Azeri grand master qualifies for semifinal in world championship

Azerbaijani grand master Teymur Rajabov has qualified for the semifinal of the world chess championship on FIDE version held in Tripoli, Libya.

Rajabov (2670 points in FIDE rating list) was victorious against Lenyer Dominges of Cuba (2612 points) in the quarterfinal.

The Azerbaijani chess player will play with Michael Adams of United Kingdom (2731) in the semifinal. In another semifinal, Uzbek chess player Rustam Gasimjanov will play with Bulgarian Vecelin Topalov. The semifinals will take place on July 1-4.

The winner of the tournament will compete with Harry Kasparov, who is leading in the FIDE rating list.*