On September 10 in Baku starts World Chess Cup with the participation of 128 artists. This tournament is one of the most important competitions of the World Chess Federation (FIDE.)
The prize Fund of the World Cup (Chess World Cup-2015) totals 1.6 million US dollars.
The two finalists of the World Cup will get a ticket to the tournament contenders for the world title.
The tournament, which will be held at the Fairmont, will be attended by players from Armenia - Levon Aronyan, Gabriel Sargsyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Grant Melkumyan, as well as ethnic Armenians from the United States Samuel Sevian and Varuzhan Hakobyan. Competitions are held according to the cup system - the "loser is eliminated."
The tournament begins with the 1/64 finals, and then till the finals, which will take place on October 5. -06D-
Politics
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On Wednesday, at the meeting of the CIS leaders in Saint Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences following the crash of the plane in Aktau. "Unfortunately, I must say a few words about the tragedy that occurred today in Aktau. A plane crashed, there are fatalities, and many injured. As we were just discussing, I want to express, on your behalf, condolences to the families of the deceased and to all those affected. We hope for their recovery.
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In connection with the crash of the Embraer 190 passenger plane operating the Baku-Grozny flight, December 26 has been declared a day of mourning in Azerbaijan.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev unexpectedly returned to Baku on Monday after being informed of the crash of an Azerbaijani flight near Aktau, Kazakhstan, en route to the informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in St. Petersburg.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has expressed condolences to the families of those killed in today's AZAL plane crash.
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