AZERI GRANDMASTER MAKES SUCCESSFUL START TO CHALKIDA TOURNAMENT

Baku, August 10 (AzerTAc). Azerbaijani grandmaster Nijat Mammadov has defeated Greek Theodore Sideris in a first round of an international tournament in Chalkida, Greece.
Mammadov will next face Serbian Maria Manakova.
The tournament brings together 204 chess players from various countries.