The Azerbaijan Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2022 will take place from 2-5 December in Baku, simultaneously with the Azerbaijan Women Rapid & Blitz 2022. The event gathers 21 participants with Rauf Mamedov, Nijat Abasov and Vasif Durarbayli headlining the field.
The Rapid tournament will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment, and the Blitz tournament will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
The Winner of the Championship will be determined by the sum of points in the Rapid and Blitz Championship and will claim the title of Azerbaijani National Rapid and Blitz Chess Champion. The total prize fund of the tournament 5.000 AZN (~2.800eur).
Azerbaijan Women Rapid & Blitz 2022 – LIVE / Azerbaijan Open Rapid & Blitz 2022 – LIVE
Starting rank list of players – Azerbaijan Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2022:
1
Mamedov, Rauf
2646
2
Abasov, Nijat
2643
3
Durarbayli, Vasif
2612
4
Asadli, Vugar
2567
5
Suleymanli, Aydin
2543
6
Muradli, Mahammad
2540
7
Gadimbayli, Abdulla
2524
8
Ibrahimli, Murad
2416
9
Shahaliyev, Ismayil
2406
10
Manafov, Vugar
2359
11
Bashirli, Nail
2348
12
Garayev, Kanan
2344
13
Talibov, Shiroghlan
2316
14
Aliyev, Ravan
2313
15
Guliev, Sarhan
2308
16
Atakishiyev, Elmar
2303
17
Mustafayev, Farid
2302
18
Ilyasli, Ughur
2253
19
Suleymanli, Suleyman
2247
20
Valiyev, Shahin
2233
21
Ahmad, Khagan
2133
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