III International Chess Festival “President’s Cup”dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev
May 9 – 21 , 2008
Baku, Azerbaijan
Standings after 6 rounds:
1 GM Najer Evgeniy 2627 RUS 6,0
2 GM Fridman Daniel 2640 GER 5,0
3 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej 2582 BLR 5,0
4 GM Jobava Baadur 2658 GEO 5,0
5 GM Gelashvili Tamaz 2622 GEO 5,0
6 GM Abbasov Farid 2528 AZE 5,0
7 GM Guseinov Gadir 2625 AZE 5,0
8 GM Lastin Alexander 2622 RUS 5,0
9 GM Malakhatko Vadim 2621 BEL 5,0
10 GM Korchnoi Viktor 2598 SUI 5,0
11 GM Guliev Sarhan 2487 AZE 5,0
Here is the official website.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I thought Najer was living in the US. I saw him play in the East coast a few years ago.