Vugar Rasulov is champion of Azerbaijan
The 2012 Azerbaijan Chess Championship for men was held from 22nd to 30th January. Ten players participated in the round robin tournament.
GM Vugar Rasulov defeated GM Sarhan Guliev in the final round to move ahead of the main contender Azer Mirzoev and claim the title of the national champion. Rasulov collected 7 points, while Mirzoev finished with 6.5.
Final standings:
1 GM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2537 – 7
2 GM Mirzoev Azer AZE 2523 – 6.5
3 GM Durarbeyli Vasif AZE 2542 – 6
4 GM Mamedov Nidjat AZE 2601 – 5
5 IM Mammadov Zaur Fazahir AZE 2368 – 4
6 Rzayev Bahruz AZE 2308 – 4
7 GM Abbasov Farid AZE 2551 – 4
8 GM Ibrahimov Rasul AZE 2550 – 3
9 FM Izzat Kanan AZE 2309 – 3
10 GM Guliev Sarhan AZE 2523 – 2.5
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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