- Source: 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.
Elman Rustamov was the President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation from 2007 until 2021.
Executive committee
The executive committee includes:
President – Mahir Mammedov
First Vice-president – Faiq Hasanov
Vice-president – Seymur Talibov
General Secretary – Ilaha Gadimova
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
See also
Chess in Azerbaijan
List of Azerbaijani chess players
Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE)
References
External links
Official website (in Azerbaijani and English)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Federasi Catur Azerbaijan
- Olimpiade Catur ke-44
- Azerbaijan Chess Federation
- Chess in Azerbaijan
- Geography of chess
- 42nd Chess Olympiad
- Sport in Azerbaijan
- Chess World Cup 2023
- List of Azerbaijani chess players
- Azerbaijani Chess Championship
- Shusha Chess 2022
- European Chess Union
