The international children�s chess tournament has been held in Baku with support of Bakcell
Bakcell – the first mobile operator and leading mobile internet provider in Azerbaijan has supported the 16th internationalchildren's chess tournament, jointly organized by the Azerbaijan Chess Federation, “Ganjlik” chess club and the France-Azerbaijan University.
This 7-round tournament, held on 9-14 of April 2017, based on Swiss system in accordance with the FIDE rules, has hosted 56 young chess players aged 15 and younger from Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Georgia, France, Portugal and Kazakhstan.
Azerbaijani chess players, who have obtained the highest scores during the tournament, received an opportunity to participate at the International Tournament to be held in France. Bakcell has awarded smartphones and other valuable prizes to other winners of the tournament.
It should be also mentioned that starting from the year 2006, Bakcell has supported the organization of numerous local and international children’s chess tournaments in Azerbaijan.
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Bakcell, The First Mobile Operator and Leading Mobile Internet Provider of Azerbaijan, offers a wide range of products for modern mobile communications users. Bakcell provides the class-leading 3G and 4G mobile internet experience in the country under the Sür@ brand name.
With more than 5300 base stations, the network of Bakcell covers more than 99% of the population and 93% of the land area of the country (excluding the occupied territories). Bakcell is a leader in innovation and focuses on bringing the best of the mobile internet to Azerbaijanis through new partnerships and its Sür@ services. Bakcell 3G service is available in all regions of Azerbaijan and covers 93% of population.
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