Nearly two dozen foreign chess teams to compete in 26th Fajr Cup 2018 (Group A)
President of Mazandarn Chess Association, Mohammad Alinejad, says twenty-three foreign teams are going to participate in the 26th edition of Fajr Cup 2018 (Group A), which will be held in the northern Iranian city of Amol early next month.
Alinejad said some 80 chess players from Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Denmark, France, Georgia, Ghana, India, Iraq, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine have expressed firm determination to attend the forthcoming event.
He added that roughly 350 Iranian chess players, including members of the Iran men’s and women’s national chess teams, will also be in action.
The 26th edition of Fajr Cup 2018 (Group A) will begin at the Oxin Recreational and Commercial Resort of Amol on February 3, and will finish on February 10, 2018.
The championship will be played as a Swiss System team tournament. Trophies, medals and certificates will be awarded to the top three athletes.
A total of 500 million rials ($13,557) cash prizes will also be awarded to the top three participating chess players.
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