Azerbaijani Chess Championship

The Azerbaijani Chess Championship is usually held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is organised by the Azerbaijan Chess Federation (ACF). The first championship was played in 1934, when Azerbaijan was a part of the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. Championships were held sporadically in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic until 1945, when they became contested every year; this has continued today in independent Azerbaijan.

Winners

Year City Men's winner 1995 Baku Vugar Gashimov[1] 1996 Baku Vugar Gashimov[1] 1997 1998 Baku Vugar Gashimov[1] 1999 Baku Rufat Bagirov 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Baku Rauf Mamedov 2007 Baku Elmir Guseinov[2] 2008 Baku Rauf Mamedov 2009 Baku Rashad Babaev 2010 Baku Eltaj Safarli 2011 Baku Nidjat Mamedov[3][4] 2012 Baku Ulvi Bajarani[5] 2013 Baku Zaur Mammadov[6][7] 2014 Baku Ulvi Bajarani 2015 Baku Rauf Mamedov 2016 Baku Eltaj Safarli

Year City Women's winner 2001 Baku Zeinab Mamedyarova 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Baku Mehriban Shukurova 2008 Baku Zeinab Mamedyarova[8] 2009 2010 2011 Baku Turkan Mamedyarova[9] 2012 Baku Turkan Mamedyarova[10] 2013 Baku Khayala Abdulla[11][12] 2014 Baku Khayala Abdulla[13] 2015 Baku Zeinab Mamedyarova[14] 2016 Baku Narmin Kazimova

References

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External links

• Official web site of Azerbaijan Chess Federation (ACF) (Azerbaijani) (English)
• Azerbaijan Chess Federation (Azerbaijani) (Russian)