Korobov Rating Favourite in Nakhchivan

Время публикации: 04.05.2014 19:05 | Последнее обновление: 04.05.2014 19:05

The traditional open in Heydar Aliyev's memory started in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. There are six players with 2600+ rating among 54 participants: Korobov (2696), Khismatullin (2682), Mamedov (2660), Safarli (2656), Shimanov (2636), Smirnov (2626), Guseinov (2621), KOrneev (2618).

Natalia Zhukova is rating favourite in women's section.
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