Azerbaijani grandmaster Teymur Rajabov beats World Champion Magnus Carlsen

Shamkir, April 24 (AzerTAc). Azerbaijani grandmaster Teymur Rajabov has today defeated Norwegian World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the 5th round of the Group A in the Shamkir Chess-2014 tournament in the Azerbaijani city of Shamkir. American Hikaru Nakamura has been held to a draw by Russian Sergey Karjakin. Organized by “Synergy Group”, the tournament commemorates the late Azerbaijani grandmaster Vugar Hashimov.