16 April 2016

Vugar Gashimov Memorial's Lineup In Announced

The event will be played in Shamkir on May 26 – June 4.

According to the information on e3e5.com, the 3rd Vugar Gashimov Memorial will be played in Shamkir, Azerbaijan, on May 26 – June 4. The lineup is: Fabiano Cruana (USA), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine), Pentala Harikrishna (India), Hou Yifan (China), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Teimour Radjabov, Eltaj Safarli, and Rauf Mamedov (all – Azerbaijan).

The winner of the previous two tournaments, Magnus Carlsen, declined the invitation this year.