President: Victory gained by Azerbaijani chess players demonstrates that our nation has a very strong intellectual potential

Baku, November 9, AZERTAC “Azerbaijan has achieved another great success. The victory gained this time in chess – an intellectual kind of sport – is of crucial importance,” said President Ilham Aliyev as he received members of the Azerbaijani chess team, who claimed their third European title. “The Azerbaijani national team ranked first in the European Chess Championship and became champions. This is the victory, which makes the whole Azerbaijani nation happy. I am happy that this is not the first victory – this is the third victory. It shows that this time victory is not a coincidental one, it is a natural victory. This victory stems from the talent and intellect of the Azerbaijani nation.” President Ilham Aliyev said “this victory demonstrated both successful development of our independence and the intellectual level of our country”. “At the Olympic Games, European Games and Islamic Solidarity Games, Azerbaijan proved to the world that it is a big sporting nation. We ranked second at the European Games and first at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku. We rank 14th in the world for the number of medals won at the Summer Olympic Games. This is a historic achievement and historic victory.” “The victory gained by Azerbaijani chess players demonstrates that our nation has a very strong intellectual potential,” the head of state added.