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Azerbaijan Chess Federation

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Abbreviation
  
AŞF

Headquarters
  
Xaqani küçəsi 1, Baku

President
  
Dr. Elman Rustamov

Formation
  
1920 (1992)

Region served
  
Azerbaijan

Affiliations
  
FIDE

Azerbaijan Chess Federation

The Azerbaijan Chess Federation (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Şahmat Federasiyası, AŞF) is the governing chess organization in Azerbaijan and is affiliated to the World Chess Federation FIDE. The Azerbaijan Chess Federation was founded in 1920 when Azerbaijan became a member of the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR the same year, and was reorganized in 1992, after Azerbaijan attained its independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and became a member of FIDE the same year. Its headquarters are in Baku.

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Dr. Elman Rustamov is the President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation since 2007.

Executive Committee

The executive committee includes:

  • President – Dr. Elman Rustamov
  • Vice-president – Faiq Hasanov
  • Vice-President – Mahir Mammadov
  • General Secretary – İbrahim Mammadov
  • Members

    Its members include:

    Grandmasters

    International Masters

    Women Grandmasters

    Women International Masters

    Competitions

    The federation organizes the following chess competitions:

  • Azerbaijani Chess Championship
  • Azerbaijan Women's Chess Championship
  • Azerbaijan Children's Chess Championship
  • International events

  • FIDE Grand-Prix 2008 (April 19 – May 6, 2008) in Baku
  • 42nd Chess Olympiad (2016) in Baku
  • References

    Azerbaijan Chess Federation Wikipedia