Nakhchivan Open 2018

The Nakhchivan Open 2018, dedicated to the memory of former Azerbaijan President Heydar Aliyev, runs from May 1st to 11th at the Nakhchivan Chess Center in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, and is organized by the Azerbaijan Youth & Sport Ministry, the Azerbaijan Chess Federation and Nakhchivan AR Chess Federation. First prize is USD $5,000. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.

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Schedule: UTC

Round 1    May 1, 2018    10:30 
Round 2    May 2, 2018    10:30 
Round 3    May 3, 2018    10:30 
Round 4    May 4, 2018    10:30 
Round 5    May 5, 2018    10:30 
Round 6    May 7, 2018    10:30     
Round 7    May 8, 2018    10:30 
Round 8    May 9, 2018    10:30 
Round 9    May 10, 2018    08:30

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Nidjat Mamedov won Nakhchivan Open 2018! Tiviakov Sergei is second and Safarli Eltaj took the third place! Congratulations! Watch the games of the Nakhchivan Open 2018 with computer analysis on ChessBomb.

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You can see games from previous issues of the tournament with computer analysis at ChessBomb:
Nakhchivan Open  2017  (Winner Eltaj Safarli)
Nakhchivan Open 2016 (Winner Grinev Valeriy)
Nakhchivan Open 2015 (Winner Eltaj Safarli)
Nakhchivan Open 2014 (Winner Boris Savchenko)

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