Azerbaijan Chess Federation Explained
Azerbaijan Chess Federation Azərbaycan Şahmat Federasiyası |
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Abbreviation: | AŞF |
Formation: | 1920 (1992) |
Headquarters: | Xaqani küçəsi 1, Baku |
Region Served: | Azerbaijan |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Mahir Mammedov |
Affiliations: | FIDE, European Chess Union |
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.[1] 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.[2]
Elman Rustamov was the President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation since 2007.[3]
Executive committee
The executive committee includes:[4]
- President – Mahir Mammedov
- First Vice-president – Faiq Hasanov
- Vice-president – Seymur Talibov
- General Secretary – Ilaha Gadimova
Members
Its members include:
Grandmasters[5]
International Masters[6]
Women Grandmasters[7]
Women International Masters[8]
Competitions
The federation organizes the following chess competitions:
International events
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.fide.com/component/fidedirectory/?task=country&fid=13 World Chess Federation – Azerbaijan
- http://www.azerichess.az/ru/story Azerbaijan Chess Federation – History – Federation
- http://www.chess.az/President.html Azerbaijan Chess Federation – Federation – President
- Web site: Azerbaijan Chess Federation – Federation – Management . 2013-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120913075130/http://www.chess.az/ManagementEn.html . 2012-09-13 . dead .
- http://www.chess.az/GM.html Azerbaijan Chess Federation – Chess Players – Azerbaijani Grandmasters
- http://www.chess.az/IM.html Azerbaijan Chess Federation – Chess Players – Azerbaijani International Masters
- http://www.chess.az/WGM.html Azerbaijan Chess Federation – Chess Players – Azerbaijani Women Grandmasters
- http://www.chess.az/WIM.html Azerbaijan Chess Federation – Chess Players – Azerbaijani Women International Masters