page_title: Chess in Azerbaijan
section_title: Azerbaijan's national team of men
hierarchical_section_title: Chess in Azerbaijan / Azerbaijan's national team of men
caption_attribution_description: English: Azerbaijani Chess team at the EuroChess 2007. From left: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Teimour Radjabov, Vugar Gashimov, Qadir Huseynov, Rauf Mamedov, and their coach (?).
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: The National team of Azerbaijan became the third team in the history of chess, which won a match against the combined team of the world. The first similar game was held in 1970, in Belgrade, where the combined tam of the USSR wan the combined team of the world with a score of 20,5:19,5. The Soviet chess-players repeated their achievement in 1984, but this time in London, winning the compound team of the world with a score of 21:19. But in 2002, in Moscow, during the third meeting, compound team of Russia yielded to the world grand, where also played Azerbaijani grandmaster Teymur Rajabov  with a score of 48:52.
  On October 30, 2009 Men's Compound Chess Team of Azerbaijan became a champion of Team championship of Europe in a Serb city Novi Sad. Vugar Gashimov brought victory to the team, after a long struggle with Daniël Stellwagen.  The other three parts finished in a draw. As a result, Azerbaijan gained 15 points and outrun Russia with 1 point, winning the world title.
  On November 17, 2013 Men's Compound Chess Team of Azerbaijan for the second time in history became champion of Team championship of Europe in a Polish city Warsaw. Azerbaijan played a 2-2 draw against Armenia in the final ninth round of the Open tournament. In a very important match Russia beat France 2.5-1.5. This allowed the Azerbaijani team to set above France in the tournament table and come first. In the final our team gained 14 points. France is second (13 points) and Russia is a bronze winner with its 13 points.
caption: Men's team of Azerbaijan
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