Chess in Azerbaijan
Year Location Players Position
1992 Debrecen , Hungary 40
1997 Pula , Croatia Guliyev , Huseynov , Allakhverdiev , Hajily , Sideif-sade 15
1999 Batumi , Georgia Bagirov , Hajily , Zulfugarli , Ibrahimov 22
2001 León , Spain Radjabov , Gashimov , Ibrahimov , Mamedyarov 22
2003 Plovdiv , Bulgaria Radjabov , Mamedyarov , Huseynov , Ibrahimov , Sideif-sade 16
2005 Gothenburg , Sweden Radjabov , Mamedyarov , Huseynov , Gashimov , Guliyev 9
2007 Heraklion , Greece Radjabov , Mamedyarov , Huseynov , Gashimov , Mamedov
2009 Novi Sad , Serbia Radjabov , Mamedyarov , Huseynov , Gashimov , Mamedov
2011 Heraklion , Greece Radjabov , Mamedyarov , Huseynov , Gashimov , Safarli
2013 Warsaw , Poland Radjabov , Mamedyarov , Huseynov , Safarli , Mamedov
Team records -- European Team Championships
Men 's See also : European Team Chess Championship Armenia vs Azerbaijan at the 2011 European Team Chess Championship . Levon Aronian ( left ) and Teimour Radjabov ( right ) pictured in the foreground .
Chess is one of the most popular sports in Azerbaijan, where it is governed by the Azerbaijan Chess Federation (ACF). On May 5, 2009 Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, who is also the chairman of the National Olympic Committee, signed an executive order initiating a state-supported chess development program, covering the years 2009-2014.