Azerbaijani female chess player defeat Armenian rival
Azerbaijani female chess player Govhar Beydullayeva has defeated Armenian Mariam Mkrtchyan in Round 9 of the FIDE World Junior Chess Championship U20 – Open, held in Sardinia, Italy on October 11-23, News.Az reports.
After nine rounds, Beydullayeva tops the table with eight points.
Another Azerbaijani chess player Laman Hajiyeva drew with Kazakhstan`s Assel Serikbay, scoring 6.5 points.
The Swiss system tournament features 11 rounds.