ANOTHER AZERI CHESS GRANDMASTER INTO ¼ OF WORLD CUP FINALS

Baku, 2 December (AzerTAc). Vugar Hashimov has today become second Azerbaijani grandmaster to book a place in the 1/4 of world chess cup`s final in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Hashimov joined his teammate Shahriyar Mammadyarov after defeating Italian Fabiano Caruana in a tough encounter.
A day earlier Mammadyarov emerged victorious over Czech Viktor Laznicka to make it to the 1/4.