The 11th Vugar Hashimov Memorial, honoring the late Azerbaijani grandmaster and European champion Vugar Hashimov, begins today in the country's Khankendi city.

Two people were seriously injured in a house explosion in the Novkhani settlement of Azerbaijan’s Absheron region, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The victims, Aida Hashimova and Gasim Hasimov, are the parents of the late Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Vugar Hashimov.

The 10th international super-tournament honoring the late Azerbaijani grandmaster Vugar Hashimov has officially begun in the city of Shusha.