Azerbaijani representatives Teymur Rajabov and Shahriyar Mammadyarov will play in the last 5 matches to qualify for the quarterfinals, Offsideplus.az reports. The games will start at 20:00 Baku time.
In the 11th round, Mammadyarov will compete with Russian Yan Nepomnyashi with white figures, and in the 12th round with his compatriot Sergey Karyakin. Azerbaijan duel will take place in the 13th round. The 36-year-old grandmaster will test Teymur Rajabov with white pieces. In the 14th round, the black figures will face Argentine chess player Alan Picot, and in the 15th round, Mammadyarov will clarify his relationship with the "whites" and Wesley So, who represents the United States.
In the 11th round, Rajabov will challenge David Anton of Spain with black pieces. The 34-year-old grandmaster will face Sweden's Nils Grandelius in the 12th round. Rajabov, who will fight against Mammadyarov with black pieces in the 13th round, will compete with Nepomnyashi with the "whites" in the 14th round. In the 15th round, he will compete with the "blacks" with another representative of Russia Karyakin.