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Azerbaijan

Interesting facts about Azerbaijan

The name for Azerbaijan derives from a word for “fire”.

The first independent democratic republic in the whole Muslim East was established in Azerbaijan. It took place on 28 May,1918.

Towards the end of the nineteenth century the world’s first oil well was drilled near Baku.

Famous Azerbaijanis include Garry Kasparov, the thirteenth world chess champion, who was born in Baku (1963).

Azerbaijan is famous for its embroidered textiles. Artists use colorful threads (sometimes made of gold or silver) and beads to create geometric patterns on a thin wool fabric called tirme.

Azerbaijan Draughts Federation

President of federation Mustafayev, V.
Phone +994-12-885850
Fax +994-12-985525

Phone +994-12-323925
E-mail Ibragim2002@mail.ru

Ismaylov,
I. Sharifzadeh str. 75a
370138 Baku  
Azerbaijan

Best rated players Ouzeir Abdoulaiev, Farhad Huseynov, Eldar Aliev
Best rated women’s players Sabina IbrahimovaKarina MirzaevaWafa Gambarowa

News

  • EDC Executive Board Meeting 7/2023 – minutes

    14.11.2023

    Dear Friends,here below, attached, in English and French, the Minutes of the EDC Executive Board Meeting 7/2023 (the second one of the Executive Board elected on 05.08.2023), met online, on 10th October 2023.A friendly draughts embrace to all of you.Carlo …

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  • European Blitz & Rapid Championships 2023

    02.11.2023

    The European Blitz & Rapid Championships took place in Beilen (Netherlands) on 28 and 29 October.In the Rapid Jan Groenendijk (NED) won; 2nd Jos Stokkel (NED)  and 3rd Aleksej Domchev (LTU). Among the women, Darya Tkachenko (NED) won, followed by …

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  • EC Rapid and Blitz streaming broadcast

    27.10.2023

    EC Rapid and Blitz are broadcast by RTV Drenthe. Link:EC Rapid and Blitz Broadcast by RTV DrentheThis link will be open on Saturday from 09:00 till 18:00 (EC Rapid) and Sunday from 11:00 till 15:30 (EC Blitz). Roel Boomstra will …

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  • EDC Executive Board Meeting 6/2023 – minutes

    13.10.2023

    Dear Friends,here below, attached, in English and French, the Minutes of the EDC Executive Board Meeting 6/2023 (first one of the Executive Board elected on 05.08.2023), held in Tallinn, on 6th August, 2023A friendly draughts embrace to all of you.Carlo …

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  • EDC Executive Board Meeting 5/2023 – minutes

    13.10.2023

    Dear Friends,here below, attached, in English and French, the Minutes of the EDC Executive Board Meeting 5/2023 (last one of the Executive Board elected on 03.08.2019), held in Tallinn, on 4th August, 2023A friendly draughts embrace to all of you.Carlo …

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Ladies and gentleman, let the games begin!