Azerbaijan Chess Federation

{{Infobox organization

| name = Azerbaijan Chess Federation
Azərbaycan Şahmat Federasiyası

| image = Azerbaijan Chess Federation logo.svg

| size = 200px

| abbreviation = AŞF

| formation = 1920 (1992)

| headquarters = Xaqani küçəsi 1, Baku

| region_served = Azerbaijan

| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Mahir Mammedov

| affiliations = FIDE, European Chess Union

| num_staff =

| website = {{URL|http://www.chess.az/}}

}}

The Azerbaijan Chess Federation ({{langx|az|Azərbaycan Şahmat Federasiyası}}, AŞF) is the governing chess organization in Azerbaijan and is affiliated to the World Chess Federation FIDE.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fide.com/component/fidedirectory/?task=country&fid=13|title=World Chess Federation – Azerbaijan|publisher=FIDE|language=en}} The Azerbaijan Chess Federation was founded in 1920 when Azerbaijan became a member of the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR the same year, and was reorganized in 1992, after Azerbaijan attained its independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and became a member of FIDE the same year. Its headquarters are in Baku.{{Cite web|url=http://www.azerichess.az/ru/story|title=Азербайджанская шахматная федерация – История – Федерация|publisher=Azerichess.az|language=ru}}

Elman Rustamov was the President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation from 2007 until 2021.[http://www.chess.az/President.html Azerbaijan Chess Federation – Federation – President] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228203557/http://www.chess.az/President.html |date=2011-28-2011}} {{in lang|az}}

File:Elman Rustamov & Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.jpg (left) with the President of the World Chess Federation FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.]]

Executive committee

The executive committee includes:{{Cite web |url=http://www.chess.az/ManagementEn.html |title=Azerbaijan Chess Federation – Federation – Management |access-date=2013-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913075130/http://www.chess.az/ManagementEn.html |archive-date=2012-09-13 |url-status=dead }}

President – Mahir Mammedov
First Vice-president – Faiq Hasanov
Vice-president – Seymur Talibov
General Secretary – Ilaha Gadimova

Members

Its members include:

Grandmasters[http://www.chess.az/GM.html Azerbaijan Chess Federation – Chess Players – Azerbaijani Grandmasters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810105118/http://chess.az/GM.html |date=2012-08-10 }} {{in lang|az}}

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International Masters[http://www.chess.az/IM.html Azerbaijan Chess Federation – Chess Players – Azerbaijani International Masters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724205306/http://www.chess.az/IM.html |date=2013-07-24 }} {{in lang|az}}

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Women Grandmasters[http://www.chess.az/WGM.html Azerbaijan Chess Federation – Chess Players – Azerbaijani Women Grandmasters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724215535/http://www.chess.az/WGM.html |date=2013-07-24 }} {{in lang|az}}

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Women International Masters[http://www.chess.az/WIM.html Azerbaijan Chess Federation – Chess Players – Azerbaijani Women International Masters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810231106/http://chess.az/WIM.html |date=2012-08-10 }} {{in lang|az}}

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