A case of sportsmanship

Azerbaijan’s chess player had epileptic seizure during European Championship
November 07, 2011 | 22:27

The rapid completion of the match between France and Azerbaijan (2:2) during the European Team Champion in Greece was due to Azerbaijan’s grandmaster Vugar Gashimov’s epileptic seizure.

Vugar Gashimov had an epileptic seizure during the match, after which France’s team offered to tie the games on all boards. The chess player is feeling better now, he is resting, his team mates are with him. According to the coach of the Azerbaijan team the worst is behind.

Source: http://news.am

Azerbaijan and France agree on early 2-2 draw

Azerbaijan and France agree on early 2-2 draw

Azerbaijan and France shared the points in the 5th round of the European Team Chess Championship in Porto Carras shortly after the opening. Gashimov didn’t feel well during the first moments of the match. At move 19 the Azeri player left the board and after brief consultation the captains of both teams agreed to draw all games.