Azerbaijan’s women’s chess team has reached the decisive stage of the World Championship in Linares, Spain, after a tense semifinal battle against Kazakhstan ended with no winner.
The teams played two matches, and both encounters finished with the same score — 2:2. With the result tied, the finalist will be determined on November 23 in a rapid-play tiebreak.
Team Azerbaijan features Ulviyya Fataliyeva, Govhar Beydullayeva, Khanym Balajayeva, Gulnar Mammadova, and Ayan Allahverdiyeva, led by team captain Ilaha Kadimova.
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In the other semifinal, Team FIDE faces China, setting up the possibility of a dramatic East–West clash in the final.
The World Championship concludes on November 23.
