"I usually play better in rapid than in blitz. But this time the games were very difficult".
Idman.biz reports that this was said by Rauf Mammadov, the winner of the "Battle of Champions" tournament.
Our grandmaster, who defeated Ruslan Kasimdzhanov, said that he was happy to win: "The tournament was not easy at all. After the competition in Germany, I felt a little tired. It is always difficult to play against a chess player like Kasimdzhanov. But the games were in an interesting competitive environment. Holding the tournament at the National Carpet Museum created an excellent atmosphere. I am very happy to win. It was a fairly interesting format and we played with pleasure."
It should be noted that Rauf won with a final score of 12:10.
Zaki Feyzullayev
Idman.biz
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