The Azerbaijan Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2022 will take place from 2-5 December in Baku, simultaneously with the Azerbaijan Women Rapid & Blitz 2022. The event gathers 21 participants with Rauf Mamedov, Nijat Abasov and Vasif Durarbayli headlining the field.
The Rapid tournament will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment, and the Blitz tournament will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
The Winner of the Championship will be determined by the sum of points in the Rapid and Blitz Championship and will claim the title of Azerbaijani National Rapid and Blitz Chess Champion. The total prize fund of the tournament 5.000 AZN (~2.800eur).
Azerbaijan Women Rapid & Blitz 2022 – LIVE / Azerbaijan Open Rapid & Blitz 2022 – LIVE
Starting rank list of players – Azerbaijan Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2022:
| 1 | Mamedov, Rauf | 2646 |
| 2 | Abasov, Nijat | 2643 |
| 3 | Durarbayli, Vasif | 2612 |
| 4 | Asadli, Vugar | 2567 |
| 5 | Suleymanli, Aydin | 2543 |
| 6 | Muradli, Mahammad | 2540 |
| 7 | Gadimbayli, Abdulla | 2524 |
| 8 | Ibrahimli, Murad | 2416 |
| 9 | Shahaliyev, Ismayil | 2406 |
| 10 | Manafov, Vugar | 2359 |
| 11 | Bashirli, Nail | 2348 |
| 12 | Garayev, Kanan | 2344 |
| 13 | Talibov, Shiroghlan | 2316 |
| 14 | Aliyev, Ravan | 2313 |
| 15 | Guliev, Sarhan | 2308 |
| 16 | Atakishiyev, Elmar | 2303 |
| 17 | Mustafayev, Farid | 2302 |
| 18 | Ilyasli, Ughur | 2253 |
| 19 | Suleymanli, Suleyman | 2247 |
| 20 | Valiyev, Shahin | 2233 |
| 21 | Ahmad, Khagan | 2133 |
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