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Azerbaijan`s chess player wins Abu Dhabi Festival

02 September 2015 [11:07] - TODAY.AZ

Azerbaijani chess player Said Rafili has become the winner of the Juniors` tournament at the 22nd International Chess Festival in Abu Dhabi, the UAE.

He secured the title with 6.5 points.

Azerbaijan`s squad included 13 chess players.

Apart from Azerbaijan, the festival brings together a total of 450 players from Russia, Ukraine, USA, UK, Poland, India, Latvia, Hungary, Georgia, Turkey, Iran, Estonia, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Qatar and Germany.

The Swiss system tournament featured 9 rounds.

/By AzerTac/

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