Azerbaijani grandmasters will vie for medals at the World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2016 to be held in Doha, Qatar.

Azerbaijan`s hopes will be pinned on Shahriyar Mammadyarov, Rauf Mammadov, Teymur Rajabov, Arkadij Naiditsch and Sarkhan Hashimov.

The Swiss system tournament will bring together 120 chess players, including 94 grandmasters.