Azpetrol was General sponsor of “BAKU OPEN – 2016” children’s tournament of International Chess festival

“BAKU OPEN 2016” Children’s tournament of International Chess festival was held on September 4 -12, 2016 in BAKU CRISTAL HALL.

In a tournament held among the boys and girls who were born in 2004 and the younger, 111 children from Baku, Nakhchivan AR, Ganja, Sumgait, Mingachevir, Fuzuli, Ujar, Aghdam, Lankaran, Zagatala, Zardab, Khizi, Salyan took part (33 children out of participants are girls). Tournament was held under Swiss system consisting of 9 rounds.

The event was attended by Vice-President of Azerbaijan Chess Federation, Director of Operations Committee of the 42^nd World Chess Olympiad held in Baku city Mahir Mammadov, Chief of Head Office of Baku city Youth and Sport Ragif Abbasov, director of Republican Chess Centre Majid Afandiyev, Assistant referee of  the 42^nd World Chess Olympiad, international referee Anastasiya Sorokina, referee of the 42^nd World Chess Olympiad, international referee Ulkar Umudova, official sponsors of the tournament, representative of «Azpetrol» Company arzu Aghayeva, representative of «Azersun» company Rza Mammadov and other officials.

After submitting final report about the tournament by chess coordinator-curator of the capital Salman Abdulov, a chief of Head Office of Baku city Youth and Sport Ragif Abbasov making a speech congratulated the participants of an event, wished success in future competitions.

At the end, the winners were awarded diplomas and valuable memorial gifts.