Tournament to be held in the memorial of the prominent Azerbaijani grandmaster, the European Champion, late Vugar Hashimov. 2019-03-30 More...

Magnus Carlsen's father: "Magnus is a boss, I am his worker" The winner of the ShamkirChess 2018 Super Tournament in the Memory of VugarHashimov, and the World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen`s father Henrich Carlsen has given an interview to the official website of the contest. 2018-05-01 More...

Magnus CARLSEN: "I would like to be a winner in each game" The Winner of the Memorial of Vugar Hashimov, the World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen has given an interview to the official website of the ShamkirChess 2018 Super Tournament. 2018-04-30 More...

ShamkirChess 2018: Magnus Carlsen is the winner of the 5th Vugar Hashimov Memorial The Norwegian grand master is the winner of the 5th Vugar Hashimov Memorial. The Press Service of the ShamkirChess 2018 Super Tournament reports that, at the final ninth round of the tournament, the World Champion Magnus Carlsen met Chinese Ding Liren in Shamkir. The game ended with a draw. 2018-04-28 More...

The memorable present from "Kapaz" to Magnus Carlsen The Press Service of the ShamkirChess 2018 Super Tournament in the memory of Vugar Hashimov reports that, today, the football club of Gandja has been the guest of the round. 2018-04-26 More...

The birthday surprise to Rauf Mammadov Interesting moments lived at the seventh round of the ShamkirChess 2018 Super Tournament in the memory of Vugar Hashimov. The Press Service of the Tournament reports that, playing a draw with Anish Giri, Rauf Mammadov came across with a surprise. 2018-04-26 More...

Magnus Carlsen: "I am not satisfied with the game regardless of my victory" The seventh round of the ShamkirChess 2018 Super Tournament in the memory of Vugar Hashimov remembered with the change of the leader at the tournament. The Press Service of the Tournament reports that, the World Champion Magnus Carlsen climbed to the top of the Tournament Table after defeating the Bulgarian representative Veselin Topalov. 2018-04-26 More...