Azerbaijan's female checkmate became a world champion

On the eve of the final round of the women's competition at the world chess championship among under-20 players in Italy, the champion was announced.

According to the information provided to Qazet.az report by the Azerbaijan Chess Federation, Azerbaijan's representative Govhar Beidullayeva, competing among girls in the 10th round, played to a draw with Zala Urh from Slovenia, and Leman Hajiyeva from Poland, Livia Jarocka.

After this result, Beidullayeva secured a gold medal in the world championship of under-20 chess players. With this victory, she went down in history as the first female athlete to become the world champion among 20-year-olds in the history of Azerbaijani chess.