Mamedyarov will play in the World Blitz Chess Championship
15 players of the field are known
GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, a steady member of the 2700+ club, will participate in the upcoming World Blitz Chess Championship in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. Until now 14 out of the 16 players field were known.
The competition will take place 7-8 November 2008 and will be a round robin with time control 5 minutes. Chessdom.com will be official media partner, expect daily updates, previews, and news from the World Blitz Championship.
Before going to Almaty, Mamedyarov will participate in the European Club Cup together with 23 players over 2700 and 60 players over 2600. Mamedyarov is the top board of Alkaloid, where he will be with GM Milov, GM Inarkiev, GM Kozul, GM Nedev, GM Stanojoski, IM Colovic, and GM Jacimovic.
Report by Chessdom.com
Good for him.