Azerbaijani chess player crowned European champion

Azerbaijani chess player crowned European champion

Azerbaijani female chess player Ulviyya Fataliyeva won the European Championship held in Rhodes, Greece.

Report informs that the 27-year-old grandmaster won first place by scoring 8.5 points in 10 games. In the last round, she drew with Georgian representative Nino Batsiashvili (0.5:0.5).

Ulviyya Fataliyeva went down in history as the first Azerbaijani chess player to be crowned European champion.

Source: report.az