page_title: Chess in Azerbaijan
section_title: Cup of the President of Azerbaijan
hierarchical_section_title: Chess in Azerbaijan / International chess competitions in Baku / Cup of the President of Azerbaijan
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Сборные Мира и Азербайджана в Баку
context_page_description: Chess is one of the most popular sports in Azerbaijan, where it is governed by the Azerbaijan Chess Federation. On May 5, 2009 Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, who is also the chairman of the National Olympic Committee, signed an executive order initiating a state-supported chess development program, covering the years 2009–2014.
context_section_description: A meeting of Azerbaijan's National team against the World's Compound team in which the guests won with a score of 21,5-10,5, was held from May 7 to 9, 2009, on the stage of “Uns” theatre in Baku and was held under the President's Cup dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev. Structures of the teams were the following:
caption: The participants of the tournament on the stage of "Uns" theatre
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