Azerbaijani grandmaster Aydın Süleymanlı has achieved a magnificent victory over the 16th world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.
Medianews.az reports that the game took place in Hong Kong within the framework of the inter-team world championship in rapid and blitz chess.
Aydın Süleymanlı attracted the attention of the chess media by defeating the world rating leader. In the end, Azerbaijan's "Odlar Yurdu" team won 3.5:2.5 against "WR Chess," one of the main favorites of the tournament in which Magnus Carlsen participated.
It should be noted that the "WR Chess" lineup includes Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and several other well-known grandmasters competing.
Currently, the "Odlar Yurdu" team, which consists mostly of younger chess players, has 15 points and is ranked 8th. //Qafqazinfo