Vugar Gasim oghlu Hashimov, known internationally as Vugar Gashimov, was an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. He was a noted player of blitz chess. At his peak ranking, he was No. 6 in the world, achieved in November 2009.
Mammadov is a frequent surname found in Azerbaijan, slavicised from Muhammad. The feminine surname form is Mammadova. Notable people with the surname include:
Sport in Azerbaijan has ancient roots, and even now, both traditional and modern sports are still practiced. Freestyle wrestling has been traditionally regarded as Azerbaijan's national sport, however today, the most popular sports in Azerbaijan are football and chess. Other popular sports are gymnastics, judo, futsal, weightlifting, and boxing. Azerbaijan's mountainous terrain provides great opportunities for the practice of sports like skiing and rock climbing. Water sports are practiced on the Caspian Sea and in inland waters. Competitively, Azerbaijan has been very successful at chess, weightlifting, and wrestling at the international level. Azerbaijan is also an active member of the international sports community, with full membership in the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), European Athletics Association (EAA), International Olympic Committee (IOC), among many others. It has also hosted the first European Games and 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.
Gadir Guseinov is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. As of May 2022, he is ranked as No. 3 in Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijan Cup 2010–11 is the 19th season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan. It started on 26 October 2010 with four games of the Premiliary Round and will end in May 2011 with the final held at Tofik Bakhramov Stadium in Baku. FK Baku are the defending champions. Twenty-two teams are scheduled to compete in this year's competition. The winners will receive a berth in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
Baku Museum of Modern Art is a museum of modern art located in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijan Cup 2012–13 is the 21st season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan. It started on 23 October 2012 with ten games of the first round and ended on 28 May 2013 with the final. FC Baku were the defending champions, with twenty-one teams competing in this year's competition.
The Azerbaijan Chess Federation is the governing chess organization in Azerbaijan and is affiliated to the World Chess Federation FIDE. The Azerbaijan Chess Federation was founded in 1920 when Azerbaijan became a member of the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR the same year, and was reorganized in 1992, after Azerbaijan attained its independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and became a member of FIDE the same year. Its headquarters are in Baku.
The Azerbaijan Cup 2013–14 is the 22nd season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan. The competition started on 23 October 2012 with three games in the first round, with the fourth being played a week later on 30 October due to Ağsu's ground being used for the 2013 Azerbaijan Supercup. The 10 Azerbaijan Premier League teams entering at the last 16 stage, joining the four First round winners. The competition is scheduled to end on 28 May 2014 with the final. Neftchi Baku are the defending champions. Twenty teams are scheduled to compete in this year's competition. The winner of the competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
Vugar Rasulov is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster.
The Sumgayit FK 2021–22 season was Sumgayit's eleventh Azerbaijan Premier League season, and twelfth season in their history.
Kim zəngin olmaq istəyir? Milyonların Şousu is the Azerbaijani version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. It started broadcasting on 3 October 2021 and is presented by DJ Fateh. The first Azerbaijani language version started 9 August 2002 and was known as Milyonçu. Dövlətli olmaq istərdinmi? and presented by İlhamiyyə Rzayeva and Azər Şabanov. Milyonçu. Dövlətli olmaq istərdinmi? was broadcast for five years before it went off air.
The 2021–22 Azerbaijan Cup was the 30th season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan, with Premier League side Keşla being the defending champions from the 2020–21.
Golden Autumn-69 — a musical week held on October 23–29, 1969 in the Palace of Hand Games of Baku in pop, mugham and jazz genres. The festival was held by the All-Union Communist Youth Union of Lenin and the Culture Department of the Baku City Executive Committee.