Azerbaijan beat the Netherlands at World Team Chess Championship

Azerbaijan`s national chess team have defeated the Netherlands 3-1 in the second round of the World Team Championship in Antalya, Turkey, Azartac reported.In this round, Eltaj Safarli and Nijat Mammadov won Loek van Wely and Ivan Sokolov respectively, while Gadir Huseynov and Rauf Mammadov drew with Erwin L’ami and Anish Giri respectively.The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent. It is played every two years. In chess, this tournament and the Chess Olympiads are the most important international tournaments for teams.ANN.Az