Azerbaijani chess player Narmin Abdinova became the European champion

Azerbaijan's representative Narmin Abdinova won a gold medal at the European Chess Championship for athletes aged 8 to 18, held in the Greek city of Hersonissos.

This was reported by the Chess Federation of Azerbaijan.

According to the information, our chess player, competing in the tournament for girls under 18, achieved her eighth consecutive victory in Round VIII, defeating Poland's representative Klara Szczotka. Thus, having won all her games, N. Abdinova secured the European champion title ahead of schedule, regardless of the result of the final round.

It should be noted that the previous gold medal for Azerbaijan at the European Championship for girls under 18 was won by Ulviyya Fataliyeva in 2014 in Batumi.

The European Championship will conclude on November 12.