Monday, 21 April 2008 |
The first move is officially made at the board of Magnus Carlsen (White) against Wang Yue (Black). Standing from left to right: Geoffrey Borg (CEO Global Chess), Elisabeta Polihroniade (Deputy Chief Arbiter), Azad Rahimov (Minister for Youth and Sport, Azerbaijan), Elman Rustamov (Chairman, President of Azerbaijan Chess Federation), Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Technical Adviser).
Baku 2008 has started, and with it the first FIDE Grand Prix Series. Later today we'll have much more (please excuse us for a slight but typical start-up delay), but for now we can present you the official tournament folder in PDF.
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