Baku, November 5, AZERTAC
Azerbaijani chess player Read Samadov clinched a bronze medal at the 2026 FIDE World Junior U20 Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Al Ain, the United Arab Emirates.
Samadov scored seven points out of nine rounds to finish third.
Another Azerbaijani chess player Shiroglan Talibov finished 8th with 6.5 points.
The tournament brings together a total of 91 chess players.