Azerbaijan Chess Federation
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| Abbreviation | AŞF |
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| Formation | 1920 (1992) |
| Headquarters | Xaqani küçəsi 1, Baku |
Region served | Azerbaijan |
President | Mahir Mammedov |
| Affiliations | FIDE, European Chess Union |
| Website | www |
The Azerbaijan Chess Federation (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Şahmat Federasiyası, AŞF) is the governing chess organization in Azerbaijan and is affiliated to the World Chess Federation FIDE.[1] The Azerbaijan Chess Federation was founded in 1920 when Azerbaijan became a member of the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR the same year, and was reorganized in 1992, after Azerbaijan attained its independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and became a member of FIDE the same year. Its headquarters are in Baku.[2]
Elman Rustamov was the President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation from 2007 until 2021.[3]
The executive committee includes:[4]
- President – Mahir Mammedov
- First Vice-president – Faiq Hasanov
- Vice-president – Seymur Talibov
- General Secretary – Ilaha Gadimova
Members
Competitions
The federation organizes the following chess competitions:
- Azerbaijani Chess Championship
- Azerbaijan Women's Chess Championship
- Azerbaijan Children's Chess Championship
International events
- FIDE Grand-Prix 2008 (April 19 – May 6, 2008) in Baku
- 42nd Chess Olympiad (2016) in Baku
